Madeleines Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until toasty and fragrant.
• Set them aside to cool. Watch carefully that they do not burn.
• Increase the oven temperature to 375°F. and spray a nonstick madeleine pan) with a thin film of cooking spray.
• Place the madeleine pan on a baking sheet.
• Heat a large saucepan with water.
• When it is simmering, place the butter and chocolate in a medium metal mixing bowl and place the bowl over the saucepan but do not allow it to touch the water.
• (You can use a double boiler, too, but make sure the top pan does not touch the water in the bottom pan.)
• Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth and velvety.
• Remove from heat and stir in the sugar until well incorporated.
• Set aside for at least 20 minutes.
• Using a food processor or grinder, grind almonds, flour, and coffee grounds until they form a very fine powder.
• To combine all the ingredients, add the eggs, one at a time, to the melted chocolate, stirring to completely incorporate.
• Add whiskey, dry mixture, and stir well but do not overmix or batter can become too thin.
• Chill if needed to thicken mixture
• Fill madeline molds about 2/3 full.
• Depending on the size of the molds bake 10 to 15 minutes or pale golden and set.
• Yield also depends on size of molds