French Food Friday - Gordon Ramsay's Lemon & Poppyseed Madeleines

This week's recipe comes from one of my favourite non-French chefs: the fabulous and often controversial Gordon Ramsay.

Gordon Ramsay's Lemon & Poppyseed Madeleines

Ingredients:

3 medium eggs 80g caster sugar 1 tbsp honey 80g plain flour – plus extra for dusting 40g ground almonds 75g unsalted butter , melted, plus extra for the tin

1 tbsp poppy seeds

Rind of one lemon  zested 

Method

• Use either an electric beater or a whisk to beat the eggs, sugar, and honey  together in a bowl until the mixture is pale and thick enough to leave a ribbon trail.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into another bowl. Gradually fold into the whisked eggs until evenly incorporated.
• Stir in the poppy seeds and the lemon zest.
•  Slowly slip the cooled butter down the side of the bowl and fold in very gently and carefully. Cover and set aside.
• To bake the Madeleines, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Generously butter, then flour, the Madeleines or bun tins. Spoon the batter into the tins and bake for 10-12 minutes, depending on the size of the tins.
• When the Madeleines are golden and baked all the way through, remove from the oven and leave to cool for 2 minutes. Tip out of the tin and bake another batch, if you need to. 

 You can see Gordon in action here, making the madeleines.

bon fin de semaine à tous, Leeann x