This gluten-free brownies recipe is processed brownies with the main ingredients of oat flour and matcha powder. This brownie dish does not contain milk and wheat flour. So it is suitable for those of you who are allergic to milk and are reducing gluten consumption.
This brownies recipe is suitable for implementing a healthy lifestyle because it does not use wheat flour and milk which are harmful to health. According to scientists, residual substances contained in cow’s milk have a negative impact on your health. These negative impacts include damaging the nervous system, immune system, and reproductive system.
Characteristics of Good Quality Matcha Powder
Matcha powder is one of the main ingredients in making matcha oat blondies brownies. To make your brownies more perfect, you should use good quality matcha powder. The following are some of the characteristics of good quality matcha powder, namely:
1. It has a Distinctive Aroma
Good quality matcha powder has a distinctive aroma when you inhale it. The aroma is identical to the smell of grass and very fragrant. The aroma of matcha powder comes from the content of the amino acid L-theanine which has been preserved in matcha powder. The stronger the matcha aroma, the more amino acids it contains. This indicates that matcha powder is original and healthy.
2. The Texture of Matcha Powder Feels Very Smooth
Good quality matcha powder has a very fine texture, due to the length of time in the mashing process. When you touch it with your fingers, the texture of the matcha powder is like baby powder or eye shadow which is very light and soft.
3. Natural Sweet Taste
Low-quality matcha powder usually leaves a bitter aftertaste in your mouth and throat when you consume it. While good quality matcha powder has a delicious taste and natural sweetness.
4. Dark Green Color
The short drying process of matcha leaves keeps the color dark green. The dark green color indicates the high content of amino acids in leaf chlorophyll. If you find the matcha powder a lighter green color, it means that the matcha powder has been stored for a long time, is of low quality, and is no longer fresh.
5. Not Easy to Clump
When you stir the matcha powder for about 15 seconds, the powder will immediately mix with the water. This indicates that the matcha powder has good quality.
Gluten-Free Brownies Recipe
Matcha Oat Blondies Brownies Recipe, Dairy Free and Gluten-Free
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp matcha powder
- 100 g oat
- 30 g mocap flour
- 70 g coconut sugar
- 20 g cashews, coarsely chopped
- 30 g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 50 g cocoa butter, melted
- 30 ml coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 100 ml unsalted soy milk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 chicken eggs
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Place the melted cocoa butter, soy milk, coconut oil, free-range eggs, coconut sugar, vanilla paste, and matcha powder in a bowl. Stir until well blended.
- Add the oat flour, baking soda, mocap flour, and salt. Stir again until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a tin that has been lined with baking paper.
- Sprinkle chopped cashews and dark chocolate on the surface of the dough.
- Bake the dough in the oven at 175 degrees Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes. Don’t forget to preheat the oven. Remove the brownies from the oven, cut them into pieces and serve.
