London Fog Loaf

The London Fog Cookies were a major hit and probably my favorite thing so far. Some of that inspiration came from the Bon Appetite recipe for an Earl Grey loaf. That’s what this is though I would modify it more to bring it back in line and make it more delicate taste wise.

The BA version has a TON of Earl Grey in it. It imparts a ton of flavor but is very over powering at the same time. Their recipe calls for 1/4 cup of tea from tea bags. That is way too much for my taste. The cookies had 2 Tablespoons. 1/4 cup is 4 tablespoons. I probably used closer to 3 Tablespoons. You also lose the vanilla with that amount of Earl Grey. That’s also with increasing the vanilla to a Tablespoon. Either way it turned out great. They vanilla frosting on top really pulls the flavors together. It’s very moist with all of the yogurt.

Another life lesson to mention, that was mentioned in the chocolate chunk banana bread, THROW OUT the silicone baking pan. God those things are garbage. They can’t handle good heat transfer. It really slows down the internal baking. This increases the risk of over browning or burning the top just to get the middle cooked. I think I had to add another 20 minutes on this loaf too. It always makes me nervous.

The top of the loaf has raw sugar on it. This adds a nice little crunch and sweetness to it. Feel free to leave that off since there is a frosting.

I never was really a fan of tea, but this loaf and the cookies have really changed that for me. I love a good London Fog. Our favorite local coffee shop Caffe Amouri has a great London Fog. Their lattes, latte art, coffee, and other drinks are great. They do classes that I was planning on taking until the world turned itself upside down. Grab a board game and take a load off.

Ingredients

Cookies:

• 1 Cup vegetable oil

• 1 1/2 Cup granulated Sugar

• 2 Large Eggs

• 1 Cup plain whole milk yogurt

• 1 Tablespoon of vanilla (yes tablespoon)

• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

• 1 teaspoon of salt

• 2 Tablespoons of loose leaf Earl Grey tea

• 2 Cups All Purpose Flour

• 1 Tablespoon raw sugar (optional)

Frosting:

• 4 oz cream cheese at room temperature

• 1/8 Cup Earl Grey brewed tea

• 2 Tablespoons salted butter at room temperature

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 1/2 Cups confectioners sugar

Instructions

Cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 Degrees

2. Prep your baking pan by spraying the pan with cooking spray and line with parchment. Spray the parchment right before you pour in the batter so that it doesn’t slide down the sides to pool while you make the batter

3. In a bowl combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda - set aside

4. In a large mixing bowl vigorously whisk the eggs and granulated sugar together for 1 minute. TIME IT. It’ll change color to a lighter frothy yellow

5. Whisk in the yogurt, tea, and vanilla

6. Slowly stream in the vegetable oil while whisking continually

7. Add in the the dry ingredients, half at a time, to the wet mixing to combine. scrape down the sides as necessary

8. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Tap the pan on the counter to remove any air bubbles

9. If desired sprinkle the raw sugar over the top

10. Bake for 1 hour until a toothpick comes out clean

11. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes

12. Using the parchment lift out the loaf and cool completely on a wire rack

13. Once cooled frost and enjoy

Frosting:

1. In a bowl mix together the butter and cream cheese together

2. Add the vanilla and brewed Earl Grey tea and mix

3. Slowly mix in the confectioners sugar

4. Decorate the cookies and eat the rest

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