{ "id": 1012318, "title": "Matcha Pancake Stack (American-Style Fluffy with Honey Yogurt)", "slug": "matcha-pancake-stack-american-style-fluffy-with-honey-yogurt", "type": "page", "url": "https://teas.co.uk/recipes/biscuits/matcha-pancake-stack-american-style-fluffy-with-honey-yogurt/", "modified": "2026-05-26T03:43:48+01:00", "excerpt": "American-style fluffy pancakes coloured with a Twinings Matcha bag whisked into warm buttermilk, topped with honey-Greek yogurt and fresh berries.", "content_text": "Matcha pancake stack uses a Twinings Matcha bag to colour and flavour an American-style fluffy batch from the inside. Snip the bag into warm buttermilk, whisk to dissolve the matcha, then strain the leaf back out so the pancakes stay smooth rather than stringy.\n\nSource: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the Matcha Pancake Stack (American-Style Fluffy with Honey Yogurt) recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/biscuits/matcha-pancake-stack-american-style-fluffy-with-honey-yogurt/Two small things make these work. Let the buttermilk cool back to room temperature before it meets the raising agents, or the batter starts working in the bowl instead of the pan; and keep the heat low to medium so the insides cook through before the bottoms colour. Stacked with honey-sweetened Greek yogurt, fresh berries and a little maple, they make a proper weekend breakfast.", "recipe_contract": { "id": "recipe_1012318", "slug": "matcha-pancake-stack-american-style-fluffy-with-honey-yogurt", "canonical_url": "https://teas.co.uk/recipes/biscuits/matcha-pancake-stack-american-style-fluffy-with-honey-yogurt/", "citation_slug": "matcha-pancake-stack-american-style-fluffy-with-honey-yogurt", "recipe_type": "biscuit-recipes", "required_teas": [ { "product_id": 1455, "slug": "twinings-matcha-20-tea-bags-40g", "name": "Twinings Matcha, 20 Tea Bags 40g", "role": "primary", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/twinings-matcha-20-tea-bags-40g/", "reason": "Primary tea mapped as required for this recipe.", "confidence": "high" } ], "optional_teas": [ { "product_id": 10408, "slug": "san-benedetto-matcha-green-tea-400ml", "name": "San Benedetto Matcha Green Tea, 400ml", "role": "optional", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/san-benedetto-matcha-green-tea-400ml/", "reason": "Curated optional pairing for this recipe.", "confidence": "medium" }, { "product_id": 988, "slug": "pukka-organic-supreme-matcha-green-20-tea-bags-32g", "name": "Pukka Organic Supreme Matcha Green, 20 Tea Bags 32g", "role": "optional", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/pukka-organic-supreme-matcha-green-20-tea-bags-32g/", "reason": "Curated optional pairing for this recipe.", "confidence": "medium" }, { "product_id": 1470, "slug": "twinings-cleanse-matcha-20-tea-bags-40g", "name": "Twinings Cleanse Matcha, 20 Tea Bags 40g", "role": "optional", "product_url": "https://teas.co.uk/product/twinings-cleanse-matcha-20-tea-bags-40g/", "reason": "Curated optional pairing for this recipe.", "confidence": "medium" } ], "related_wiki_topics": [ "https://teas.co.uk/wiki/matcha/" ], "action_policy": { "recipe_page": "content_read", "product_links": "content_read", "buy_cards": "recommendation_card", "purchase_intent": "requires_explicit_human_confirmation", "cart_mutation": "blocked_for_agents" }, "schema_policy": { "emit_recipe_schema_when_method_and_ingredients_exist": true, "do_not_invent_ingredients": true, "map_required_teas_to_products": true }, "provenance": [ { "source": "wordpress_recipe_post_meta", "source_meta": "_tr_*", "post_id": 1012318, "product_id": 1455, "source_pid": 1455, "modified_at": "2026-05-26T03:43:48+00:00" } ], "render_fields": { "prep": "25 min", "serves": "Serves 2 to 3 (makes 8 pancakes)", "difficulty": "Easy", "ingredients": [ "For the matcha-buttermilk infusion (start 10 min ahead):", "1 Twinings Matcha pyramid tea bag", "240ml buttermilk, warmed to 50 degrees", "For the pancake batter:", "2 large eggs, lightly beaten", "30g unsalted butter, melted and cooled", "1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste", "200g