With just a touch of matcha and the cherries reminiscent of the beautiful cherry blossoms, these Glazed Cherry Matcha Scones are a true nod to Japanese culture. Enjoy them with a lovely cup of green tea.
Did you know that this week is International Scones Week? There is no shortage of scone recipes out there but I decided to revisit a scone I made in 2010 that I truly enjoyed. But the recipe has been zinged up with the addition of cherries and a little glaze. So help yourself to one of my Glazed Cherry Matcha Scones with your afternoon tea!
For the unfamiliar, let’s start with a description of matcha. Matcha is green tea from the Camellia sinensis, transformed into a very fine powder. Unlike other teas derived from Camellia sinensis, matcha has not been fermented.
This is not its only particularity, as true matcha is derived from tea leaves grown in the shade so that the leaves achieve a dark green color. This is what gives matcha its magnificent amino acids.
When you ingest matcha you are consuming the entire leaf. Did you know that one glass of matcha green tea is equal to 10 glasses of regular green tea? The antioxidants found in green tea have been found to fight against many forms of cancer, HIV, heart disease and a host of other illnesses and diseases.
Don’t like or want to drink your matcha? Well, great news as you can cook and bake with it. In Japan matcha is in everything, maybe I need to go to Japan for a full-on matcha discovery 🙂
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Glazed Cherry Matcha Scones
Wow, these scones were so easy and quick to make. I literally made them this Sunday morning for breakfast and they are also perfect for an afternoon tea. I upped the sugar and matcha quantity a tad from my original recipe. By adding a touch of matcha I created a fusion scone which mixes the traditional English baked good with lovely Japanese notes.
And if my tweaks were not already perfect, I just had to toss in a few summer cherries into these Glazed Cherry Matcha Scones. I am finding myself sneaking a scone every time I have a little pang of hunger. Hmm maybe not a good idea then to make too many lol.
Thank you so much, Tandy from Lavender and Lime, for hosting this year’s International Scone Week 2017. I hope my dear reader that you will try my Glazed Cherry Matcha Scones recipe soon. Check out my growing collection of recipes with matcha if you need inspiration.
Feel free to share this post and all the other scones submitted for this event with the hashtag #ISW2017.
Glazed Cherry Matcha Scones
Ingredients
- 9 ounces / 255 gr cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons Matcha powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2.5 ounces 70 gr butter
- 1/3 cup pitted cherries quartered
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar, Matcha powder and salt.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and mix into the flour with your hands until you get a coarse crumbly texture. Gently stir in the cherries.
- Beat the milk and egg yolk, and mix it into the flour mixture until just combined.
- Knead very lightly until the dough just comes together. Pat the dough down with your hands to 1.5 inch thickness. Using a 2.5 inch cookie cutter, cut into 8 circles.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F for 12- 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a rack.
- Whisk the powdered sugar and milk until homogeneous. Use a spoon or a pipping bag to glaze the scones as desired.
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I love the bright green colour that you can get from fresh matcha. I wish it lasted longer!
So true, it is hard to get a good green. But no matter the colour, it tastes so good!
Oh yes, you have me grabbing at the very screen, now!
LOL thanks Jessica.
Your cherry scones look amazing! I love the drizzle of glaze to push them over the top!!
Thank you Liz, I was a bit unsure of all the combinations but they turned out great 🙂
Cherry plus matcha plus scones…OMG! What is there to not LOVE about these!
LOL exactly right?
Oh my goodness this look good! I love matcha in anything and these scones, with the cherries look scrumptious!
Oh I know you are a matcha fan with your board on Pinterest 🙂 Thanks MJ
You got my attention at the word cherries! Love them and these scones look delicious! I’ve never had Matcha and need to get with the program! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Pam, the cherries add a lovely dimension and I love baking with match…hope you experiment with it soon 🙂
Love both Matcha and cherries. These scones looks delicious Eve.
Thank you so much Amira!
These sound perfect for tea (or weekend breakfasts). They look delicious!
