søndag den 26. februar 2012

Madeleiner


I anledning af foråret kommer her en opskrift på madeleiner med orangeblomstvand. De er lette og luftige og smager dejligt, men om de smager som traditionelle madeleiner skal det ved jeg ikke, for jeg fik aldrig smagt dem mens jeg boede i Frankrig.

madeleines for spring

Opskriften her giver 15 små luftige kager. Eksperterne siger at dejen skal hvile i formene inden de bages og det fik den så lov til.

Opskrift:

90 g sukker
2 æg
115 g fint speltmel
1 tsk bagepulver
50 g mælkefri margarine
1 spsk orangeblomstvand


Pisk æg og sukker hvidt og skummende. Brug en røremaskine hvis du har og lad den piske i 8-10 minutter så sukkeret opløses helt.
Mens æggene piskes kan du smelte fedtstoffet og lade det afkøle lidt.
Sigt mel og bagepulver sammen og fold det i æggene.
Rør forsigtigt fedtstof og orangeblomstvand i dejen.
Smør madeleineformene grundigt og drys med mel – bank overskydende mel af.
Fyld en stor spiseskefuld dej i hver form så de er ca. ¾ fulde.
Lad dejen hvile i 20 minutter eller mere. Imens kan du jo varme ovnen op til 220°.
Bag kagerne midt i ovnen i cirka 8 minutter, til de er flot hvælvede og gyldne.
Vip dem ud af formene og afkøl på rist.

Variation: du kan bruge andre smagsgivere end orangeblomstvand - prøv f.eks. med fintrevet skal af ½ citron, eller kom rosenvand i dejen i stedet.

Velbekomme!

madeleines hviler

The English Corner

I broke in my new madeleine mould today. Try this recipe with orangeblossom water in celebration of spring - the cakes are soft and airy and this recipe yields 15.

Recipe:

90 g sugar
2 eggs
115 g fine wheat or spelt flour
1 tsp baking powder
50 g dairyfree margarine
1 tbsp orangeblossom water (or butter)


Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and mounted. The sugar should be completely dissolved, which will take about 10 minutes.
While the eggs are being whisked, melt the margarine and set aside to cool slightly.
Sift together the flour and baking powder, then fold into the eggs.
Gently incorporate the margarine and orangeblossom water.
Thoroughly grease your madeleine moulds and dust with flour. Shake off any excess flour.
Fill the moulds with a large tablespoon of batter each, until about ¾ full. Let the madeleines rest for 20 minutes or more while you heat the oven.
Bake in the middle of the oven at 220° C for 8 minutes or until golden and nicely domed.
De-mould and let cool on a rack.

madeleines for spring

Variation: instead of the orangeblossom water you can add the finely grated rind of ½ lemon, or flavour with rose water instead.

Bon appétit!

2 kommentarer:

  1. I saw your post and spontaneously decided to try them - delicious, even when done in muffin forms.
    I didn't have any orangeblossom water so I flavoured them with lemon cest and a few drops of bitter almond essence. And then I did a second batch with raisins sprinkled with rum (in lieu of orange liquor).

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    1. Ooh, bitter almond essence sounds like a good idea as well. Glad you enjoyed them! I found them surprisingly easy to make - somehow the fact of hearing about these for years, but never actually trying one, made them seem very special and complicated.

      Slet