Asian Tea Candy
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 50 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 11 grams (Shiro Kanten) Agar
- 240 grams sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ tsp Matcha tea powder
- Matcha tea powder (for dusting)
Preparation steps
1.
Rinse Shiro Kanten in water and then tear into small pieces. Soak for about 30 minutes in cold water, drain, squeeze out and boil with 200 ml (approximately 7 ounces) of water over medium heat, stirring until it is dissolved. Strain through a sieve into another saucepan and return to a boil.
2.
Mix in matcha tea powder, sugar and salt and stir until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool until lukewarm. Rinse a square pan with cold water, pour in mixture and smooth out. Leave to set for at least 1 hour. Cut jelly into about 2 cm (approximately 3/4 inch) cubes and turn freely in matcha tea powder and serve.