Matcha Madeleines

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Ingredients

• 120g all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp matcha powder
• pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 90g sugar
• 1 heaped tbsp honey
• 120g butter, melted and cooled
• extra butter for greasing

I'm really more of a coffee drinker than a tea drinker, but the one type of tea I really love is matcha - a type of Japanese green tea. Matcha suits many desserts, and I've been experimenting with matcha madeleines (the recipe here), as well as matcha tiramisu - which I recently tried in a restaurant and am attempting to replicate.

These are super easy to make, and need to be refrigerated overnight so they're great for making ahead (my favourite!), and just take a short while in the oven before they're ready, piping hot, for everyone to tuck into. (Makes about 15-20)

1. Grease a madeleine pan well, then dust with flour, shake off the excess, and pop into the fridge until you're ready to use it.
2. Beat the eggs on high for 1 minute, then add the sugar and honey and beat for 5 minutes. The mixture should be light in colour and very fluffy.
3. Sift the flour, baking soda, matcha powder, and salt together. Sift it once more into the egg mixture and beat until incorporated. Add in the melted butter a little at a time, until the mixture is smooth, making sure the butter is fully incorporated before adding the next drizzle.
4. Cover the bowl tightly with clingfilm, and refrigerate overnight.
5. Preheat the oven to 150°C.
6. Place about 2 tbsp of batter into each mould (or fill them two-thirds full). Bake for 10-11 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the centre is set. (Test it with a wooden skewer.) Cool them on a rack, then serve hot.

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  JaiLovesCake says

  i just love matcha medeleines, i get the bags from yamazaki pan . is matcha stuff popular in sg / china?

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  yongfook says

  bootiful!

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  rachel says

  @jai: china? wouldn't know! haha. sg... fairly i guess. but you mostly find matcha-things in japanese restaurants that have a bit of fusion elements.. @yf: thanks! :)

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  dubow says

  yummy yummy. Rach, you always make me hungry....damn you!

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  iconsam says

  I should move to Utah, where they allow 2 wives. MARRY ME!!

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  JaiLovesCake says

  ah gotcha. since these are so light i always end up eating way too many. so buttery and delish. SAM what about your husbands? chris and lord? . oh yeah and i tought u were saving the wive #2 spot for your red lipstick wearing best friend A... LOL

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  telliecoin says

  sam i got dibs on rach!! move over!! *munches on macha madeleines*

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  rachel says

  HAHA we need to find some country where polygamy is legal then all of us should move there and live as one ginormous happy greedy family.

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  theory says

  Looks amazing! But what do you mean by "Cool them on a rack, then serve hot"?

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  rachel says

  as in, let them cool for a couple of minutes so you don't burn your tongue, but don't wait too long before you eat it since they're always nicer hot?

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  yehting says

  i will make this for my housewarming party next weekend. but i don't have mocha powder on hand, maybe coffee or cocoa powder will work as well too? ^^

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  rachel says

  mocha powder? matcha powder is actually a certain type of powdered green tea. you could probably exchange it with cocoa powder but you'd have to use a lot more, as matcha powder is quite powerful (hence the small amount called for). i'm sure you'd be able to find it in a japanese supermarket or speciality japanese tea shops.

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  jazzler says

  These look amazing. I sort of want to go out and buy a madeleine pan now just so I can make them.

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