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Lemon Honey Crème Madeleines

Sweet with honey, these classic French Madeleines are all lemon. The sweet secret is Honey Ridge Farms lemon honey crème.

Lemon Honey Crème Madeleines 

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Makes 18 to 24 depending on size of molds.
You may substitute Honey Ridge Farms lemon honey crème with plain honey.

Ingredients

  • 16 tablespoon melted butter
  • 2.75 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 3 large egg whites, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 ounce honey ridge farms lemon honey crème, by volume
  • 3 ounce finely ground almonds, by volume
  • 1½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon water

Directions

Melt the butter in a small saucepan, remove from the heat and leave to one side to reach room temperature. Once cool, use a pastry brush to grease each of the insides of 18 classic madeleine shell-shaped molds with a little of the melted butter. Put them into the freezer until ready to fill. Reserve the rest of the butter for the cakes.

In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups confectioners sugar and lemon zest. In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites, vanilla and Honey Ridge Farms lemon honey crème until quite frothy. In a third bowl combine the melted, room temperature butter, ground almonds, flour and baking powder. Mix until thoroughly incorporated.

To large mixing bowl with sugar, add half of the egg whites and all of the melted butter, nuts & flour mixture. Mix together until well incorporated. Add the remaining egg white mixture, stirring to combine. Cover the bowl and refrigerate at least 3 hours.

When ready to bake preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Use an appropriately sized ice cream scoop or large tablespoon to fill the molds. Plop enough batter in the center of each indentation to fill it about 3/4′s full. Though the batter is quite thick once chilled, don’t be tempted to spread it out too much. It will fill the mold on its own as it bakes.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the cakes are puffed, golden and just set. The exact time will depend on the size and material of your molds. I used a non-stick metal pan and mine took 14 minutes, rotating halfway through.

While the cakes are baking, make the glaze. In a small mixing bowl stir together the remaining 3/4 cup powdered sugar, lemon juice, and enough water (about 1 tablespoon) to form smooth, syrupy glaze.

When the cakes are done. Remove the molds from the oven and tilt them out onto a cooling rack. The moment they’re cool enough to handle, but still warm, dip each cake in the glaze, turning them over to make sure they are completely coated. After dipping, return each one to the cooking rack, pretty side up, until the cakes are cool and the glaze has firmed up.

Serve with additional Honey Ridge Farms lemon honey crème on the side.