MATCHA PIE

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Matcha, or powdered green tea, makes this pie a verdant green. Melissa and Emily Elsen, the owners of Four & Twenty Blackbirds in Brooklyn, use a culinary grade matcha, which is less bitter and which you can find online. Serve the pie plain or with whipped cream.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     pies and tarts, dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2/3 cup/133 grams granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons matcha powder, preferably culinary grade
1/2 cup/113 grams/1 stick unsalted butter, melted
3 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
2 cups/470 milliliters heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 par-baked 10-inch pie shell
Whipped cream, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together sugar, flour, salt and matcha powder.
  • Stir in butter, then beat in 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk, one at a time. Beat a couple of minutes more, stir in the cream and vanilla and strain into the pie shell.
  • Bake about 50 minutes, rotating it 180 degrees after about 35 minutes, until set around the edges but still wobbly in the center. Allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 532, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 24 grams, Sodium 238 milligrams, Sugar 18 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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