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Brown Butter Orange Madeleines

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Total Time1 hour 17 minutes
Servings: 12 madeleines

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon light or dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed
  • Powdered sugar, for garnish
  • Cooking spray, as needed

Instructions

  • In medium bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar, brown sugar, honey and orange zest. It should be fragrant and delicious! In a small(ish) bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Set bowl bowls aside.
  • In a small saucepan, set over medium heat, add the cubed butter. Once the butter has melted, it’ll start to foam off a bit. Stir every so often until lightly browned speckles begin to appear at the bottom of the pan. The butter should start to give off a nutty aroma! Keep stirring until the speckles are a golden brown hue. Immediately remove from the stove.
  • Sift the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until barely combined. Pour in the browned butter and mix once more until mostly smooth. Transfer the batter to a ziploc/plastic bag, press out any air, seal and transfer to refrigerator to rest for at least 1 hour, up to 2 days.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. If needed, grease and flour your madeleine pan. Cut off the end of the plastic bag and pipe the batter into each mold, filling about 3/4 of the way (you may have a tablespoon or two of batter left over).
  • Transfer to the oven to bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until edges are golden brown and centers are puffed and lightly spring back when gently pressed. Tap pan against counter to release madeleines. Dust with a liberal amount of powdered sugar and serve warm.
 YES, WARM!

Notes

Make ahead: Feel free to make the batter the night before. You could even double it, and then bake off a few at a time when you're in the mood for warm, soft pillow-y madeleines.
Hate orange? Swap it for lemon zest or simply leave it out.