recipe for matcha blondies
with whipped white chocolate ganache and strawberries
well hello !
this newsletter has been on my draft for weeks now and i promised myself that i’d write at least another one before the next month (and it’s almost march, what !!) so… here i am. february has been exhausting so far and there were days when i wanted to just curl up in my bed and hibernate until spring comes. i’ve received an overwhelming amount of love and support these past few weeks with multiple sell-out pop ups and pastry boxes and i’m so incredibly grateful.
the non-stop work that i did to meet demands (valentine’s day week was especially brutal), however, did take a toll on my body and i was reminded yet again that running a business is not sustainable if i don’t prioritize my health (how do other small biz owners stay healthy and sane while trying to keep their business afloat, i’d love to know).
i did take a break from coucou last week and worked at a lovely bakery called Q bakehouse in ann arbor (owned by rachel, who was so very kind to let me crash her bakery for a couple of days) to see what it’s like to work in a commercial kitchen setting and with other people. it was so refreshing and fun to see how a bakery is run with a team of 8+ people and being there to witness how everything comes together solidified my dream of having my own storefront even more.
i’m currently in the process of getting licensed/insured and all that jazz so i can move into a commercial kitchen, which is very exciting and daunting at the same time. it’s a necessary next step for coucou, but i’m dizzied every time i think about all the extra expenses that are involved with using a commercial kitchen. i’ll make sure to write a newsletter about my experience of transitioning from home kitchen into a commercial one because i know i would’ve appreciated reading about someone else’s experience to get a glimpse of what it’s like.
well, anyways, i wanted to write up a recipe for matcha blondies with whipped white chocolate ganache and strawberries, which was one of the items i made for the valentine’s day pastry box. they are fudgy and chewy, and the whipped white chocolate ganache pairs so well with the slight bitterness of matcha.
if you’re feeling a bit lazy or don’t want to prep the ganache the night before, feel free to make these blondies without the ganache/strawberries on top, as they’re good as is !
matcha blondies with whipped white choc ganache
