Madeleine!!

Madeleine, the famous French shell shaped cookies, is my favorite cookie. Every time I go to Starbucks or The Coffee Beans & Tea Leaf, I notice a jar filled with Madeleine right in front of the cashier. I often grab one and eat them with my coffee. Because I do not like other cakes that are extremely sweet, I love plain cookies like Madeleine. When drinking coffee or other tea, madeleine compliments the taste of tea perfectly since it will not affect the taste of the drink. I enjoy the softness and the full taste of butter when eating Madeleine.

This great friend of tea, Madeleine, is incredibly popular all around the world. As I was researching some articles about Madeleine, I found countless blogs that introduce their love for Madeleine and their unique recipes, and hundreds of comments under them. They bake Madeleine for party and gift. Interestingly, most people reminisce about their childhood when eating, baking, and writing about Madeleine. Sharing the varied recipes and love for Madeleine, people contribute themselves to spread the taste of Madeleine, which has a great length of history with its presence since 18^th century, to the next generation.

A novel written by Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past, made Madeleine even more famous. In the novel, Madeleine reveals the memory of childhood to the main character. Because of this novel, the word “Proust’s madeleine” is created to indicate something that reveals the memory of the past.

Obviously, it has known as one of the most famous tea cookies in Europe. In addition to its role as tea cookie, Madeleine functions as decorations as well when presented in tea parties. The shell shaped side of Madeleine can emphasize the graceful atmosphere of tea moments.

Also, Madeleine offers simple recipes and preparations compared to other cakes. It requires only several tools and ingredients to bake. For example, you only need flour, eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla in order to bake madeleine. The plain madeleine would only take about twenty minutes to bake them. So, many people find themselves baking it at home with Madeleine pan that creates the shell shapes.