Introduction
Madeleines is a type of French small sponge cake, with a characteristic shell-like shape.
For the French author Proust, in “In Search of Long Time”, the madeleine represents how blocked memories can involuntarily be invoked. With this matcha madeleine recipe, we hope to bring back your memories and experiences from the tea fields, or if you have not visited Wazuka, to transport yourself with your imagination in the wonders of this beautiful tea land.
Ingredients (for 12 madeleines):
- 90g flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp Obubu Premium Cooking Matcha
- 2 large eggs
- 67 g sugar
- 110 g cooking oil
Procedure:
In a bowl, mix the eggs with the sugar and beat until you have a light and fluffy mixture. Add the oil and keep mixing.
In another bowl, sift the matcha powder and the baking powder in the flour and mix.
Add the mixture of dry ingredients into the sugar and egg mixture, and gently incorporate.
Cover the batter and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven at 180°C.
Pour the batter in the madeleines’ mould. Bake for 12-13 minutes.
Cool the madeleines for 5 minutes in the mould, then unmould and cool them on a rack with the shell side facing up.
If you feel fancy, you can pour some melted chocolate on the cold mould, and press the madeleine on top. Once the chocolate has cooled down and becomes solid, unmould.
Enjoy the madeleine with a cup of tea!
Serving Suggestions:
We recommend serving these madeleine with a seasonal tea!
In the months of Spring, they will be well accompanied by a Natural Sakura Sencha. Madeleine are perfect for an outdoor picnic, in which case, we recommend accompanying them with a cold-brew sencha, such as Sencha of the Wind.
In the coldest months, a Basic Roast Hojicha will create a cosy atmosphere for your afternoon tea.
– Sarah, AM #4
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