Matcha Brioche and Pastries: Our Recipes

Dough to knead, let rise, then shape: these matcha brioches and pastries move at a different pace from cake batter poured into a pan. The selection also includes matcha bread. If you'd rather make a dessert without waiting for dough to rise, matcha cakes and tarts take you from simple rounds to filled tarts.

We'd start with brioche if you want to handle a soft dough and see it take shape. Croissants call for laminated dough; bread uses a leaner one. A different pan can't simply replace any of these techniques.

Which matcha yeasted dough should you make?

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  For a first shaped yeasted dough, matcha brioche bakes in a pan.
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  If you want individual spirals instead of one loaf, matcha brioche rolls are shaped before baking.
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  Matcha croissants begin with laminated yeasted dough. That technique is quite different from brioche.
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  Matcha bread uses a leaner yeasted dough than brioche. Choose it for that format rather than for a sweet pastry.

If you want a different format

Without waiting for yeasted dough to rise, small matcha confections come in crisp or soft bites.