Put eggs, sugar, and lemon rind in a rather flat bowl and stir until blended. Put over a saucepan containing 1 or 2 inches of hot water. Water SHOULD NOT TOUCH bowl, nor should it boil. Put saucepan with bowl over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until egg mixture is lukewarm. Remove bowl from hot water and beat with electric mixer at high speed until light, fluffy, and TRIPLED IN VOLUME; add vanilla.
FOLD in flour and clarified butter. DO NOT BEAT. Generously butter 2 3/4- inch Madeleine pans. Fill two thirds full with batter. Bake in preheated very not oven (450 F) for 7 to 8 minutes before removing from pans. Butter pans again, refill with batter, and bake. Repeat until all of batter is used. Makes about 42.
Author's Comments
To clarify butter, put it in a small deep saucepan. Heat slowly until foam disappears from top and there is a light brown sediment in the bottom of the pan. This takes about 10 minutes. When clear, remove from heat and skim off and discard any brown top. Pour off clear butter, leaving sediment in pan; cool.
Instructions
Put eggs, sugar, and lemon rind in a rather flat bowl and stir until blended. Put over a saucepan containing 1 or 2 inches of hot water. Water SHOULD NOT TOUCH bowl, nor should it boil. Put saucepan with bowl over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until egg mixture is lukewarm. Remove bowl from hot water and beat with electric mixer at high speed until light, fluffy, and TRIPLED IN VOLUME; add vanilla.
FOLD in flour and clarified butter. DO NOT BEAT. Generously butter 2 3/4- inch Madeleine pans. Fill two thirds full with batter. Bake in preheated very not oven (450 F) for 7 to 8 minutes before removing from pans. Butter pans again, refill with batter, and bake. Repeat until all of batter is used. Makes about 42.
Author's Comments
To clarify butter, put it in a small deep saucepan. Heat slowly until foam disappears from top and there is a light brown sediment in the bottom of the pan. This takes about 10 minutes. When clear, remove from heat and skim off and discard any brown top. Pour off clear butter, leaving sediment in pan; cool.
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