Recipe: Appetizing My Dorayaki (Red Bean Paste Pancake)

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My Dorayaki (Red Bean Paste Pancake). "You grab a pancake, spread some red bean paste on and top it with another pancake", said my aunt when I asked what dorayaki was. It is a pancake sandwich with Anko (sweet Azuki red bean paste). In this recipe, I will also show you how to make Dorayaki.

Let's make DIY Dorayaki with Red Bean Paste together!

For those who don't know what a dorayaki is, this Japanese confection is a pancake-sandwich, with sweet red bean paste filling.

Once cooled down, make a sandwich with two pancakes, with plenty of red bean paste in the middle.

You can cook My Dorayaki (Red Bean Paste Pancake) using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of My Dorayaki (Red Bean Paste Pancake)

1. You need 100 grams of ■Cake flour.

2. You need 6 grams of ■Baking powder.

3. You need 2 large of Egg.

4. It’s 60 grams of ◎Brown sugar (preferably light-brown sugar).

5. It’s 10 grams of ◎Honey.

6. You need 1 tbsp of ◎Mirin.

7. You need 1 pinch of ◎Salt.

8. It’s 3 tbsp of Milk or water.

9. Prepare 300 grams of Tsubu-an.

One of my favorite Japanese desserts/cake is Dorayaki.

Two small pancake-like sponge wrapped a filling of sweet Azuki red bean paste.

It is easy to make at home.

Dorayaki consists of a pancake-like sandwich with a sweet red bean paste as an earthy filling.

My Dorayaki (Red Bean Paste Pancake) step by step

1. Combine the ■ ingredients and sift. Bring the eggs to room temperature. Divide the tsubu-an into eight portions..

2. Add all ◎ ingredients in a bowl. Suspend the bowl over warm water and use a hand mixer to whisk until pale and thick (like making castella cakes)..

3. It should look like this..

4. Add ■ ingredients into the bowl from Step 3. Cut the batter lightly with a spatula. Add milk or water to loosen the batter, as seen in the photo..

5. For each dorayaki pancake, scoop 1 tablespoon of batter and pour onto a non-stick frying pan. Cook over low heat until nicely browned. Flip over and brown the other side to finish..

6. The amount of bean paste is up to you. Refer to listed amount as a guideline..

7. To store them, wrap each dorayaki with plastic wrap. This will keep them moist and tasty!.

8. For best results, set aside for half a day. Theyll become moist and delicious..

9. My husband loves it! He says its just like the ones from a store..

10. Sandwich matcha ice cream for a twist..

A great dish for breakfast or as a snack… To assemble the dorayaki, scoop some of the red bean paste onto the one pancake, focusing the filling in the middle.

Without the red bean, this recipe also makes some beautifully golden brown hotcakes!

Sandwich some Japanese sweet red bean paste (anko) between two pancakes and press down using your palms to form the classic Dorayaki shape.

Strawberry and sweet red bean paste is a combination often utilised in Japanese desserts, because the refreshing hint of tartness from the strawberries cuts nicely through the slightly sticky thickness of the bean paste.

The use of both in this dorayaki makes for a nicely balanced snack or dessert that.