Pumpkin madeleines
Delicately spiced, light and full of autumnal flavours these pumpkin madeleines are an easy way to make a simple bake look like something special.
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 80 g caster sugar
- 60 ml sunflower oil
- 100 g pumpkin purée
- 80 g plain flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda baking soda
- pinch of salt optional
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground mace optional
- Icing sugar for dusting optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/gas mark 6. Lightly grease your madeleine tin with butter or oil.
- Beat the egg, sugar, oil and pumpkin together in a large bowl with a hand held mixer or wooden spoon until smooth.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and spices.
- Using a metal spoon gradually fold the flour mixture into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Spoon or pipe tablespoons of the mixture into the madeleine molds. Bake for 10-12 minutes until firm to touch and a toothpick or fine skewer inserted into the middle of one comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tin for a few minutes and then finish cooling on a cooling rack. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.
Nutrition
Calories: 103kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 47mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1317IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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