SPANISH MADELEINES / LEMON MUFFINS

Growing up in Spain I didn't hear about muffins and cupcakes until I was almost in my 20's, for me this sweet and perfect bake name was and still is madeleine, it's not like the french version (that I didn't know either) and it is perfect for breakfast. This version is made with olive oil so it is really fluffy and moist, if you have a non dairy diet you can swap the full fat milk for rice or soy milk with no problem. You re going to need:

3 eggs (L)
250g of sugar
325g of cake flour
250ml of olive oil
250ml of full fat milk
16g of baking powder
1 lemon (grated)
pinch of salt


We have to separate the yolks and whites, the whites we have to whip them to soft picks and the yolks we have to cream them with the sugar until the mixture becomes pale, after creaming the yolks and still beating them we start adding the oil and the milk really slowly until they are perfectly integrated.
Now we add the grated lemon and the mix of baking powder, flour and salt. We beat it for about 3min. After that we add the whites and we mix all together very slowly with a silicon spoon o similar, then we cover it and leave it to rest for one hour.
Preheat the over to 200C, pour the dough into the madeleine or muffin cases and put in the oven for 5min, after that change the temperature to 180C and bake for another 15min or until golden.

Hope you like this recipe, I made this one a few times and works perfectly every time :)