I think I express affection primarily through baking. I may not daily affirm my love for the people in my life but I will wake up at 5 a.m. and make something warm and cozy for the people I care for. I think I like that. I think I like the idea of people eating my affection. This may also explain why every person I've been in a relationship with has gained weight.
The target of my affection today is my mother. She's been in Orlando for a few days for a dental seminar, eating lonely dinners for one at Chinese restaurants. I'm picking her up at the airport today and I wanted to bring her something to greet her with because I absolutely love the idea of giving/receiving little nothing gifts in an airport terminal, upon arrival. Plane trips are taxing. Baked goods are lovely.
My mother likes very light sweets so I thought I'd make her some sort of tea snack because they're light and adorable. On a recent trip to Mitsuwa with Nancy I bought some matcha green tea and wanted to incorporate that somehow because I love the color and it's one of my favorite flavorings--very earthly, just barely sweet. Because I've never worked with matcha before, I did a little internet research and found these two recipes:
I really liked the idea of combining these recipes and making a little tea cake/sandwich thing with a little white chocolate ganache as the bonding agent.
I think this is one of my favorite things that I've baked thus far. They're just so cute!
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