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The Bookworm
Tea-infused madeleine with lemon glaze & edible flowers
She got into trouble for reading instead of going outside to play
Why this bite? Michelle was a bookworm who read as rehearsal. This Proustian madeleine transports you somewhere understood differently.
The Story
Michelle describes herself as a bookworm — the kind of child who got into trouble for reading instead of going outside. But reading, for her, was not withdrawal; it was rehearsal. She was already listening to how people spoke and mentally rephrasing their sentences. This tea-infused madeleine is that literary childhood: Proustian, delicate, and designed to transport you somewhere you've been before but understand differently now.
Read Full Story →Prep: 25 minYield: 12 pieces
Ingredients
- Butter
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Flour
- Earl Grey tea
- Lemon
- Powdered sugar
- Edible flowers
Preparation
- 1.Steep Earl Grey in melted butter, strain.
- 2.Make madeleine batter with tea butter.
- 3.Bake in madeleine molds until golden.
- 4.Glaze with lemon icing and top with edible flowers.
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