Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon safflower petals
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch kosher salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

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Instructions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Special equipment: a large nonstick madeleine pan
3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
4. Melt the butter with the safflower petals in a small saucepan over a low flame. Set aside to cool slightly. In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
5. In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the sugar and eggs until light yellow and thick, about 3 minutes. Add the orange zest and vanilla and mix until combined, about 30 seconds. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and use a spatula to fold in first the flour mixture and then the safflower butter.
6. Fill the cups of a madeleine pan with batter and bake until golden, humped and springy, 12 to 13 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before unmolding the madeleines. Dust with confectioners' sugar prior to serving.