Banana-Macadamia Madeleines

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup banana ripe mashed
• 0.8 cup cake flour sifted
• 2 teaspoons rum or dark
• 4 large egg whites 
• 0.3 cup macadamia nuts toasted chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter melted
• 0.8 cup powdered sugar sifted
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Place banana in a food processor; process until smooth.
3. Add margarine, rum, vanilla, and egg whites; process until blended.
4. Combine 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, and add to food processor. Pulse 2 to 3 times or until combined.
5. Add nuts; pulse 2 times or until well-blended.
6. Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each of 12 madeleine molds coated with baking spray.
7. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until puffy.
8. Remove from pan immediately; let cool on a wire rack. Repeat procedure with remaining batter. Sift 2 tablespoons powdered sugar over madeleines.