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Madeleines
The traditional madeleine pan (on the right) has shell-shaped molds.  If you like dust these with a little powdered sugar.

type: drop
makes: 12

2 eggs
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/2 cup cake flour
1/3 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375F.
Heavily grease madeleine mold including outer edges and chill.
Beat eggs and sugar until mixture falls in a ribbon, about 6 to 8 minutes.
Stir in grated orange rind and orange juice.
Sift flour over mixture, a little at a time and gently fold in.
Add butter in a stream, fold it in and make sure that no butter ends up at the bottom.
Spoon batter into prepared molds, two-thirds full.
Place mold on baking sheet.
Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Turn cookies out on to wire racks to cool.

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