Easy Lemon Spanish Madeleines

Gourmet Spanish madeleines, discover the recipe for these soft and fragrant madeleines thanks to the presence of lemon zest.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 200 g raw cane sugar
• 250 g of wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 200g sunflower oil
• The zest and juice of a lemon (= 4 tbsp)
• Powdered sugar for the top

Preparation

1. Start by preheating your oven to 250 degrees.
2. Proceed by breaking your eggs into a bowl, and add the 200g of sugar.
3. Beat the eggs with the sugar for 5-6 minutes at maximum power.
4. Once done, weigh your flour and add 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
5. Pass your lemon under water, then grate it to get its zest (You only have to grate the yellow skin of the lemon, so go slowly).
6. Then add the oil. Then lemon juice and zest.
7. Put the power of your robot to the minimum and slowly add the flour mixed with the baking powder. Now your dough is ready!
8. Place paper liners in your muffin tin.
9. And fill them with a tablespoon (2 tbsp per box) or even a piping bag.
10. You have to go to the brim of the boxes, like that the madeleines will be énoooormes!
11. Sprinkle the tops of the madeleines with sugar.
12. And now let’s get to the most important point, the cooking!
13. So, you have to cook them: 5 minutes at 250 degrees, 5 minutes at 220 degrees, 5 minutes at 180 degrees.