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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Green tea tart has a melted, smooth filling, rich in green tea flavor combined with a crispy crust, extremely delicious. If you want to change the flavor for your family, try your hand at this cake. Let’s get cooking with Get Cooking at Tastetutorial.com!
Ingredients for Green Tea (Matcha) Cheese Tart Serves 4
All-purpose flour 81 gr (type 11 flour) Almond flour 12 gr Japanese green tea powder 8 gr (matcha powder) Unsalted butter 40 gr Cream cheese 190 gr Whipping cream 70 ml Powdered sugar 35 gr Chicken egg 55 gr (about 1 large egg) Egg yolk 1 piece Unsweetened milk 15 ml
Distinguishing between regular green tea powder and matcha (Japanese green tea powder)
- Matcha powder is a fine powder made from 100% young tea buds. This type of powder differs significantly from green tea powder in terms of nutritional value and price, as green tea powder is made only from 30% young tea buds and the remaining 70% from young tea leaves.
- Matcha powder has a bright green color and a sweet bitter aftertaste, unlike green tea powder, which is dark green, can be slightly yellowish, and has a bitter astringent taste.
- You can buy matcha powder at baking supply stores, supermarkets, or on e-commerce websites.
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How to make green tea (matcha) cheese tart
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Mix the dry ingredients
Put 75g of flour, 8g of cocoa powder, and 12g of almond flour into a bowl and mix well.
Then, add 40g of cold unsalted butter and use your hands to mix until the mixture is well combined.
Next, add 15g of beaten egg and continue mixing until it forms a smooth, homogeneous dough.
Finally, wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
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Rolling and cutting the dough
Dust the dough with a little dry flour to prevent sticking, then use a rolling pin to flatten it.
Next, use a 12cm round removable base mold to cut the dough.
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Pouring the tart shell
Place the dough piece and the 12cm round mold into a larger round mold lined with parchment paper.
Roll out the remaining dough into a rectangle with a width equal to the height of the 12cm mold. Then, place this piece of dough inside the mold and press it firmly with your hands, using a knife to trim off the excess edges.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
Use a fork to prick the surface of the tart base evenly, then bake for 25 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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Double boiler method for matcha powder mixture
Place a bowl over a pot of hot water, then add 190g cream cheese, 70ml whipping cream, 35g powdered sugar, 6g flour, 8g green tea powder, and 40g chicken egg. Stir the mixture until smooth and well combined.
Strain this mixture into a pot, then stir continuously over low heat until it thickens, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Pour into the mold for the second time and complete
Spread the matcha mixture evenly into the tart base. Then mix 1 egg yolk with 15ml of unsweetened fresh milk and brush it evenly over the mixture.
Next, bake for the second time at 150 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top of the cake to finish.
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Final Product
The green tea tart is visually appealing, aromatic, and when cut in half, the green tea cheese filling melts beautifully, rich and creamy, with a strong green tea flavor, and the crust is crispy and nutty, super enticing.
Tastetutorial.com wishes you success in making this melting, creamy green tea (matcha) cheese tart for the whole family to enjoy on the weekend!
*Source of the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Cooking tree
