I love making a batch of Madeleines. They’re quick, easy and the perfect little nibble for big and small kids. I’m also a massive fan of using Lavender in my kitchen and grow plenty in my garden to use all year round.
It was inevitable that I would end up adding Lavender to my Madeleine mix.
For this recipe I used home made lavender Sugar (blog post to come soon). The strength of the Lavender will depend on how strong you made your sugar so you may need to add a little extra dried lavender if you find that the taste isn’t strong enough.
To make them you need …
Madeleine Baking tray(s)
140g/5oz butter
140g/5oz lavender caster Sugar (add extra dried lavender if you find the taste isn’t strong enough)
3 medium eggs
1 medium egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla essence
140g/5oz plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
Pre heat oven to 190°C/375F/Gas Mark 5 (adjust to suit your ovens. I have to drop mine to 150°C)
1. Melt the butter gently in a saucepan and leave to cool.
2. Whisk the eggs, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl until it becomes a pale, thick & foamy. It looks very similar to meringue mixture when ready.
3. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the egg and sugar mixture and fold in carefully with a metal spoon to keep all the lovely air that was trapped inside when it was mixed.
4. Carefully pour in the butter a little at a time, also folding in with a metal spoon. Don’t be worried about the oily residue it will all mix in eventually.
5. I grease the madeleine trays using the remains of the melted butter left in the saucepan. Spoon in the mixture inot the trays and bake for 5-10 minutes depending on your oven.
Leave to cool and sprinkle with a dusting of icing sgar and some dried Lavender.
The perfect companion to a beautiful cup of Earl Grey Tea.
If you like these you may also like my other Lavender makes and bakes or even my Madeleine Bugs!
Your pictures are absolutely beautiful. I’m the worst cook in the world so I get food envy on your blog.
Cat
I love Madeleines but have never had them with lavender, to be honest I have never had any food with lavender in it but would be open to trying these they look delicious. Lovely recipe and one I hope to try in the future!
Georgie xx
These look so yummy! Definitely need to invest in some Madeleine tins! 🙂 can’t wait for the lavender sugar recipe xx
Stunning pictures, have heard about lavender sugar, but never made any….sounds like a very good idea if you have some in the garden, Look forward to hearing more #TastyTuesdays.
I love lavender but I never knew you could use it in cooking #TastyTuesdays
They sound delicious, I have lavender growing in my garden but I’ve never tried cooking with it. #pintorials
We love lavender and often use it in cakes. These look and sound delicious x #TastyTuesdays
These look delicious. I want to try lavender in cooking but my lavender bush got destroyed last year when I got a new fence in 🙁
These are utterly delightful, so, so pretty! Stunning food styling and photography! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays. Please do add my badge or link back if you can. thanks x
These look delicious! I also love cooking with lavender. It just adds so much to baking and cooking.
I love madelienes but I havent tried one with lavender! Looks so luch! #TatsyTuesday
Amazing photos. I haven’t tried cooking with Lavender but I will now. Thank for sharing #Pintorials
Oh my days these look absolutely gorgeous! Thank for linking up with Tuesday Tutorials 🙂 #pintorials
Wow, so pretty! I’ve yet to bake with lavender… I really must get round to it! Thank you for linking up 🙂
I love the smell of lavender but I have never considered adding it to any of my bakes. But I reckon I might because it sounds lovely and those little bakes you made are look gorgeous! #tastytuesdays
Your madeleines look lush! So delicious looking. I would love to make some once I harvest my lavender!