﻿{"id":3112,"date":"2014-05-23T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T15:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/?p=3112"},"modified":"2018-05-16T13:08:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:08:13","slug":"matcha-tea-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/?p=3112&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Matcha tea cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Hi everybody!<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>here I am with my new post after a big break. Actually I was looking forward to post again and especially something related with this kind of tea that I really like.\u00a0<\/i><i>Today\u00b4s recipe can be made without tea and the cookies will be equally good \ud83d\ude42<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>People around me already know that I am a BIG fan of tea, specially red and green.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Talking about green tea, two years ago I discovered the Matcha tea (the king of the teas); I really like it because it has many healthy benefits (three times greater than the normal green tea commercially available). Its a powder green tea with a high concentration of antioxidants, it helps to reduce high blood \u00a0pressure and moderate cholesterol.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_190212.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_190212.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"170\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>We can enjoy a nice cup of Matcha but the use of this tea goes to many more areas, for example the amount of recipes that can be made with it like cakes, truffles, creams, ice-creams etc.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Today a super easy recipe, shall we start?<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Ingredients:\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_114750.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_114750.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"204\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_113732.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_113732.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"183\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>150 gr of flour<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>3 tea spoons of ground almonds<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>90 gr butter (without salt)<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>1 pinch of salt<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>10 gr of yeast<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>50 gr of sugar<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>2 egg yolk<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>2 tea spoons of Matcha tea<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>1 pinch of vanilla<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>1\u00ba) First we sieve the flour together with the yeast and the almonds.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>2\u00ba) \u00a0After that we mix the butter together with the sugar until we get a smooth mixture, we incorporate the egg yolks, the vanilla and the tea; mix well and finally incorporate the flour and mix until the ingredients are well mixed.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">3\u00ba)<i> With our hands we knead the mixture. Make a ball, wrap it plastic foil and let it rest in the refrigerator 1\/2 hour to 1 hour.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_122932.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_122932.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"290\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">4\u00ba) <i>Now, we can stretch the mixture and with the cookie cutter we shape the cookies and place them on the baking tray.<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_173246.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_173246.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">5\u00ba) <i>Preheat the oven 175\u00ba C and place the cookies during 10 minutes (flip the tray half the time, so all the cookies are cooked the same way)<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_183239.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_183239.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"249\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>6\u00ba) Let them cool down and get ready to enjoy your matcha cookies \ud83d\ude42<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_185523.jpg?w=225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goodtaste2800.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_20140523_185523.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>And &#8230; that&#8217;s it! we have our matcha tea cookies, although as I \u00a0said before if you don\u00b4t have Matcha Tea , you can make the cookies without it. They can be decorated with powdered sugar or chocolate, but I personally prefer the green color that the tea provides them. They are delicious!<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_183824.jpg?w=300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/img_20140523_183824.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"203\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>I hope you try to make them at home, see you!<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Ah! also I would like to congratulate my sister for her birthday: I really hope you can have a relaxed and happy birthday, send you a big kiss from here, you are the best!!! (we will celebrate together when I\u00b4m back)<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/11927323\/?claim=kjbxv96wv8d\">Follow my blog with Bloglovin<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everybody! here I am with my new post after a big break. Actually I was looking forward to post again and especially something related with this kind of tea that I really like.\u00a0Today\u00b4s recipe can be made without tea and the cookies will be equally good \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0 \u00a0 People around me already know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573,575],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cookies-en","category-galletas-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3112"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3234,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3112\/revisions\/3234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasalforno.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}