BBC Bitesize – KS2 Primary French curriculum – How to make madeleines

What is a madeleine?

Madeleines are small French cakes () in the shape of a shell, often eaten with a coffee () in the morning or for afternoon tea ().

They are believed to have come from Commercy in Lorraine in the late 18th Century.

A young () maid followed her grandmother's recipe and baked the cakes for King Stanislas at Commercy Castle ().

You will need a baking tray. If you don't have a shell-shaped tray, use a standard cupcake baking tray instead.

This recipe uses a hot oven so make sure you ask an adult to help you.

Get an adult to preheat the oven () to ‎‎200°‎C or gas mark 6.
Whisk () the eggs and sugar in a bowl until frothy, then add the baking powder, flour, lemon juice and zest.
Get an adult to melt the butter and add this.
Leave to stand for twenty () minutes, then pour the mixture () into your tray, making twelve () to sixteen () cakes.
Bake () for eight () to ten () minutes.
Leave to cool down.

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Step 1
Preheat the oven (le four) to ‎‎200°‎C or gas mark 6.
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Step 2
Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until frothy, then add the baking powder, flour, lemon juice and zest.
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Step 3
Ask an adult to melt the butter and add to the mixture.
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Step 4
Leave to stand for twenty minutes, then pour the mixture into your tray, making twelve to sixteen cakes.
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Step 5
Bake for eight to ten minutes.
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Step 6
Leave the cakes to cool down.