Slunzo Japanese Green Tea from Cream Supplies

The delicate flavour, nutrients and intense colour of Slunzo Japanese Green Tea are preserved by shielding the plants from intense sunlight before harvesting with a black mesh and lightly steaming the leaves to prevent oxidisation.

It is sold in 50g canisters as either leaf, which yields 13 pots of tea, or powder, which provides up to 50 servings. The leaf tea should be brewed traditionally in water below 80°C to prevent bitterness.

The versatile powder, which dissolves instantly, can be added to hot or cold water or milk, or used as an ingredient in frappes, shakes, sorbets, ice-creams, cocktails and recipes such as cupcakes (see below).

To buy it, callCream Supplies
0845 226 3024

RECIPE FOR GREEN TEA CUPCAKES

Ingredients

4 oz butter or margarine
4oz caster sugar
4 oz self raising flour
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp Shinzo green tea powder
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsps vanilla essence
Icing Ingredients
1oz butter or margarine
Icing sugar
Shinzo green tea powder

Method Put all dry ingredients in a bowl and slowly stir in the wet ingredients.

Beat until light and smooth.

Fill cupcake cases just over a quarter full.

Meanwhile, beat butter for icing until soft.

Mix in icing sugar until smooth.

Add green tea powder to taste.

Decorate as desired.