ORANGE ALMOND MADELEINES

ORANGE ALMOND MADELEINES image

Categories Dessert

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

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2 eggs
1 tsp finely shredded orange peel
1/2tsp vanilla
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
2/3 C all-purpose flour
1/4tsp baking powder
¼ tsp ground cardamom
½ C margarine or butter melted and cooled
¼ cup chopped toasted almonds
Powdered sugar

Steps:

Grease and flour 24 3-inch Madeleine molds; set aside. In a small mixer bowl beat eggs, peel, and vanilla with electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes. Gradually beat in 1 cup powdered sugar; beat 5-7 minutes or till thick and satiny. Sift together flour, baking powder, and cardamom. Sift about one-fourth of the flour over egg mixture. Using a rubber spatula, fold flour into egg mixture. Repeat, folding in remaining flour by fourths. Pour margarine around outer edge of batter; gently fold margarine and nuts into batter.