Salted Caramel Madeleines

Ingredients

For the caramel

• 1/2 cup Sugar
  
• 4 tablespoons Butter
  
• 1/4 cup Double cream
  
• 1 teaspoon Salt
  

For the Madeleines

• 100 grams Butter (melted)
  
• 1 cup Sugar
  
• 2 Eggs
  
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  
• 1 1/2 cups Flour
  
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
  
• 1/4 cup Plain yoghurt
  
• Rind of 1 lemon
  

Directions

1. Caramel: In a saucepan, melt sugar on low heat. Do not stir
2. When sugar starts to turn a dark amber color turn off heat
3. Slowly add cream and mix vigorously then add butter and salt and mix again. Set aside
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
5. Madeleines: Melt butter and set aside
6. In a small bowl, mix baking soda and yoghurt and set aside
7. In a mixer, whisk eggs and sugar on high speed until doubled in size, add vanilla extract.
8. Add flour and baking powder to the sugar egg mixture and mix until combined. Then add yoghurt mixture and lemon rind
9. While mixer is on low speed, slowly pour in the melted butter and mix well.
10. Fold in the salted caramel and let batter rest for 30 minutes in the fridge.
11. Bake for 10 minutes or until small hump forms