00:06Hey guys, it's Yuto here from Sashirecipes.com and today I'm going to show you how to make a
00:12popular Japanese sweet snack called dorayaki. Dorayaki is basically two honey flavored pancakes
00:19held together by a thick layer of red bean paste. It's really delicious and it's easy to make too.
00:28To make six to eight dorayaki you will need two eggs, 80 grams of sugar, one tablespoon of honey,
00:3750 milliliters of water, 120 grams of weak flour, half teaspoon of baking soda, a little bit of
00:47flavorless oil for frying and about 300 grams of red bean paste called anko. You might prefer more
00:54or less but I find 300 grams is a good amount, about two to three tablespoons for each dorayaki.
01:02So let's start by making a pancake batter. I'm gonna take my bowl and crack two eggs.
01:17Add the sugar and honey and whisk them until they become a bit formy. This is gonna make them nice
01:24and fluffy. Dorayaki is a very popular sweet with children and adults in Japan. It's especially loved
01:31by the famous cat robot character Dorayamon. Dorayamon is a popular manga and anime from the 70s and still
01:39going on in Japan and it's popular outside Japan as well and has even been dubbed into English.
01:46I heard that dorayaki are called yummy buns in the English version which is kind of funny to me.
01:54So once your egg is looking for me, sift in 120 grams of flour and add half teaspoon of baking
02:02soda.
02:12Please make sure you don't mix up baking soda with baking powder. You need baking soda for this recipe.
02:19Baking soda is an alkali that helps make the surface of the pancakes perfectly brown and smooth looking.
02:26It also helps it rise the perfect amount. I accidentally made this recipe with baking powder once.
02:33It was a massive failure so that's why I wanted to point this out. Once the flour is well incorporated,
02:40we're gonna add 50 milliliters of cold water and whisk it until the mixture is smooth.
02:52This is looking good. I'm gonna transfer it to a jug and put this in the fridge.
02:59I'm gonna refrigerate it for 30 to 40 minutes. This allows the gluten in the flour to rest and
03:06starts to swell, resulting in a lighter pancake. The chilling time also helps thicken the butter
03:14so it doesn't spread too much when we add it to the pan later.
03:26So 30 minutes have passed, but before I start cooking, I'm gonna let my frying pan
03:31heat up on low for about 10 minutes. This allows the pan to heat up evenly. I recommend using a
03:39nonstick
03:39pan for this. Once it's hot all over, add a drizzle of oil and wipe it around the pan using
03:46a paper towel.
03:48We only want a very thin layer of oil. If there's spots of oil, the surface of the pancake is
03:55gonna get
03:56spots too. Next, give your butter a quick mix and pour it into the pan.
04:11Pour it into one spot and stop when it's a little smaller than you want it to be. It's gonna
04:18spread a
04:19little bit after. I usually cook it until bubbles start to appear in the middle and the edges are
04:29firm enough for me to lift them with the spatula. This usually takes about one and a half to two
04:36minutes.
04:37So carefully use the spatula to peel the pancake off the pan and flip it over. The pancakes are
04:44slightly sticky because of the honey. Because we removed the excess oil, you can see that the
04:50surface is smooth and golden. This is the signature look of dorayaki. So after another minute or so,
04:58you can remove it from the heat and set it on a plate. Depending on how big you make them,
05:05this batter will make about 12 to 14 pancakes. So that would be six or seven dorayaki in total.
05:13Once they're all fried, we can add the red bean paste. Usually the chunky red bean paste called
05:20Tsubuan is used for this recipe, but I had leftover smooth Koshiyan at home so I'm using it up.
05:27Spread the red bean paste over one pancake and make sure there's more in the middle so it makes a
05:32domed
05:33shape when you make the other pancake on top. To be honest, you don't even have to use red bean
05:40paste
05:40for dorayaki. You could try filling it with whipped cream, custard, or even chocolate spread. Or if you
05:47want to be traditional, you could try making your own chunky red bean paste at home.
05:55In Japanese, Dora means gong and Yaki means to fry or cook. The round shape and golden colour of dorayaki
06:04definitely looks like a gong to me.
06:09Dorayaki can be kept for about two days in the fridge, just wrap them up to stop them from drying
06:15out.
06:22So there you have it, traditional Japanese dorayaki, delicious golden honey flavour pancakes filled with
06:29sweet red bean paste. Perfect as an afternoon snack with a cup of green tea.
06:34Thanks so much for watching. If you enjoyed this recipe, don't forget to like this video.
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