Dorayaki (Pancakes with Sweet Red Bean Filling)

Name: Dorayaki (Pancakes with Sweet Red Bean Filling)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 4 (8 pancakes)
Ingredients: Egg 2; All-purpose flour 100g; Baking powder 1/2 tsp; Chunky sweet red bean paste (tsubuan) 200g; Sugar 60g; Honey 1 tbsp; Water 2–3 tbsp; Vegetable oil 1 tsp

Makes 4 (8 pancakes) · About 40 min
A batter of eggs, sugar and honey cooked in a frying pan, with sweet red bean paste in between.

① Mix the eggs and sugar→② Mix in the flour and rest→③ Cook the pancakes→④ Fill with bean paste

What to buy

Eggs

Egg2

Flour & baking

All-purpose flour100gBaking powder1/2 tspChunky sweet red bean paste (tsubuan)A pack or a can is fine200g

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Sugar60gHoney1 tbspWater2–3 tbspVegetable oil1 tsp

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How to make it

Mix the eggs and sugar

About 3 min

Crack 2 eggs into a bowl
Add 60 g sugar and 1 tbsp honey
Mix with a whisk until the sugar is no longer gritty

How to tell it's doneIt's all a pale yellow, and you can't see any sugar grains.

Mix in the flour and rest

Mix, then rest 10 min

Sift 100 g flour and 1/2 tsp baking powder through a strainer into the bowl from step 1
Stir round and round with the whisk. When no flour is visible, add 2 tbsp water and mix
Cover with plastic wrap and let sit 10 minutes

How to tell it's doneWhen you scoop it with a ladle and let it fall, it falls in a thick line and spreads flat right away. If it doesn't fall and stays in a lump, add 1 tbsp water.

Cook the pancakes

Medium-low heatAbout 3 min each

Put 1 tsp vegetable oil in a frying pan, spread it thinly all over with a paper towel and wipe it off
Heat over medium-low heat for 1 minute
Scoop 2 tbsp of batter and drop it from high up onto one spot to make a circle 8–9 cm across
When little holes appear on top and the edges look dry, flip it (about 2 minutes)
Cook the other side for 30 seconds, take it out onto a plate, and cover with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out
From the 2nd one on, wipe the pan once with the oily paper towel before cooking. Cook 8 pancakes

How to tell it's doneThe top is evenly brown. When you lightly press the center with your finger, it springs back and no batter sticks to your finger (it's cooked through).

Be carefulToo much oil makes the color blotchy. If it's burning, turn the heat down.

Fill with bean paste

About 10 min

Wait until the pancakes are cool enough to touch
With the darker side facing out, put 50 g red bean paste on 1 pancake, piled higher in the middle
Put another pancake on top and press the edges gently

ReadyFrom the side, the middle is puffed up and the edges of the pancakes stick together.

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If it didn't work out

The pancakes don't puff upYou forgot the baking powder, or the batter was too thick. Next time use 1 tbsp more water in step 2.

Blotchy colorToo much oil in the pan. Wipe it off with a paper towel before cooking.

Burnt outside, raw insideThe heat is too high. Use medium-low heat and don't make the batter too thick (no more than 2 tbsp).

The pancakes are hardCooked too long. Take out after 30 seconds on the second side, and cover with plastic wrap right after cooking.

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