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Matcha, Raspberry and Black Sesame Tart
Made with MATCHA INSPIRATION
An original recipe by Mario Bacherini, Ecole Valrhona Pastry Chef, West Coast
Makes 6 tarts
Recipe Step by Step
Sablée Inspiration Matcha
360g Butter Extra Dry 84% Elle & Vire Pro
200g Inspiration Matcha Valrhona
270g Icing Sugar
90g Almond Flour
6g Salt
150g Eggs
700g AP Flour
Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the cold, cubed butter until it reaches a smooth, soft consistency (pommade).
Add the Inspiration Matcha chocolate, melted to 35°C.
Add the powdered sugar, almond flour, and salt.
Add the eggs.
Add the flour and mix until a smooth, uniform dough forms.
Roll out immediately to 2.5mm thickness between two acetate sheets, then refrigerate overnight.
Baking temperature: 150°C/305F.
Black sesame frangipane
100g Butter Extra Dry 84% Elle & Vire Pro
90g Sugar
70g Black Sesame Paste
60g Almond Flour
2g Salt
100g Eggs
20g Toasted Black Sesame
Cream the butter, sugar and black sesame paste until homogeneous without incorporating air.
Add the eggs gradually, then the almond flour, the salt the black sesame.
Pipe into the par-baked tart shells. Bake at 150°C/305F. until the center is set but still moist (14 minutes circa).
Raspberry confit
384g Meeker Raspberry Purée 100%
50g Sugar
50g Glucose Powder DE33 Sosa
6g Pectin NH Sosa
Mix the granulated sugar, powdered glucose, and NH pectin, then sprinkle over the pureed raspberries.
Blend until smooth, then heat to 95°C, stirring constantly. Pour immediately.
Inspiration Matcha whipped ganache
225g Mineral Water
50g Glucose Syrup DE60 Sosa
500g Matcha Inspiration
750g Elle & Vire Pro Excellence Whipping Cream 35%
Heat the water along with the glucose syrup.
Slowly pour this hot mixture over the semi-melted chocolate. Immediately mix using an electric mixer to make a perfect emulsion. Add the cold whipping cream.
Mix in the electric mixer again. Store in the refrigerator and leave to stiffen, preferably overnight.
Whip until firm.
Assembly and finishing
Line the sable into the desired tart ring, par- bake the shell for 10 minutes, pipe the sesame frangipane on the bottom of the tart (about 1/3rd ) and bake again for 12-14 minutes (see baking temperatures above). Cool down, then pipe some raspberry confit up to the edge of the tart.
Whip the Matcha whipped ganache and pipe on top of the tart.
Decorate with matcha inspiration chocolate sticks, and small rounds of raspberry confit (made by cutting the confit with a small cookie cutter)
Serve at a cool temperature of 14C/57F.