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Toast With Red Bean Paste
Red Bean Paste Toast
Ingredients
- 1 Slice White Bread (thick type)
- ½ tsp Maple Syrup or Honey
- 50 g Red Bean Paste
- 10 g Butter
Instructions
- Lightly slice the surface of the bread, then toast it until golden brown
- Slather the red bean paste on the toasted bread. Lastly top it with butter and maple syrup
Red Bean Paste Pie
Red Bean Paste Pie
Ingredients
- 80 g Red Bean Paste
- 1 Ready-Made Pie Crust
- 1 Egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius
- Cut the ready-made pie crust into 2 sections
- Flatten the crust a little more, spread the red bean paste inside and fold in the pie
- Brush egg wash on the pie surface, and bake in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Let the pie rest for a few minutes before eating
Red Bean Dorayaki
Dorayaki With Red Bean Paste
Ingredients
- 200 g Red Bean Paste
- 100 g All Purpose Flour
- 80 g Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Eggs
- 50 ml Water
- Oil (as needed)
Instructions
- Combine flour. sugar, and baking powder in a bowl
- In a different bowl, combine water with eggs. Mix well.
- Combine ingredients number 2 with the ingredients from number 1. Mix thoroughly to prevent lumps. Let rest for 15 minutes
- Heat the pan and then lower the heat. Use a little oil to grease the pan. Pour 2 tablespoons of the dough to make each dorayaki pancake. Close the pan with a lid, then flip the dorayaki pancake. Close the lid again until fully cooked.
- After all the dorayaki is cooked, make a sandwich with red bean paste inside. If you'd like you can also add fresh cream as well.
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A Little Bit About Red Bean Paste
Red bean paste, often called Anko, is a type of traditional Japanese dessert that is made from mashed-up red beans that are added with sugar. Red bean paste desserts can also be found during Japanese tea ceremonies. The sweet taste of red bean paste does complement bitter green tea very well. No wonder the sweet treat is loved for so many years.
There are two types of red bean paste depending on how it’s made: tsubuan & koshian.
Tsubuan is made by mashing boiled red beans and mixing it with sugar. Tsubuan is a chunkier version of red bean paste, so it is served along with the peel. The texture can add a nice bite to the paste.
Koshian, though it has the same making process with tsubuan, later the chunky paste is added with water and strained multiple times to make a smoother consistency.
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Recommended Red Bean Paste Products
The red bean and sugar quality can make or break the overall taste of your red bean paste. So why not make them with the best ingredients out there?
Introducing organic red beans from a farm in Hokkaido that has cultivated red beans for more than 30 years without pesticides. Try the red beans together with Wasanbon sugar, a fine sugar specially made by a sugar refinery in Japan that has 200 years of history.
