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\"Pumpkin<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t just like it . . I love it !\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/span>pumpkin spice madeleines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is Thanksgiving. You are in the kitchen trying to get the meal ready and the kids, big ones and the little ones, are hungry. When is dinner? Sometimes it is nice to have a little snack on hand to keep hungry tummies at bay (and busy hands out of the kitchen) while you finish preparing the meal. Here it is and it could not be more simple or satisfying: pumpkin spice madeleines<\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Madeleines are little sponge cakes in the shape of a shell. Madelines have been around for a few hundred years. There is disagreement as to whom is responsible for creating madeleines: Talleyrand\u2019s chef, a peasant girl (named Madeleine), or cordon-blue cook Madeleine Paumier; however, even if it was Miss Piggy and the Swedish Chef  it does not seem to matter as these  little cakes are delicious and people gobble them up. In fact, the French novelist Marcel Proust<\/em> used  the popular snack of Madeleines as an example of involuntary memory (in so-called the \u201cepisode of the madeleine\u201d) in his novel \u00e0 la recherche du temps perdu <\/em>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>the search of lost time).<\/span><\/p>\n

These madeleines will take you 10 minutes to make and it is a great way to use the canned pumpkin pur\u00e9e that most of you already have on hand. Make the batter, let it rest in the refrigerator , and bake them later (I generally like to let the batter rest overnight, but wait at least a few hours). They take only about 7 minutes to bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (most likely the same temperature you are roasting your turkey).  You can eat them plain, with cranberry butter  or even with cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

 A very Happy Thanksgiving to all et j<\/span><\/em><\/span>e vous souhaite un bon app\u00e9tit <\/em>!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

 LM<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Pumpkin<\/a><\/p>\n

pumpkin spice madeleines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 stats:<\/span><\/p>\n

makes a baker\u2019s dozen<\/span><\/p>\n

what you need:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4 ounces (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
\n<\/span>2 eggs, divided
\n<\/span>1\/2 cup + 1 tablespoon light brown sugar<\/span> 
\n\u00be cup canned pumpkin pur\u00e9e
\n<\/span>1 \u00bc  teaspoon pain d\u2019\u00e9pices*
\n<\/em><\/span>\u00bd teaspoon vanilla extract
\n<\/span>\u00be teaspoon kosher salt 
\n<\/span>1 cup unbleached, all purpose flour
\n<\/span>1 tablespoon granulated sugar<\/span><\/p>\n

madeleine pan
\n<\/span>unsalted butter (as needed for pan)<\/span><\/p>\n

* <\/span>pain d\u2019\u00e9pices<\/em><\/span> is a loaf cake popular in the Alsace region of France. <\/span>You
\ncan <\/span>also buy pain d\u2019\u00e9pice<\/span>s<\/em> the spice combination which is
\na combination of <\/span>ground cinnamon, cloves, green anise, ginger, and cardamom. 
\n<\/span>If you do not have it, substitute the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bd teaspoon ground cinnamon
\n<\/span>\u00bc teaspoon ground cloves,
\n<\/span>\u00bc teaspoon ground nutmeg 
\n<\/span>\u215b teaspoon ground ginger
\n<\/span>\u215b teaspoon of allspice
\n<\/span>2 pinches ground cardamom.<\/span><\/p>\n

how to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n