How to Make Madeleines

These delicate and delicious little French butter cakes called Madeleines are light as air with a crisp edge and soft melt in your mouth crumb throughout. They're scallop-shaped delights made complete with a light dusting of powdered sugar.

Browning your butter and adding a dash of lemon zest take these little cakes to the next level. What flavors would you add to yours?

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[Su_Loei]

As a French pastry chef, I recommend that you leave your dough in the fridge for at least one night. Then, once your dough is in the mold, put it in the freezer for 10 minutes. it is the thermal shock that will create the perfect bump. and finally, you should cook your madeleines for 6 minutes at 200 ° C then 5 minutes at 150 ° C.

[luath]

Another great recipe!

My mother used to make Madeleines the British way, which is to bake them in dariole moulds. Cover the top and sides of the cooled cakes with raspberry jam, roll them in desicated coconut and to pop half a glace cherry on the top. Voila. (btw, we Brits pronounce the name as 'madelanes', while the French pronounce it as (mad'lenne'.)

Here is a recipe for Madeleines dating from 1755:
On a pound of flour, you need a pound of butter, eight egg whites & yolks, three fourths of a pound of fine sugar, a half glass of water, a little grated lime, or preserved lemon rind minced very finely, orange blossom praliné [French praline is a mixture of ground almonds and caramelised sugar, with, in this instance, the addition of distilled orange blossom water]; knead the whole together, & make little cakes, that you will serve iced [i.e. dredged] with sugar.
Menon, 'Les soupers de la Cour ou L'art de travailler toutes sortes d'aliments'

[heidid]

My mother used to make these all the time. They were her favorite cookie of all time. She would drizzle them with melted chocolate and then powdered sugar. She was a phenomenal baker. Thanks for the memory!

[phoenix.]

Madeleines were my childhood desserts. I always liked getting them from Starbucks and bakeries! They’re so good!

[dboutine]

John, i just wanted to thank you. Yesterday I had my very first attempt for making madeleines. It was a failure. I followed a renown person's recepie but I was disappointed. They came out soggy with no crispness at all. I was determined to learn how to make them, and I couldn't wait for next week. I looked up your recepie and decided to start with half a batch. One egg, 50g flower, 50g sugar...It came out wonderful!
With those measurements I ended up with 9 beautiful golden madeleines, and I offered half of them to my old neighbour. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will never forget the recepie.

[MaDFQ]

Made these and they are a favorite in the house! 375 for 12 minutes was perfect, I used a silicon pan. Now I can find a new treat to splurge on at Trader Joes and learn to make myself. Thanks John!

[littlepanda]

I've tried a lot of recipes here on youtube (cinnamon rolls, cakes, buttercream, chocolate ganache) and I can say that Preppy Kitchen's recipes are the best and the ones I always use, thank you so much!

[lizmiller]

I don’t know if there’s ever been anyone who’s influenced my baking as much as you, and I’ve been baking for many years. I’ve collected new recipes for a few old favorites and have been really pleased. Who says an old dog can’t learn new tricks. You taught me some! ☺️

[FMMONTH]

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[siavashbahreini]

Imagine how great it is to cook these for the upcoming winter, and whenever snow is falling in a long night having them with a hot mug of coffee. It would be even more lovely at the time to be together with your dears and darlings. Hope everybody enjoys the life with nice recipes. Thanks so much for sharing preppy kitchen 🌷🌷🌷

[bethanyf]

I was literally just looking for a good madeleine recipe and was sad that Preppy Kitchen didn't have a video on it. I then received a notification of this video upload.
So happy and excited to try this recipe. Preppy Kitchen has the best and tastiest recipes and videos! Thank you!

[lovelystrings]

I just made these today for my boyfriend's birthday and he absolutely loves them! I'm so happy with this video. Clear instructions and beautiful results ❤️ Will definitely make these again!

[ashvafia]

I love making madeleines! The recipe I used is very similar.
Sometimes I dissolve granulated sugar in lemon juice and drizzle it on top of them when I feel like having an extra pop of lemon.
SO GOOD.
I try not to make them often because you can’t eat just one when they’re fresh out of the oven. Lol

[sunandrain]

Didn't know a grown man could be so adorable.

[americanrebel]

I appreciate the way you leave bloopers in the video, you are a down-to-earth person, this was a great video thank you.

[hannahvaverka]

Madelines are one of the most wonderful creations by the French. I love dunking them in my coffee. Merci ☕️ 💖

[adriana]

So good. I had Madeleines as dessert after an amazing dinner this summer and they served them with lavender whipped cream. The lemon Madeleine with just a hint of lavender in the cream was the most delicious thing ever. I swear I dream about that dessert.

[cpiano]

I use to make these weekly for 4:00 PM tea. We love them hot out the oven. Our old recipe is different and is like a pancake batter. It still gets the hump. I've read Remembrance Of Things Past by Marcel Proust. He would have tea and eat a Madeline, which would trigger a far off memory and he would delve into relaying the story. It is one of THE MOST beautifully written books I've ever read and Guinness Book says it is the longest book ever written. Some of the stories are about really strange people his mother invited to their house. At least strange to a child. It can take a few hours just to read one page of the book, at least it did me. I read about half the book in French and finished in English. The Moncrieff translation is a stunning use of the English language. It took me a few years to complete and started me in the habit of having Madeleines with tea at 4:00 PM.

[robertcarter]

just made these for my Christmas cookie plates. They were not hard and they came out PERFECT! The house smells AMAZING!!! Thank You so much, I know I will be making these throughout the year!!!

[Emily-hdsm]

Imagine how buff French bakers' arms must have been from whipping eggs in the olden day's without mixers 😂

Edit: wow thanks for the likes!