"Hot" Matcha Latte
1 teaspoon (or to taste) matcha
3 teaspoon sugar or 1 tsp honey
1/3 cup hot (not boiling) water
2/3 cup warm milk
Put matcha into matcha bowl or teapot, add hot water & then sugar or honey. Stir to dissolve**, preferably with matcha whisk. Pour matcha mix into a cup, & top with warm milk. It may dissolve easier if you add a little water to matcha first to make a paste & then add the remainder of hot water
"Iced" Matcha Latte
1 teaspoon (or to taste) matcha
3 teaspoon sugar or 1 tsp honey
1/2 cup hot (not boiling) water
1/2 cup of cold milk
1 cup of ice cubes
Put matcha into matcha bowl or teapot, add hot water & then sugar or honey. Stir to dissolve matcha preferably with matcha whisk. Pour matcha mix into a tall glass with ice and then fill the glass with milk
Matcha Green Sparkler
2 teaspoons green tea powder (Matcha)
4 cups warm water
3 cups ginger ale
1 teaspoon honey
2 cups ice cubes
6 fresh mint leaves (optional) or lemon slices (to garnish) (optional)
Stir Matcha green tea powder in 4 cups of warm water.
Mix warm tea mixture and honey together.
Then mix in ginger ale and ice.
If desired, garnish with delicious toppings.
Matcha Smoothie
1 teaspoon matcha green tea powder (no substitutions)
2 teaspoons hot water
1 cup skim milk
1 ripe banana
1 tablespoon honey
3-4 ice cubes
Dissolve Matcha Powder in hot water.
In a blender, combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth.
Matcha (Green Tea) Shortbread Cookies
· 2 cups bleached all purpose flour
· 1-2 tablespoon matcha
· ½ teaspoon salt
· 1 cup butter (unsalted at room temperature — See Note)
· ½ cup powdered sugar (more if your tea is very intense)
1. Sift the flour, powdered tea and salt into a bowl.
2. In a mixer bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
3. Add flour mixture to mixer bowl and mix slowly until dough just comes together.
4. Pull dough together carefully in a log, approximately 2 inches in diameter.
5. Wrap dough log and place in freezer for 30 minutes or until dough has firmed to the touch.
6. Slice dough into 1/4 inch rounds and place on a parchment or Silpat lined cookie sheet, approximately 1 inch apart.
7. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for 16 to 18 minutes (or until the cookies are just starting to turn golden around the edges), turning the pan halfway through the baking time.
8. Remove cookies immediately from the cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
9. Store in an airtight container or wrap well and freeze.
10. The well-chilled cookie dough can also be rolled out and cut into desired shapes before baking.
NOTE -- don't use the microwave to soften the butter, room temperature butter is the correct consistency for this recipe.
1 teaspoon (or to taste) matcha
3 teaspoon sugar or 1 tsp honey
1/3 cup hot (not boiling) water
2/3 cup warm milk
Put matcha into matcha bowl or teapot, add hot water & then sugar or honey. Stir to dissolve**, preferably with matcha whisk. Pour matcha mix into a cup, & top with warm milk. It may dissolve easier if you add a little water to matcha first to make a paste & then add the remainder of hot water
"Iced" Matcha Latte
1 teaspoon (or to taste) matcha
3 teaspoon sugar or 1 tsp honey
1/2 cup hot (not boiling) water
1/2 cup of cold milk
1 cup of ice cubes
Put matcha into matcha bowl or teapot, add hot water & then sugar or honey. Stir to dissolve matcha preferably with matcha whisk. Pour matcha mix into a tall glass with ice and then fill the glass with milk
Matcha Green Sparkler
2 teaspoons green tea powder (Matcha)
4 cups warm water
3 cups ginger ale
1 teaspoon honey
2 cups ice cubes
6 fresh mint leaves (optional) or lemon slices (to garnish) (optional)
Stir Matcha green tea powder in 4 cups of warm water.
Mix warm tea mixture and honey together.
Then mix in ginger ale and ice.
If desired, garnish with delicious toppings.
Matcha Smoothie
1 teaspoon matcha green tea powder (no substitutions)
2 teaspoons hot water
1 cup skim milk
1 ripe banana
1 tablespoon honey
3-4 ice cubes
Dissolve Matcha Powder in hot water.
In a blender, combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth.
Matcha (Green Tea) Shortbread Cookies
· 2 cups bleached all purpose flour
· 1-2 tablespoon matcha
· ½ teaspoon salt
· 1 cup butter (unsalted at room temperature — See Note)
· ½ cup powdered sugar (more if your tea is very intense)
1. Sift the flour, powdered tea and salt into a bowl.
2. In a mixer bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
3. Add flour mixture to mixer bowl and mix slowly until dough just comes together.
4. Pull dough together carefully in a log, approximately 2 inches in diameter.
5. Wrap dough log and place in freezer for 30 minutes or until dough has firmed to the touch.
6. Slice dough into 1/4 inch rounds and place on a parchment or Silpat lined cookie sheet, approximately 1 inch apart.
7. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for 16 to 18 minutes (or until the cookies are just starting to turn golden around the edges), turning the pan halfway through the baking time.
8. Remove cookies immediately from the cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
9. Store in an airtight container or wrap well and freeze.
10. The well-chilled cookie dough can also be rolled out and cut into desired shapes before baking.
NOTE -- don't use the microwave to soften the butter, room temperature butter is the correct consistency for this recipe.
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