Green Tea and Cardamom Madeleines

Its a weekend at home for the first time in ages so I have done a little baking having rediscovered my love for chai as usual doing festival season, I fancied making some with green tea and cardamom they taste delicious sweet delicate and spicy like a cup of chai in a cake. Also very pretty with flecks of green through them

Sadly being bite size with delicious crispy outside they slip down a little to easily so I might have to get in some serious walking this weekend .

Green Tea and Cardamom Madeleines

3 medium eggs
100g caster sugar
2 tblsp green tea , finely ground and seived to remove stalks
4 cardamom pods seeds removed
100g plain flour,
1 tsp baking powder
100g butter, melted

Beat together the eggs and sugar for about 5 minutes Stir in flour and baking power , then melted butter . Finally grind the green tea and cardamom seeds to a fine powder seive out any stalks . Leave in the fridge for 15 minutes . Fill the cases bake at 190deg for 10 minutes , leave to cool for just a few minute pop out and refill.

Makes 24