RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Colourful Rainbow Madeleines Recipe
Madeleines are a much loved French classic, soft and spongy, delicately flavoured with almond and mighty fine with a freshly brewed coffee.
We have given them a facelift by adding some colours to create a fun and playful bake, perfect for packed lunches and tea breaks alike.
Here are the materials you need to make the perfect batch:
Ingredients
100g butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
85g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
50g ground almonds
100g golden caster sugar
2 whole large egg, separated, using 2 egg yolks and 2 egg whites
Method
Pre Heat oven to 170C.
Mix the flour, ground almonds and sugar in a large bowl.
Put the melted butter and egg yolks in a separate bowl and mix together with the vanilla.
Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until they form soft peaks.
Fold the butter mixture and the dry ingredients, into the egg whites using a large
metal dessert spoon, be careful not to knock the air out.
Separate the mixture into 3 bowls and gently mix in the different colours, we used pink, yellow and green.
Carefully add a teaspoon of each colour into the prepared moulds and swirl the colours together with a cocktail stick.
Bake for 12-15 mins until golden and firm to the touch. Cool for a few mins in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
Best eaten on the day with a coffee or hot chocolate for the kids.
