Chamomile Madeleines with Honey
Light chamomile madeleines sweetened with honey, with a soft, sponge-like crumb and gentle floral flavor. Delicate and not overly sweet, these madeleines are perfect with tea, for simple desserts, or anytime you want a quiet, elegant bake.
Equipment
- madeleine pan
Ingredients
- ½ cup Chamomile flowers
- 8 tbsp Butter unsalted
- ¾ cup Cake flour
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- ½ tsp Honey
- 1 Egg yolk
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Over low heat, melt butter and add chamomile flowers. Remove pan from heat and let chamomile flowers infuse their flavor into the butter. Let cool
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Using a fine mesh sieve, strain chamomile flowers out of butter, reserving butter in a smaller bowl.
- Combine eggs, egg yolk,, vanilla, honey and chamomile infused butter, mix until combined.
- Add liquid to flour bowl and mix until loose dough is formed.
- Cover dough and let rest in refrigerator for 20 minutes. Preheat oven after 10 minutes of rest time to 460℉
- Butter inside of madeleine pan, making sure to coat all scalloped edges.
- Pour 1.5 tablespoons of dough into center of scallop mold, and repeat until entire tray is filled.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from pan promptly and let cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 2 madeleinesCalories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 95mgPotassium: 10mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 192IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 0.1mg
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