Sweet madeleines by Hidde de Brabander

Ingredients

• 200 g egg
• 170 g granulated sugar
• 200 g butter + extra to grease
• 20 g honey
• 180 g wheat flour
• 10 g baking powder

Tip Hidde de Brabander: For best results, he uses butter with a fat percentage of about 82% to 84%.

Preparation

1. Beat the egg with the granulated sugar with the (stand) mixer with whisk on high speed until light and fluffy. Melt the butter along with the honey in a saucepan over low heat until everything is just melted. Make sure the mixture does not get too hot. Let cool slightly.
2. Sift the wheat flour and baking powder twice with a fine sieve.
3. Carefully spatula the butter mixture into the fluffy egg mixture. Then spatula in the flour mixture until a homogeneous batter forms.
4. Scoop the batter into a piping bag and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 170 °C. Grease the madeleine mold with some butter.
6. Spray about two-thirds of the cavities of the madeleine mold with batter.
7. Bake the madeleines in the oven for about 12 minutes, or until they have golden brown edges.
8. Remove the madeleines from the mold immediately after baking and let cool on a wire rack.