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Hojicha is green tea which is steamed and roasted.

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon (about 2g) matcha or powdered hojicha
20g cream cheese
1-2 heaped teaspoons sugar (adjust the amount to your liking)
1 tablespoon milk
1 pre-made puff pastry sheet (8 x 15cm)
If using frozen, put in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, or let sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes to thaw soft.
beaten egg (optional)

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
2. Put matcha or powdered roasted green tea into a bowl.
3. Add the sugar and milk, and mix thoroughly.
4. Add cream cheese and mix thoroughly.
5. Spread the mixture onto the pastry sheet.
6. Roll up the pastry sheet away from you.
7. Tidy up the shape.
8. Cut the roll into 2-3cm pieces with kitchen scissors or a kitchen knife.
9. Line a baking tray with a cooking sheet and place the pastries onto it. (Optional: using a spoon or pastry brush, apply a little beaten egg to the surface of each pastry.)
10. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 18-20 minutes.
*Tea leaves contain caffeine. The diuretic, stimulant and anticancer effects of caffeine intake are clinically recognized. On the other hand, excessive intake of caffeine may have a damaging effect on health. Especially, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children should be careful with the amount of caffeine they intake.

Reference:
農林水産省 カフェインの過剰摂取について
https://www.maff.go.jp/index.html
公益社団法人日本茶業中央会(2013) 新版 茶の機能: ヒト試験から分かった新たな役割 第一刷 一般社団法人農山漁村文化協会
大森正司、阿南豊正、伊勢村護、加藤みゆき、滝口明子、中村羊一郎編(2017) 茶の事典 初版第一刷 朝倉書店
高野實、谷本陽蔵、富田勲、中川致之、岩浅潔、寺本益英、山田新市 (2005) 緑茶の事典 改訂3版 柴田書店

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