Weekend make . Chocolate lime madeleines

Weekend make  -  Chocolate lime madeleines 

5oz butter

3eggs

5oz sugar

5oz plain flour

Teaspoon baking powder

Grated lime peel

Juice from lime

Icing sugar

Green colouring

Chocolate (plain or milk according to taste)

Madeleine baking tray

Gas mark 4 oven

In a saucepan melt the butter and leave to cool a little.

In a bowl beat the eggs and sugar until thickened.

To the egg mix add the lime rind, melted butter, flour and baking powder.  Stir well and leave to chill in a fridge for 20 minutes.

Do 12 madeleines first and cook for 15 minutes.  Repeat as this mixture will make about 24/30.

Leave to cool.

In a bowl meal your chocolate (can be plain or milk as per taste)

In another bowl add some icing sugar, a drop of green colouring and lime juice. Make into an icing but not too runny

Dip half of you madeleines into the chocolate and the other half into the lime icing.

Enjoy x x