Today we will have fun preparing French shell-shaped sweets: I am referring to the famous Madeleines, also called petit madeleine or madeleinette (the name derives from those who invented these delights). Over the years, the recipe has undergone numerous reinterpretations: there are those who aromatize them with vanilla, those with cocoa, those who add chocolate chips Discover my light proposal (without butter) with a spoonful of yogurt: it will not disappoint you.
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 314 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
For 50 small madeleines
- 120 g (2 medium) of eggs
- 1 pinch of salt
- 150 g of white flour of type 00
- 40 g of yogurt
- 50 ml of corn oil
- A few drops of almond flavor
- Peel of untreated oranges
- 20 g of honey
- 80 g of sugar
- 8 g of baking powder
Materials Needed
- Madeleine molds
- Electric whips
- Scale weighs food
- Sac à poche
- Sieve
Preparation
- Shell the eggs and collect them in the container of the electric mixer together with the sugar, honey, orange zest and almond flavoring. Work in foam for 10 minutes.
- At this point, add the corn oil and yogurt to the egg cream, continuing to work with the electric whisk.
Did you know that
The original recipe for madeleines involves the use of butter, here replaced with oil and yogurt. The almond flavor can be modified and replaced with vanilla.- Add a pinch of salt, flour and baking powder: mix until you get a cream without lumps.
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (mode: ventilated) and bake for about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the dough into a pastry bag to be able to divide it more easily into the molds.
- Place the madeleine molds on a baking sheet.
- With the help of a pastry bag, fill the shell-shaped molds up to the edge.
- Place in the oven and bake at 180 ° C (mode: ventilated) for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Gently remove the sweets from the molds and allow to cool.
- The madeleines are ready: they can be stored in a tin box for 3-4 days.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
The best way to taste them? They are perfect for a sweet afternoon snack, accompanied by a warm cup of fruity tea! If you want to make them more delicious, serve them with a vanilla cream and some red fruit.Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Light Madeleines are foods that belong to the group of sweets.
They have a significant energy intake, mainly provided by carbohydrates, followed by lipids and finally proteins.
Carbohydrates are mainly complex, peptides of medium-high biological value and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
They contain a not too high dose of fiber; the cholesterol content, on the other hand, is low.
They bring gluten and little lactose; it is not a recipe rich in histamine or histamine liberating foods.
Compared to the traditional recipe, the Light Madeleines are more suitable for more restrictive diets; however, they should be drastically reduced, if not avoided, in case of overweight, type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertriglyceridemia.
The lactose concentration is so low that it has no contraindications in case of non-specific intolerance. The same goes for histamine. People with celiac disease must avoid them totally.
They are suitable for the vegetarian philosophy but not the vegan one.
The average serving of Light Madeleine is 30 g (about 95 kcal).
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