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"She sent out for one of those short, plump little cakes called 'petites
madeleines', which look as though they had been molded in the fluted
scallop of a pilgrim's shell. And soon, mechanically, weary after a dull
day with the prospect of a depressing morrow, I raised to my lips a
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the extraordinary changes that were taking place. An exquisite
pleasure had invaded my senses..."
~ Marcel Proust

Lemon Almond Madeleines
One of Gourmet's "50 Baking Favorites"
Gourmet October 1991

4 large eggs
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup almonds with the skins, toasted lightly,
cooled, and ground coarse
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter,
melted and cooled slightly
Confectioner's sugar for dusting

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the eggs with the granulated sugar
until the mixture is thick and pale and forms a ribbon when the beaters
are lifted, and beat in the almond extract and the zest.
Sift the flour in 4 batches over the mixture, folding it in gently after
each addition, add the almonds and the butter, and fold them in gently
but thoroughly.
Spoon the batter into twenty-four 3-by-2-inch buttered madeleine molds
 and bake the madeleines in the lower third of a preheated 375-degree F
oven for 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Turn the madeleines
out onto racks, let them cool, and sift confectioner's sugar over them.
Makes 24 madeleines.

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