Recipe - Orange Madeleines - Ws

Three fourths cup Unsalted butter
2 Eggs
1/3 cup Honey
One fourth cup Sugar
One half teaspoon Grated orange zest
1/8 teaspoon Allspice
One half teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Flour; allpurpose

Brush madeleine pan with butter and dust with flour.

Melt butter; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine eggs, honey, sugar, orange zest and allspice. Set
over saucepan of simmering water and whisk until lukewarm. Remove bowl and
with electric mixer on high speed beat until pale yellow and tripled in
volume. Add vanilla; reduce speed to low and gradually mix in flour.

Transfer 1/3 batter to another bowl and gradually fold in melted butter.
Return butter mixture to original bowl; fold in gently.

Spoon into molds almost to the top. Bake in a preheated 400 oven until
golden, about 12 minutes.

Remove cookies from pan and cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with
confectioner's sugar.

Makes 12 standard madeleines.

NOTES : Adapted from Festive Occasions

Recipe by: WilliamsSonoma

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by KSBAUM KSBAUM@aol.com on Mar 29, 1998