green tea steamed cake confection

  • Serves: 4
  • Calories: 135 kcal
  • Total Time: 2 h 10 m
  • Japanese: Matcha uirō

ingredients:

  • 1/2 tablespoon matcha powder
  • 80 g all-purpose flour, plain flour or cake flour
  • 60 g sugar
  • 250 ml water

step 1:

Mix the flour, matcha powder and the sugar in a bowl. Add the water little by little and mix.

step 2:

Pour into a microwave-proof container measuring about 10 × 15 × 5 cm. Cover with a paper towel and warm it in the microwave for 6 minutes.

step 3:

Remove from the microwave and let it cool off a little. Place in the refrigerator and chill for 2 hours.

comment:

Uirō is a kind of Japanese sweet. It is very simple, sweet and sticky. Although uirō is famous as a specialty in Nagoya City, it originated in Odawara City, in Kanagawa, near Tokyo.