plain flour", "2 teaspoons baking powder", "1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda", "30g caster sugar", "1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt", "For the topping:", "200ml full-fat Greek yogurt", "1 tablespoon clear honey, plus extra for drizzling", "150g mixed fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)", "2 tablespoons maple syrup", "For cooking:", "15g unsalted butter, for greasing the pan between batches", "A heavy-based non-stick frying pan (24cm diameter)" ], "method": [ "Make the matcha-buttermilk first. Warm the 240ml of buttermilk in a small pan over very low heat to 50 degrees (just hot to the back of a finger; the buttermilk should not steam). Take off the heat. Snip the Twinings Matcha pyramid bag open with kitchen scissors and tip the contents into the warm buttermilk. Whisk with a small whisk for 30 seconds to dissolve the matcha; the buttermilk will turn a soft jade-green with visible green tea leaf pieces floating.", "Strain the matcha-buttermilk through a fine sieve into a clean bowl, pressing with the back of a spoon to extract the liquid. Discard the leaves left in the sieve. Cool the strained buttermilk to room temperature, about 10 minutes; warm buttermilk plus baking powder reacts in the bowl before the pancakes hit the pan.", "In a small jug, whisk the 2 lightly beaten eggs with the cooled 30g of melted butter and the 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste.", "In a large mixing bowl, sift together the 200g of plain flour, the 2 teaspoons of baking powder, the 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda, the 30g of caster sugar and the 1/4 teaspoon of fine salt.", "Pour the cooled matcha-buttermilk and the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Fold gently with a wooden spoon until just combined; do not over-mix. Small lumps in the batter are correct; over-mixed batter gives tough pancakes.", "Heat the heavy-based non-stick pan over low-medium heat. Drop a small piece of butter (about 2g) into the pan to grease.", "Spoon 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan for each pancake; the pan should hold 2 to 3 pancakes at a time depending on size. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on the first side until small bubbles appear on the surface and the underside is deep golden. Turn and cook for another 2 minutes on the second side.", "Transfer the cooked pancakes to a warm plate. Re-grease the pan and repeat until all 8 pancakes are cooked. Keep the cooked pancakes warm under foil while the rest cook.", "While the pancakes cook, mix the topping: stir the 1 tablespoon of clear honey into the 200ml of Greek yogurt in a small bowl. Slice the strawberries; the blueberries and raspberries go in whole.", "To plate: stack 3 to 4 pancakes per portion on a small plate. Top each stack with a generous spoon of honey-Greek yogurt, scatter fresh berries across the top and drizzle 1 tablespoon of maple syrup over the whole stack. Drizzle a small extra spoon of honey for finishing if wanted. Serve immediately with a side cup of plain Twinings Matcha." ], "outcome": "A tall stack of pale jade pancakes under a spoon of honey-sweetened Greek yogurt, with fresh berries and a thin run of maple down the sides. Matcha and vanilla on the nose, a soft fluffy buttermilk crumb in the bite, sweet honey and berries to finish.", "product_id": 1455, "cross_product_ids": [ 10408, 988, 1470 ], "wiki": "https://teas.co.uk/wiki/matcha/", "news": "https://teas.co.uk/news/", "source_pid": 1455 }, "contract_version": "2026-06-18.five-token-staging-p2", "source_hash": "e94427c0c434cad90f9a3987220a44ef27e3253b6ecc21a797661f79052f0ef3" }, "contentSignals": "ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes", "links": { "apiCatalog": "https://teas.co.uk/.well-known/api-catalog", "llmsTxt": "https://teas.co.uk/llms.txt", "mcpCard": "https://teas.co.uk/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json", "primaryAgenticRouteAuthority": "https://teas.co.uk/.well-known/teas-primary-agentic-route-authority.json" } }