3905. MATCHA BACON SUGAR COOKIES

For the cookies:
2 and 1/4 cups (280g) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened but still relatively firm (not bordering on melted)
3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla

For the cookie toppings:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoons agave nectar or light corn syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon matcha green tea powder
5 slices cooked bacon, chopped

Start by thoroughly whisking together the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl. In a large bowl or mixer, beat the butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat for another 3 minutes until fluffy. Beat in the egg, and vanilla until combined, scraping the bowl with a spatula as needed.

With the mixer on low, add half of the flour mixture and stir until just barely combined. Add the rest of the flour and continue mixing until just combined. (If the dough is still a little soft at this point, add another tablespoon of flour). Divide the dough in half and roll out each on parchment paper until 1/4” thick. Refrigerate the rolled dough for 1 hour to 1 day.

After the dough’s been chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a couple baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut shapes out of the dough, and continue re-rolling/cutting until all the dough has been used up.

Bake 8-10 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through. The cookies should have very light coloring. Don’t over-bake, or they’ll be way too crunchy! Cool completely.

After the cookies are cooled, make the icing by stirring together the powdered sugar and milk. Stir in the agave (or syrup), vanilla, and Matcha powder. Carefully spread frosting on the cookies, and sprinkle with bacon. Let the icing set.


bacon recipe source: Sarah, The Woks of Life (@thewoksoflife), December 8, 2014

2625. MATCHA QUICHE with BACON and SPINACH

serves four


4 slices bacon 
5 oz. potato 
1 oz. spinach 
3 1/2 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 tablespoon oil
2 eggs
80 ml milk
80 ml fresh cream
a little salt
a little pepper
10 g Parmesan cheese

 

Dough:  

2 teaspoons matcha powder 

150 grams flour

80 grams butter

1 egg yolk

2 tablespoons cold water

 

To make the dough, mix the flour, matcha powder and the butter and knead. Add the egg yolk and cold water and mix. Spread the dough out (Step 1) into a mold about 15 cm. in diameter. Cut the bacon slices into 8 equal portions. Peel the potato; slice them. Cut off the stems of the spinach and wash. Cut into 3 cm. long pieces. Preheat the oven to 170 °C. Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat and fry the bacon strips and potato slices. Mix the eggs, fresh cream, milk, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper in a bowl. Put the bacon strips and potato slices (Step 4) into the pan (Step 2). Pour the liquid mixture (Step 5) into the pan and spread the spinach and the shredded Mozzarela cheese over it. Bake in the oven 30 to 40 minutes.

 

 

bacon recipe courtesy of: Manami Imai and Kenji Imai, J-Simple Recipes: Enjoy cooking Japanese food!