Japanese cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Dorayaki

Two fluffy honey pancakes filled with sweet bean paste – the favorite snack of whole generations.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 2 eggs
• 70 g sugar
• 2 tbsp honey
• 130 g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp water
• 200 g sweet red bean paste (anko)
• 1 tbsp oil

Instructions

1. Beat the eggs, sugar and honey until foamy.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder over the top and stir in the water to make a thick, smooth batter; let rest for 10 min.
3. Oil a non-stick pan very thinly over medium heat and wipe out almost all of the oil again – this way the pancakes turn evenly golden brown.
4. Pour a small ladleful of batter for each pancake and cook until bubbles rise to the surface; flip and finish cooking for 1 min.
5. Keep all the pancakes soft under a kitchen towel.
6. Fill two pancakes at a time with a thick dollop of anko and press the edges lightly together – enjoy warm or cold.