Ingredients

  • 7 3/4 tablespoons ricotta
  • 5 tablespoons cold milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 13/16 ounces chestnut flour
  • 9/16 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 9/16 cup ground hazelnuts not too fine
  • 1/2 ounce candied orange peel chopped
  • 2/3 cup melted butter
  • 5/8 cup milk chocolate chips

Method

  • In a medium bowl, combine ricotta and milk, and mix until well incorporated.
  • With an electric mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar, add the flours, baking powder, ground hazelnuts, orange peel, melted butter, and Ricotta mixture.
  • Beat until smooth.
  • Set aside for at least 1 hour in the fridge.
  • Preheat the oven to 270 degrees Celsius.
  • Fill the madeleine tins or cupcake tins to 2/3.
  • Bake for 4 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 210 C, and continue baking for 6 minutes until golden.
  • Remove the madeleines from the molds.
  • Place 3 chocolate chips on each mold.
  • Return the madeleine tin to the tuned off oven for 2/3 minutes just until the chocolate is melted.
  • Remove from the oven and place the madeleines back in it so the bottoms get covered with chocolate.
  • Let them harden at room temperature before serving.