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13 tablespoons all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
extract
8 tablespoons unsalted butter,
melted and room temperature
1 tablespoon rose water
3 tablespoons sanding sugar
(large grain sugar that sparkles)
Pink powdered food color, any
shade
Butter-flavored cooking spray
Candied Rose Petals
In a medium bowl, sift
together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
In electric mixer, beat eggs
and 1/2 cup granulated sugar on medium until light, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat
in vanilla. Fold in flour mixture. Fold in butter. Cover with plastic;
chill for 30 minutes.
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees
F; place rack in center of oven. Spray two scallop-shell pans with cooking
spray. Fill molds three-quarters full. Bake 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 400
degrees F. Bake 5 to 8 minutes more, until lightly golden. Immediately tap
out madeleines onto a cooling rack. Allow madeleines to cool scallop side
up to avoid any creases cooling rack. Repeat with remaining batter.
Make rose-water syrup by
combining remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1/2 cup water in a small
saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar; reduce to a simmer,
and cook over low heat 2 to 3 minutes to combine. Set aside to cool. When
cool, stir in rose water. Set aside.
Place sanding sugar in a small
bowl. Use a toothpick to add small amounts of powdered food color to
sanding sugar, stirring until you get desired shade of pink.
Use a small brush to “paint”
the sugar on the edges of the madeleines one at a time; dip brush into
rose-water syrup, and paint the rim of each madeleine. Sprinkle sanding
sugar over damp edges. Repeat on remaining madeleines. Arrange madelaeines
on platter and sprinkle candied rose petals around the madeleines.
Candied Rose Petals
2 large egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
Petals from 2 organic roses
Whisk
egg whites in small bowl until foamy. Using pastry brush, brush each rose
petal on both sides with egg whites; sprinkle on both sides with sugar.
Dry on nonstick rack at least 6 hours or overnight. |
