Lime and Matcha Steamed Puddings
Every time I open my fridge door I see the little tin of matcha and think I must do something with that. Ray McVinnie featured an orange marmalade steamed pudding in his Sunday Paper column recently and it seemed like it would be easy to substitute the orange flavours with lime marmalade and matcha tea. It worked a treat with a subtle tea flavour to the sponge part.
Lime and Matcha Steamed Puddings
6 dessertspoons lime marmalade
90 grams butter
125 grams caster sugar
1 teaspoon matcha tea
2 eggs
150 grams flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
80 ml milk
METHOD
Place a spoon of marmalade into 6 x 150ml capacity heatproof dariole moulds or coffee cups.
Beat the butter and sugar together until pale, thick and creamy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Stir in the flour, baking powder and matcha tea and milk until well mixed but do not beat.
Fill each container with the mixture and cover with buttered foil.
Put containers into a steamer and steam over high heat for 20 - 30 minutes until a skewer inserted into one of the puddings comes out clean.
Remove from the steamer, take out the moulds by running a small knife around the side of each container.
Serve with crème anglaise or whipped cream.
For conversions to ounces or cup measurements check Gourmet Sleuth site.

Looks so good, Barbara! I also have some macha powder in the fridge so I will make this. I also have a good green tea cookies receipe so I will send it to you later :) People keep asking me the receipe every time I make this so it should be good.
Posted by: Mikako | July 15, 2006 at 02:15 PM
it seems a really nice and fresh dessert. I do not have lime marmelade...i should try to make some, it'll cheaper i guess. the idea is original!
Posted by: noemie83 | July 16, 2006 at 04:59 AM
Mikako I would love the green tea cookies recipe.
Noemie - I use the Roses Lime marmalade but home made would be nice.
Posted by: barbara | July 16, 2006 at 07:56 PM
Barbara, the pudding looks lovely and the recipe sounds intriguing too!
Posted by: keiko | July 17, 2006 at 09:53 PM
Looks fantastic Barbara, I recently acquired a tin of Matcha myself and can't wait to use it. I have so many ideas and recipes, with one more now! ;-)
Posted by: Bron | July 18, 2006 at 09:52 AM
The pudding looks lovely and yum!
Looks Matcha taste machtes Lime marmalade:)
Posted by: Ryoko | July 19, 2006 at 01:25 AM
Keiko - Thankyou
Bron - I look forward to your creations.
Ryoko - You would have enjoyed it.
Posted by: barbara | July 20, 2006 at 08:02 AM
How beautiful and eclectic! Looks sooo good!
Posted by: Dianka | July 28, 2006 at 04:50 AM
i've got lime tree with some of the fruits down on the ground. i dunno what to do with them. do you do lime marmalade like you do with grapefruit marmalade?
Posted by: arfi binsted | July 31, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Dianka - thank yoy.
Arfi - I've never made lime marmalde but I'm sure it would be the same method.
Posted by: barbara | July 31, 2006 at 12:47 PM
I purchased matcha pudding at the Tokyo airport. Is it sold commercially in the US? Can it be purchased from a supplier in Japan?
Posted by: Dr. Natalie Gordon | March 29, 2007 at 12:59 AM