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Browned Butter Pumpkin Madeleines

Published: Oct 23, 2018

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Once I had decided that I wanted to be a chef when I grew up, I immediately immersed myself in cookbooks. Every weekend, I walked over to the neighborhood bookstore, chose the comfiest couch, and settled in with a cookbook. After bookmarking the recipes I wanted to try, I would hurry home and attempt to recreate the dishes. The first successful baking experiment I had was with madeleines. I'll admit, at the time I didn't know what the perfect madeleine, but I was very happy with the results. Even now as I pull out my madeleine pan, I reminisce about those happy days. Today, I'm mixing it up a little bit and creating browned butter pumpkin madeleines. After tweaking a few details, I can proudly say this is one great recipe!

browned butter pumpkin madeleines
pumpkin madeleines
browned butter pumpkin madeleines
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Browned Butter Pumpkin Madeleines

Yields 24 Madeleines
Total Time45 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: cookies
Servings: 24
Author: Cherry on My Sundae

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter (113 grams)
  • 2 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (157 grams)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup pumpkin puree (84 grams)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Melt butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Brown butter until golden and toasty, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and add maple syrup.
  • Sift together flour with granulated sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add eggs one at a time, whisking until well combined.
  • Add orange zest, vanilla, pumpkin puree and melted butter mixture. Whisk until fully incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes and up to overnight.
  • Spray madeleine pan with cooking spray. Fill molds about ¾ full with batter. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until the center has set and the edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and unmold madeleines. Dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately.

**Helpful tips and common mistakes

The perfect madeleine is light and airy with a "hump". Although it is essentially a mini sponge cake, to me, they taste so much better. With a few minor details, you too can produce the best madeleines in your own kitchen.

Start by bringing your eggs to room temperature. If you begin this recipe and realize halfway that you didn't take your eggs out yet, there is a simple solution. Just place them in a bowl with warm water for 10 minutes. Easy peasy! Why is this step necessary? Room temperature eggs help the cookies rise higher and result in a lighter cake. This same tip can be used for when you are preparing popovers or chiffon cakes.

ingredients for the madeleines

Now it's time to brown the butter. Browned butter is my all-time favorite for sweet and savory dishes. Browned butter mashed potatoes? Yes, please. Browned butter gnocchi? Why not. Browned butter madeleines? Obviously!

Watch your butter as it melts to make sure it doesn't burn. It will start to foam and emit a lovely nutty aroma. Just beautiful.

brown butter

Sift together the dry ingredients to remove large clumps, resulting in a smoother batter.

Finish mixing your batter and let it chill. For the same reasons we use room temperature eggs and sift the flour, we want to chill the batter and let it rest. This will help result in a taller, fluffer madeleine.

baked madeleines

Bake until the edges of the Madeleine become golden brown. They should pop right out of the mold once they are done baking.

the finished madeleines

Dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately since madeleines are best served fresh. I did have some leftovers so I reheated them in the microwave and they were still delicious. Madeleines for the win!

browned butter pumpkin madeleines

For more pumpkin inspiration check out this pumpkin beer cheese dip!


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