Pistachio madeleines
French 10 Mins Prep · 8 Mins Cook
- Melt the butter. Combine 50g of the butter with the honey. Set the mixture aside to cool. Reserve the remaining 10g of butter to grease the moulds.
- In a large bowl, whisk the egg and sugar until very pale and fluffy (reaching the ribbon stage where the mixture leaves a trail when you draw a figure 8 in the bowl). Add the butter-honey mixture to the egg mixture and whisk quickly. Sift in the flour and baking powder. Gently fold to form a smooth batter. Add the pistachio powder to the batter and fold until well incorporated.
- Place the Madeleine batter in a piping bag and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. This step is essential for achieving the classic Madeleine bump.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Generously brush the madeleine moulds with the remaining melted butter.
- Pipe the Madeleine mixture into each mould, filling them 3/4 of the way. Sprinkle over the slivered pistachios.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until the Madeleines are golden and have that trademark bump. Allow to cool.
- Clean the Madeleine moulds well.
- Melt the white chocolate. Spoon a teaspoonful of melted white chocolate into each mould and spread evenly. Gently push the madeleines back into their moulds. Refrigerate until just set then unmould.
- Serve at room temperature.
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