Recipes · French · Cakes
Madeleine
One serving has 339 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (28%), phosphorus (25%), vitamin A (25%) and riboflavin (21%). Ready in 72 minutes.
- Preparation: 60 min
- Cooking: 12 min
- Makes: 1 serving (89.7 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Sugar
- 22 g Flour, all-purpose
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 1 g Baking powder
- 1 g Lemon zest
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
- 0.2 g Salt
Method
- Makes about 3 madeleines (one serving). Whisk the egg and sugar together for 2-3 minutes until pale and thick.
- Melt the butter and let it cool slightly. Fold the flour, baking powder and salt into the egg mixture.
- Fold in the melted butter, lemon zest and vanilla until just combined, then chill the batter for at least 30 minutes.
- Spoon into a buttered madeleine mould, filling each shell about two-thirds full.
- Bake at 220 °C (425 °F) for 8-10 minutes until a small hump forms and the edges are golden.
- Unmould onto a rack and cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 339 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 37.4 g | |
| Water | 26 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.7 g | 2% |
| Protein | 5.6 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.21 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.26 g | |
| Leucine | 0.44 g | |
| Lysine | 0.29 g | |
| Methionine | 0.14 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.29 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.2 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 18.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.84 g | |
| Saturated | 10.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 136 mg | |
| Calcium | 97.4 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.06 mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 8.8 mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.16 mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 177 mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 65.7 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 15.5 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 195 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.5 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.3 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.5 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.05 mg | 4% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 52.7 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.26 µg | 11% |
| Choline | 77.3 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 177 µg | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 20.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.78 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 1.5 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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