Saturday, October 30, 2010

Anpan - the recipe

Edamame kept asking to make anpan(bread filled with red bean paste), so we finally got around to it yesterday. Ed can't believe that anyone wouldn't like red bean paste. He keeps asking, "Who is someone who doesn't like anpan?". I almost wonder if he'll go on a haters witch hunt. Anyway, if you want to make it, here is the recipe. You can buy red bean paste at an Asian market(chunky or smooth) or fill it with something else, chocolate anyone?

Put the following in a bread maker and put on the dough cycle.
Time for metric people!!
190 cc water
20-30g butter
2/3 tsp salt
2 tbsp honey(I always put extra in too)
1 tbsp skim milk
1 tsp yeast
1-2 tsp powdered gluten
170 grams whole wheat flour
120 grams white flour

Separate into about 16 balls, flatten and put a heaping tbsp of red bean paste in the middle and seal. Let rise for 30 min then brush with egg and cook for 15-20 min at 200C(375F). Be careful when eating, the paste takes longer thence bread to cool, but they are nice and soft when warm.

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