Dorayaki and Japanese Tea
Friday, July 10th
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Pacific Time
It’s customary to enjoy sweets and tea together in Japan. Join Tomoko from Osaka and learn the art of brewing Japanese tea and how to make dorayaki, honey pancake sandwiches filled with sweet red bean.
Please be mindful of the time of the class you sign up for and your own time zone. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom online meeting session we will use.
Skill Level
Prepares basic meals
Ingredients & Preparation
Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.
Before coming to class:
For this recipe, you can use pre-made anko (red bean paste) or you can make your own using Tomoko’s original recipe:
200 grams (1/2 cup) of dried red beans
200 grams (1 cup) of sugar
2 pinches of salt
To make the red bean paste, wash the beans gently and add to a large pot of water and boil on medium heat. After boiling drain the water and re-boil the beans again 2-3 times. Finally, add the cooked red beans into a pot with about three times the water and cook on low heat for at least one hour until the beans are very soft. (Remove any foam that may form during this process with a spoon.) Strain the beans and add to a pot and combine with sugar. Cook until the beans reach a mashed potato consistency. Add a few pinches of salt immediately before finishing. Leave on a tray to cool.
Dorayaki
8 pairs
Dough
2 Eggs
80 grams (3/8 cup) of sugar
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon Mirin
2 grams (1/2 teaspoon) baking soda or 4 grams (3/4 teaspoon) baking powder
4 milliliters (1 teaspoon) of water
90 grams (3/4 cup) cake or all-purpose flour (option to use gluten-free flour)
Vegetable oil for frying
Filing
Anko (Japanese red bean paste) or any kind of filling of your choice! (Buy premade anko or make your own using the recipe in the preparation notes)
* Below are a few variations Tomoko recommends:
Anko (red bean paste) + whipped cream/vanilla ice cream/cream cheese
Matcha ice cream
Chocolate cream/Nutella
Japanese Green Tea
At least 100 milliliters filtered and boiling water
3 grams (1 tablespoon) of loose-leaf Japanese green tea
Equipment
Bowl
Hand mixer
Whisk
Scale
Tablespoon
small cup
Powder sieve or strainer
1 Nonstick pan
Ladle
Spatula
Towel
teapot/tea steeper
mug or cup for hot beverages
General Steps
Making dorayaki batter.
Prepare the filling.
Fry the dorayaki.
Learn how to brew Japanese tea from Tomoko.
Enjoy dorayaki and tea together!