Madeleines

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven at 200C (400F), and butter a madeleine pan.
2. 2
   Set aside.
3. 3
   Mix the flour, the baking powder and the salt together in a bowl.
4. 4
   With an electric mixer for about 5 minutes, beat the eggs and the sugar with the choice of flavor.
5. 5
   Proust's original recipe is with green tea; you can also choose either chocolate, cocoa, lemon and/or lime zest, or vanilla, or any other flavor.
6. 6
   Add the dry ingredients to the eggs & sugar mix with a wood spoon.
7. 7
   Add the butter, and whisk with the electric mixer until the mixture has a texture similar to that of dough.
8. 8
   Put around 3/4 of a tablespoon in each cavity of the madeleine pan.
9. 9
   Put in the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until the contour is golden.