Ingredients

  • 2/3 cups Flour
  • 1/8 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/3 cups Powdered Sugar, Plus More For Dusting The Cakes
  • 1 Tablespoon Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Orange Blossom Water
  • 2 teaspoons Fresh Rosemary, Minced
  • 1 whole Orange, Zest Only
  • 1/4 cups Olive Oil, Plus More For Greasing The Pan

Method

  • Note: You'll need a 12-count madeleine pan or a mini muffin pan for this recipe.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar until pale yellow and thick. (I used an electric mixer with a whisk attachment.) Beat in honey, vanilla, orange blossom water, rosemary, orange zest and olive oil.
  • Gently fold in the dry ingredients. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Coat the insides and rim of a madeleine pan with olive oil.
  • Fill the cups of your pan almost full with batter. Each cup of my madeleine pan holds one tablespoon of batter.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cakes spring back when pressed lightly. Invert immediately onto a dry, clean towel. (If you turn them onto a wire rack, you'll likely end up with some unsightly dimples on your delicate treats.)
  • Cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.