Lavender French Madeleines
These delicate madeleines are lightly scented all the way through with fresh culinary lavender, the perfect accompaniment to tea time during the spring!
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Ingredients
- ⅔ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons culinary lavender
- ⅓ cup granulate sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup butter melted
for glaze:
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
- water to desired consistency
- extra lavender buds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F and butter your madeleine pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, crush the lavender buds into the sugar. Add the vanilla, eggs, and melted butter.
- Ad the liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and mix by hand until incorporated.
- Pour about 2 tablespoons into each madeleine cup - about 3/4 full, no more.
- Bake until golden around the edges, about 15 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool all the way while making glaze.
- To make glaze, in a small bowl place powdered sugar and add water by the teaspoon until consistency is smooth.
- Dip cooled madeleines halfway into the glaze and sprinkle with lavender buds. Let set for 30 minutes before serving.
Servings: 12