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matcha tart with slice cut and slightly removed on round marble board, interior reveals orange curd filling

Matcha Tart

Heather Janak
Matcha pistachio tart crust filled with orange curd and white chocolate ganache dusted with matcha powder.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Chinese, Japanese
Servings 10 slices
Calories 481 kcal

Ingredients
  

Matcha pistachio tart crust

  • ¾ cups powdered sugar (90g)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (230g)
  • 1 tablespoon matcha powder (6g) plus more for garnish
  • cup roasted and salted pistachios ground to a fine meal (42g)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (113g) chilled, cut in ¼ inch cubes
  • 1 large egg (50g)
  • 2 tablespoon water chilled
  • 2 tablespoon white chocolate melted, optional

Orange curd

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter room temperature (56g)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100g)
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2 whole eggs
  • cup orange juice freshly squeezed
  • cup lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 2 teaspoon orange zest finely grated
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest finely grated

White chocolate ganache

  • 6 oz white chocolate (170g)
  • ¼ cup heavy cream (60g)
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (28g)
  • Pinch salt
  • Few drops white food coloring optional
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Instructions
 

Do ahead

  • The crust can be made one day ahead of time and either stored in a ball wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator or rolled out and trimmed in the tart pan and stored in the freezer until ready to bake.

Make the crust

  • In a large bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, flour, matcha powder and ground pistachios.
  • Add the chilled butter and toss with your hands to coat it in the mixture. Rub the mixture between your fingers to incorporate the butter. Keep going until the mixture is sandy and no big chunks of butter remain. Alternatively, use a pastry cutter.
  • Add the egg and mix just until combined. If the dough is too crumbly and won’t come together when grabbed, start adding the cold water 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix just until combined and the dough clumps and stays in a clump when grabbed.
  • Roll the dough between two sheets of plastic, parchment or silicone baking mats until ⅛-inch thick. If you do not have these, use flour, but sparingly.
  • Carefully transfer the dough to the tart tin. If the dough is too warm and difficult to work with, pop it into the freezer for 10 minutes. Press the dough into the pan and trim the excess off the edges. You will have some leftover dough and can save it to bake off as linzer cookies.
  • Prick the bottom of the tart crust all over with a fork and transfer it to the freezer to freeze solid for at least 1 hour before baking.
  • When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325°F. Remove the tart from the freezer and line with parchment paper* and ceramic pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 20 minutes, then carefully remove the parchment and weights. Bake for an additional 8-10 minutes or until the surface looks dry and crisp. Remove from the oven and let cool.
  • Optional: Melt 2 tablespoons of white chocolate in the microwave in short spurts of 15 seconds. Use a pastry brush to brush the chocolate onto the inside of the cooled tart crust to line it. This will prevent a soggy bottom from the moisture of the curd.

Make the curd

  • In a heatproof bowl, beat the unsalted butter and granulated sugar together with beaters or a stiff spatula.
  • Beat in the egg yolks and whole eggs. Add the orange juice and lemon juice, followed by the orange zest and lemon zest.
  • Place the bowl over a bain-marie (a saucepan with one inch of water in the bottom that does not touch the bowl when the bowl is placed on top). Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens and reaches 165°F on an instant read thermometer.
  • Remove from heat and pour into the prepared cooled and white chocolate-lined crust. Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface and refrigerate 2 hours, or until completely chilled.

Make the white chocolate ganache

  • In a heatproof bowl, combine the white chocolate, heavy cream, butter and pinch of salt.
  • Set this bowl over a bain-marie (a saucepan with one inch of water in the bottom that does not touch the bowl when the bowl is placed on top). Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until all of the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
  • Optional, but strongly encouraged: Transfer to a cup or smaller container and blend with an immersion blender until lightened in color and emulsified. Be sure to keep the blender submerged the entire time as to not introduce air bubbles into the ganache. Completely optional: Add a bit of white food coloring to lighten the color.
  • Pour the ganache into the cooled tart crust and smooth with an offset spatula, as necessary. Let cool completely to room temperature before placing in the fridge to chill completely to set, about 2 hours.

Garnish

  • Place a store bought or homemade stencil over the tart. Place matcha powder** in a fine mesh sieve and dust over the stencil onto the tart. Remove the stencil and enjoy. Serve chilled.

Notes

*Scrunch up the parchment before smoothing it flat to place in the tart. This will help it sit better in the bottom and ridges.
If you do not have an immersion blender, you can use a regular blender or food processor. Work quickly as the ganache will thicken as it cools.
Keep your tart dough chilled for easier handling. Take the extra few minutes to pop it into the freezer between steps, if needed.
**If you do not like straight matcha by itself, mix with some powdered sugar to dilute the flavor before dusting it onto the tart.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 481kcal
Keyword curd, ganache, green, matcha, matcha tart, orange curd, tart, tart crust, white chocolate, white chocolate ganache
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