French Madeleines

24 madelines

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
5 eggs
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1 1/2 cups cake flour (sifted)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lemon, zest of or orange, zest of
confectioners' sugar (dusting)

Procedures:

1. Beat eggs until light yellow in color; add sugar, butter, vanilla, zest and continue mixing.

2. Sift flour and baking powder and add to wet ingredients and mix well.

3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

4. Place a tablespoon of batter into each well-greased, madeline mold.

5. Bake for 8- 12 minutes or until light golden in color.

6. Turn out madelines and cool.

7. Dust with confectionery sugar.

8. Serve.