Master Perfect French Madeleines At Home (EASY Steps!)

I’m sharing important tips for making perfect vanilla French madeleines at home! Madeleines are so simple to make yet look so pretty and delicious! It's a perfect little snack to make everyone happy💕

📌 The ingredients to make vanilla French madeleines
(Enough amount for 16 madeleines.)
• Granulated sugar: 75 g (3/8 US cup)
• Salt: 1/8 tsp
• Vanilla beans: 1/2 pod (or vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp)
• Lemon zest: 1/2 medium lemon
• Whole eggs: 105 g (about 2 eggs)
• Honey: 30 g (1.5 Tbsp)
• Milk: 15 g (1 Tbsp)
• Oil: 15 g (1 Tbsp)
• Cake flour: 100 g (3/4 US cup + 1 Tbsp) * Use all-purpose flour if you can’t get cake flour. The texture gets fluffier with cake flour.
• Baking Powder: 3.5 g (3/4 tsp)
• Unsalted butter (melted): 85 g (6 Tbsp)

• Butter(soft) for a pan: Some
• All-purpose flour for a pan: Some

Preheat oven at 395 F (201 C). Bake at 365 F (185 C) for 9 - 10 minutes.

** For best results, measure ingredients with a scale. All recipes are designed with weighed ingredients using grams/ounces. Cup measurements are provided for your convenience. **

📌 Lemon Madeleines

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Madeleine pan

📌 Other basic recipes:
New York Cheesecake
Chocolate Sponge Cake
Almond Tuiles | Cigarette Cookies

📌 Other classic recipes:
Fresh Fruit Tart
Lemon Pound Cake
Creme Brûlée

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[PastryLivingwithAya]

Enjoy homemade madeleines at home💕 Always chill the batter and pan before baking them. - You can make the batter ahead (up to 1 - 2 days ahead) and bake them later whenever you need!

[johnalee]

This is a game changer for me! Your technique of using a small paint brush and sifting the flour for coating helps me to have an even and beautiful coating for my madeleine. They are so soft and yummy. It is a big hit for my family! It is the best madeleine recipe I have come across! Thanks!!!

[lovefordecoraa]

Tried these but the madeleines didn't get the bumps so I tried again with some other recipe, but they were so dry compared to these so I went back to this recipe, experimented a bit with the oven settings and they turned out perfect! So in case someone is struggling getting the perfect shape, try looking what works the best with your oven 🥰 Thank you for the recipe!!

[keerthigaddam]

Made these, and they were so nice! Got a really nice dome as well!

For those struggling to get a dome:
1. Chill overnight instead of an hour. It’s the shock of the cold batter, cold pan and a hot oven that forms the perfect dome.
2. If you wanna go the extra mile to ensure a perfect dome, after you pipe the Madeline’s into the mould put the pan in fridge (10 min) or freezer (5 min) again before putting it in the oven. Just to make sure everything is nice and cold.

My Madeline’s took 14 minutes to bake! Really depends on the kind of pan and oven you’re using.

[marythomas]

Just made these following your tips, for the very first time, wonderful. Thank you so much for such clear instructions.

[limgekkee]

just tried the recipe, only alteration was to change the melted butter to brown butter for a deeper flavor but otherwise followed exactly - turned out perfect, thank you!

[delishuspear]

I've always wondered what was so special about madeleines as they seem so simple and plain, but I think I may have to give these a shot!

[janinechamoun]

I used your recipe twice already. It was a success. A hit. I'm making a double batch today. Just wanted to say thank you for sharing ❤ Looking forward to trying more of your recipes.

[Salimalhanoudi]

Thank you so much for the recipe I made them today for my family and I doubled the ingredients I got 30 pieces my kids and my husband love them thanks 😊 ❤🎉

[dorisleow]

Amazing recipe and instructions. Thank you

[wasserdagger]

You did that beautifully! I am very impressed with your baking skills!

[jennyponix]

Just made these; came out perfect! Thank you SO much my last attempt with a very old recipe was disastrous! I am elated to be able to share these with my loved ones. ❤

[christinewhite]

Hello, you say to preheat oven to 395F and then bake at 365F.
Do you turn your oven down to 365 before you put the cakes in?

[halamakssoud]

This recipe is simply amazing. Baked it 4 days back and it’s still as fresh. Thank you so much for such a simple yet successful recipe

[shrimanthhonnalli]

Tried your recipe today and it was a great hit. Awesome and simple recipe. Thanks for sharing.

[polinanikitina]

Just made these for the first time and they turned out amazingly well! ❤

[lindaang]

Lovely Madeline, yes...Lemon madelines recipe please 🙏 ❤❤❤

[jennyj]

I’ve just made this recipe and the result is light and fluffy madeleines that have perfect round humps! They also had a perfect crunch on the outside.

Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve tried a few recipes recipes where the end product was too dry or dense or don’t rise nicely- but these are perfect!

[daniellewalker]

Just coming here to say this recipe is my 4th attempt and definitely the best one!

[lawchiewyen]

Hi Aya.. appreciate your sharing such nice recipes with all. May I know the substitute for honey please? Thankyou very much