![Totoro Matcha Puffs with green tea cream filling](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0240/1801/files/letsnomnom_Totoro_Matcha_Puff.jpg?12002466298697338774)
Today at Keno Tea we’ve got a brilliant new matcha recipe based on Totoro.
Uhmm… Totoro? What is it? A new trendy superfood? Well, nah, it's not :)
If you are fan of Japanese animation, you'll know that Totoro is the main character of the famous animated film My Neighbor Totoro by Studio Ghibli
He is a friendly, adorable spirit who looks like a rabbit or a hamster. The movie is really sweet and touching and has gathered a huge amount of fans right around the world.
![My Neighbor Totoro, director Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animation](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0240/1801/files/my-neighbor-totoro.jpg?2162844730980776028)
(Credit to movieboozer.com)
To bring some of Totoro’s magic into your world, today we’re going to show you how to make Totoro Matcha Puffs, with a recipe by Metta aka @letsnomnom.
Metta is a blogger who loves good food, travel and sharing her amazing adventures:
Metta’sTotoro Matcha Puffsare made into the shape of Totoro’s face, decorated with melted chocolate and filled inside with a creamy matcha filling.
This recipe is a hit with kids but also makes a great dessert for anyone with a sense of fun and adventure.
Anyways, let’s bake!
Totoro Matcha Puff
Ingredients
Choux Pastry
- 150 ml water
- 100 ml milk
- 125 gr unsalted butter
- 150 gr plain flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp sugar
- pinch of salt
Cream Filling
- 500 ml milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 120gr caster sugar
- 4 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 tsp matcha powder
Method
Cream Filling
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Mix egg yolks,100 ml milk, sugar, cornstarch, matcha in a bowl
- Heat the remaining milk in a saucepan
- Pour the heated milk into the matcha mixture
- Whisk continuously until combined
- Heat that mixture over medium-low heat till it thickens
- Add butter while it’s still hot
- Refrigerate the filling till it's ready to be used
Choux Pastry
- Heat butter, milk, water, sugar, salt on low heat till the butter’s melted
- Turn off the heat when it boils
- Stir in sifted flour quickly till forming a non-sticky dough.
- Transfer dough to another container & keep on stirring until it cools down a little bit
- Beat the eggs one at a time and mix in the mixture till sticky & well combined.
- Transfer the mixture to a piping bag
- Pipe a round/oval for the totoro's body & 2 ovals for the ears.
- Bake at 180C for 40 mins till they're all golden brown - modify the time and temp. according to your oven
- Remove from oven and let them cool down while getting the filling out
- Poke a hole on the puffs to pipe the Cream Filling into the puffs
- Draw totoro's features (eyes, mouth) using melted chocolate
![Matcha Green Tea Choux Recipe with Totoro features](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0240/1801/files/letsnomnom_Totoro_Matcha_Puff.2.jpg?2270273579854078448)
Magical, aren’t they? Not only is the puff delicious, it’s also fun – another perfect combination using matcha
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