2 eggs -- separated
2/3 cup sugar
3 oz sweet butter
2 tbsp toasted almond oil
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup ground toasted almonds
Directions
Soften butter; do not let it melt. Combine with toasted oil. Butter
and flour Madeleine molds. Combine yolks and sugar, then stir in
butter mixture. Mix baking powder and flour together and stir into
mixture. Beat egg whites stiff and fold in. Add ground almonds. Place
a decent spoonful of dough in each mold, approximately half full.
Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes until golden. Yields: 20
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Servings: 12 servings
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