Japan

Anpan

Name: Anpan
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 pieces
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 300 g Wheat flour; 250 g Sweet red bean paste (anko); some of each Yeast & sugar; some of each Milk & butter; 1 piece Egg (for brushing); some Sesame

Sweet yeast bun with red bean paste

Anpan is a soft Japanese yeast bun filled with sweet red bean paste, first created in 1874 by a baker in Tokyo.

It married Western baking with the Japanese love of anko and became a beloved classic, often scattered with sesame.

Servings8 pieces

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Wheat flour300 g
Sweet red bean paste (anko)250 g
Yeast & sugarsome of each
Milk & buttersome of each
Egg (for brushing)1 piece
Sesamesome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead a yeast dough of flour, milk, sugar and butter, let rise.
Portion the dough and press flat.
Fill with anko and seal all around.
Let rise again seam-side down.
Brush with egg, scatter sesame and bake golden.

Make it original

Red bean paste for anpan is in the Asia Boutique.

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