Orange-flavored Madeleines

Ingredients for 18 servings:

• 70 g butter, (soft) pulse extra butter melted for the molds
• 70 g sugar
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp honey (orange blossom)
• 2 large eggs
• 75 g flour
• 1 tsp, leveled baking powder
• 1 tsp orange zest
• Powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

In a bowl, cream the softened butter with a wooden spoon until creamy. Add the two sugars, the salt, and the honey and mix. Now beat the eggs, one at a time, into the butter mixture. Add the flour and baking powder and mix everything together until a smooth batter forms. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F), melt the butter in the microwave, and brush the butter over the madeleine molds. Place the molds in the freezer for two minutes, then brush with butter again. Sprinkle the flour into the molds using a tea strainer and tap out any excess. Pour the batter into the molds (do not overfill) and bake for about 6-7 minutes until golden brown. Let stand briefly, turn out of the molds, and then cool on a wire rack. If you like, you can dust them with powdered sugar; they taste best fresh. It is important to use a wooden spoon and not a mixer.