Gluten Free Madeleines Food

EASY MADELEINES WITH GLUTEN-FREE OPTION

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180°C or 160°C if you have a fan-forced oven.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.
• Brush your madeleine mold with a little of the melted butter using a pastry brush and dust the mold lightly with some extra flour (use gluten-free if required). Shake off any excess flour and set aside.
• Cook the rest of the butter for about 5 minutes, until the butter turns a golden brown and gives off a nutty aroma. Be careful not too burn the butter!
• Remove the butter from heat and transfer to ceramic bowl to prevent butter cooking further. Set aside to cool.
• Sift the icing sugar and flour into a medium sized bowl. Then stir in the ground almonds/ almond meal.
• In another bowl, whisk the eggwhites until frothy.
• Add the almond and sugar mixture to the eggwhites and whisk to combine. Whisk in the brown butter and honey.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared moulds, filling almost to the top.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until madeleines are light golden and springy to touch. If using gluten-free flour, they may be a very light colour when cooked- really depends on the blend of flours that is in your vlended flour mixture.
• Allow to cool slightly- about ten minutes and remove from the mould by tapping on hard surface. Then cool them on a wire rack.
• Serve with some whipped cream and fresh strawberries for a special treat or 1/2 of each madeleine can be dipped in melted chocolate.
• For a simple presentation- dust lightly with some extra icing sugar.