How to Make Yummy Japanese Pan Cake with Anko (Dorayaki)

Japanese Pan Cake with Anko (Dorayaki). Great recipe for Japanese Pan Cake with Anko (Dorayaki). I did not expect that we can make Dorayaki on our own. Good oyatsu (snacks in Japanese) with a glass of milk, or a cup of green tea! #Anko #beans jam #Japanese sweets Traditional Japanese confection dorayaki is made of two hand-sized American-style pancakes sandwiched together with a sweet filling, the most popular of which is azuki red beans ().

It is a pancake sandwich with Anko (sweet Azuki red bean paste). In this recipe, I will also show you how to make Dorayaki w. Dorayaki is one of the most popular Japanese confectioneries. You can have Japanese Pan Cake with Anko (Dorayaki) using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Japanese Pan Cake with Anko (Dorayaki)

1. Prepare 3 of eggs.
2. Prepare 150 g of sugar.
3. It's 1 tbsp of honey.
4. It's 1 tbsp of Mirin (1 tbsp Sake/white wine + 1 tsp sugar).
5. Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
6. It's 50 mL of water (A).
7. You need 180 g of all-purpose flour.
8. Prepare 50 mL of water (B).
9. Prepare of Anko adjust for your taste.
10. You need of oil to grease.

It is Anko (sweet red bean paste) sandwiched between sweet pancakes. It is a Japanese sweet beloved by the old and young. These pancakes are so airy, delicious and have a beautiful dark hew that makes the simply irresistible. Traditionally, they are served with Anko paste (a very common red or black bean spread in Japan); but we filled them with the matcha pastry cream, to keep them Japanese, only with a twist.

Japanese Pan Cake with Anko (Dorayaki) step by step

1. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and add some sugar. Then add Mirin and honey. Whisk well until the mixture becomes fluffy..
2. Dissolve the baking soda in a water (A). Sift the flour into the bowl and mix all together gently. Keep in a fridge to rest for about 30 minutes..
3. Add water (B) and mix them..
4. Grease oil in a frying pan and heat it. Then turn down the heat to low..
5. With a ladle, pour 3 tbsp of the batter from about 10 cm above the pan to create 8 cm diameter pancakes..
6. When you see the surface of the batter starts to bubble, flip over and cook the other side for 20 ~ 30 seconds..
7. When the pancakes are cooked, cover with a plastic film or a wet cloth immediately to prevent drying. Continue making pancakes. You can cook 16~20 pancakes..
8. Put some anko on a pancake. If the texture of anko is too thick, knead it by adding a small amount of water..
9. Take another pancake and make a sandwich and wrap with a plastic film. Press their rim gently..
10. Check the URL for an Anko recipe https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/6419113-sweet-beans-paste-anko.

Take the pancakes and hold, lightly browned side facing up. Spread spoonfuls of anko on the middle of the pancake. Place another pancake on top and press around the edges to shape. The soft moist honey pancake with sweet red bean filling goes perfect with warm and slightly bitter Japanese green tea. I am drooling just thinking about these tasty pancake snack.