Eve's recipe

Recipe ~ The madeleines of our childhood 🫶

Who says March, says Grandmother's Day and Shrove Tuesday... So we made oreillettes and madeleines! And today we share with you the recipe for Proust's sweet treats!

March 8, 2025Recipe

Oven: 180 °C
Cooking: About ten minutes

Eve's madeleines

Ingredients

250 gflour
150 gsugar
200 gsalted butter
1 packageyeast
4eggs
Orange zest

Preparation

Melt the butter – let it cool.
Beat together the eggs and sugar.
Add the zest.
Mix the flour and yeast. Add to the egg – sugar – flavoring mixture
Beat well and add the cooled melted butter.
Refrigerate the dough – at least 1 hour – even better overnight.
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Butter and fill the madeleine molds 2/3 full.
Cook for about ten minutes – take the madeleines out when they are golden brown.

Note: the dough can be kept for several days in the fridge.

Golden madeleines in a mold, a delicious treat to share.

Home tips

Gourmet associations

Ideas for a change from orange zest.
Lemon zest
Vanilla & rum
Tonka bean with half chestnut flour
Replace 100g butter with 50g olive oil + lemon zest

Gourmet madeleines

Before baking, insert a square of chocolate in the center of the dough or a teaspoon of your favorite jam.

Small, buttery cakes, fresh from the mold, ready to be enjoyed.

Golden madeleines on a wooden table, a warm and rustic atmosphere.

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