Brown Butter Hazelnut Madeleines

Ingredients

• 12 tbsp (1½ sticks) butter
• 3 large eggs
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup minus 1 tbsp Amoretti® Natural Hazelnut Flour
• ½ tsp Amoretti® Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla 2X W.S.
• 1 tsp Amoretti® Italian Hazelnut Liqueur Extract W.S.
• 1 cup powdered sugar, for dusting

• madeleine pan

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat. Stirring continuously, cook until golden brown and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
2. In a medium bowl, whip eggs and sugar until thick and pale.
3. Fold in salt, all-purpose flour, and Hazelnut Flour.
4. Gently fold in Vanilla Madagascar Bourbon, Italian Hazelnut Liqueur Type Extract, and cooled brown butter. Chill batter 2 hours or overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour madeleine pan, tapping to remove excess flour.
6. Fill each shell 3/4 full and bake 12-15 minutes until golden. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
7. Serve madeleines with a dusting of powdered sugar.