INGREDIENTS
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4 eggs, separated
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40 grams (2 rounded tablespoons) almond butter (substitute 30 grams / 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled)
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80 grams (6 tablespoons) sugar
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75 grams (2 2/3 ounces or 2/3 cup) flour
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25 grams (3 tablespoons) corn starch
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6 grams (1 tablespoon) matcha (finely powdered green tea)
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a good pinch of salt
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280 grams (10 ounces) anko (sweetened azuki bean paste; preferably tsubuan, which is a little chunky); if unavailable, substitute sweetened chestnut purée (crème de marron)
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80 grams (1/3 cup) plain Greek-style yogurt or fromage blanc or crème fraîche
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confectioner's sugar
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matcha (green tea powder)