Thank you Debra, wish I had some this morning 🙂
these sound absolutely marvellous. yum to cherries. they look so pretty too. I made peanut butter scones for ISW; they were better than i expected 🙂 cheers sherry
Thank you Sherry, it was a great combo of flavors. Oh pb for scones, will check that out 😀
Cherry Matcha and Scones, I never thought of saying that in one sentence better yet as a name of a food. Such an interesting combination. I bet they taste amazing
Thank you Raymond, it was a great combo of flavors…did a bit of research first too that it would lol
Wow! These scones are so delightful! Can’t wait to prepare and taste them!
Thank you Agness I hope you will enjoy them 🙂
So when I could eat fruit, there were a few I could not handle (ie. I did not like), funnily enough… One of them was cherries. I love cherry flavored anything, but eating the actual fruit was NOT okay with me for some reason, weird I know. HA! Same goes for BANANAS!
Well that is just BANANAS about the bananas! Hurray for fake flavors…if you can have them?
I bet the matcha flavour with the cherries is so good together. These sound great!
Thanks Caroline, I was happy with the combo too, a surprising one.
These sound good, as I like almost anything with cherries. I haven’t had matcha enough to know if I like it or don’t, but it sounds really likes really good for you.
Thanks Laura and I am sure you would like these. The matcha is not overpowering, just a hint of green tea to the cherries 🙂
Cherries and matcha is such a great combination! I usually use matcha to make waffles or ice cream, but never tried baking scones. Love the idea.
Thanks Diana and I also love he ice cream…got to try it in waffle soon 🙂
I love matcha – its fun trying to add it to things like baking and smoothies etc! Love your idea of scones,
Thanks Heidi I am glad to see you are a matcha experimenter too!
Thank you for such an inspirational post! I am not a great cook – but these actually looks easy to make – and very very delicious! Happy international scone week 🙂
X Louise
Thank you Louise for your comment! They are really easy to make. I made them Sunday morning for that very breakfast. Just handle the dough as little as possible. Happy international scone week to you!
Scones are so good, aren’t they? And you’ve really loaded yours with flavor and goodness. Terrific recipe — thanks so much.
Yes they are and great for breakfast, tea time…dessert lol. Thank you John!
Wow, these sound delicious! I’d love to have some with a cup of green tea!
Thanks Kaylene they are delicious 🙂
Thanks for the great recipe and the link up.
Thanks Tandy for the event was fun.
I had never heard of matcha of a four this is very interesting thanks for sharing
Thanks Cindy, I think you meant ‘as a flour’ ? Only a small amount is used as flavor, like a spice.
I had absolutely no idea you could bake with matcha! Good to know!
Oh yes Tam, have loads of such recipes on my blog if you want to check them out.
I love green tea! These scones look wonderfully delicious, Evelyne.
Thank you Angie, they are perfect with tea indeed…in them and with a cup of lol.
I love scones! These look truly amazing!
Thank you Tami, they were (past tense ha ha)
Gorgeous scones! And yeah, I tend to put matcha in a lot of desserts too, it’s such a wonderful, subtle flavour.
First off…you seem to have quite the talent for intricate details…the tray looks very pretty and dainty.
Scones…I’ve only made them once and never really got back to making them. Who knows…maybe this winter I’ll give some that I’ve bookmarked a go. I’ll file yours too when I’ll be in a Japanese mood ;o)
Ciao for now,
Claudia
great idea add Matcha tea. I am looking for recipes that use matcha, now i can add this to my list.
Matcha scones is such a good idea!
Great idea using matcha, love the color it gives. What a lovely tray as well!
I feel like I am missing something big here! I need to get a hold of some matcha quick!
Green tea is a wonderful complement to scones. Usually it’s in a cup beside the scone, putting it inside the scone itself is a bit cheeky but very clever! 🙂
Your scones are amazingly puffy! I mean, really. Love the idea of adding matcha, must give great flavor.
Absolutely inspired Evelyne – I *love* these scones!!!
Matcha is one of my favorite flavors, and therefore your scones really caught my attention! I also love your oriental teapot, cup and tray!
They look fantastic, and so does the tray and accessories! Nice meeting you today.
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Your scones rose beautifully! I love the idea of the Matcha flavor, very unique!
I must search out some Matcha! Every time I see it or hear of it, I mourn the fact that I don’t have any. Your scones sound heavenly! 🙂
I’ve got matcha that I used for my shortbread… i can use this for scones too!