Matcha is a powdered green tea that the Japanese use in their traditional tea ceremonies. It has a beautiful green color and a bitter taste. It can be used to prepare various delicacies, for example, to make such a flavored chocolate.
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You will need
- - 400 g of white chocolate (4 tiles)
- - 1/2 tbsp. whipping cream
- - 25 g unsalted butter
- - 2 tbsp. l green tea in the form of powder (match) + 2 tsp. for sprinkling
- - parchment paper
- - baking dish 20x20 cm
Instruction manual
1
Chop the white chocolate with a knife.
2
Slice the butter into small cubes.
3
Pour the cream into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When bubbles appear, remove from heat.
4
Add crushed white chocolate and chopped butter to the hot cream. Stir until the structure becomes homogeneous.
5
Sift 2 tbsp of powdered green tea into the creamy mixture. Stir.
6
Cover the baking dish 20x20 cm with parchment, pour the creamy tea mixture. Smooth the surface with a spatula, it should be free of bubbles. Put in a cold place for 4-5 hours or at night.
7
After 4-5 hours, remove the parchment from the mold. Hold the kitchen knife under running hot water, then be sure to wipe it dry with a towel or rag. The knife should not be raw.
8
With a hot knife, divide the block of chocolate into 4 parts, then each of them into 9 smaller parts.
9
Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of green tea powder. Keep such chocolate in the refrigerator and serve chilled.
note
All utensils and a kitchen knife must be completely dry. To make this recipe, you need to use white chocolate with cocoa butter in the composition, and not with vegetable fat.