Earl Grey Madeleines
Proust’s childhood memories with a twist!
I’ve always been more of a tea person rather than a coffee person. As a matter of fact, I don’t drink coffee at all and I always marvel at how some people around me are able to down cup after cup of coffee to stay awake. Of the many tea flavours available in the market, my favourite has to be earl grey. And if you ask me, Gryphon Tea Company’s Earl Grey is simply in a class of its own.
Everyone who is in the know will tell you that madeleines are best eaten fresh out of the oven for they notoriously turn stale rather rapidly. This not-so-endearing characteristic is the only reason why I put off baking these retro madeleines (recipe found on page 169 of Baking from My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan); for I don’t foresee that I will entertaining at home for quite a while.
Because of my love-relationship with tea, I have high expectations of these earl grey madeleines. And I must say, they hold up to the pressure quite well! Having them over tea with a cup of brewing earl grey is simply… quite beyond words!
By the way, Gryphon Tea Company’s various tea flavours are available at Shermay’s if you are keen to try them out.
