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Nama Yatsuhashi 生八橋
Learn how to make Yatsuhashi from scratch and enjoy this traditional delicate Japanese treat at home.
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 Yatsuhashi
Calories: 128 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 20 g shiratamako or 5 tsp
- 30 g Joshinko or ¼ cup
- 1 g cinnamon or ¼ tsp *1
- 25 g sugar or 4 tsp
- 120 ml water ½ cup
- ¼ cup Kinako soybean flour
- 40 g anko sweet azuki bean paste or 4 heap of tsp
Instructions
- Place Shiratamako In a microwave-safe bowl and add half of the water gradually while stirring continuously.
- Add rest of the water to combine well.
- Add Joshinko, sugar and cinnamon to the microwave-safe bowl and mix well. The mixture should resemble a thick batter consistency.
- Cover the bowl with cling wrap or a microwave-safe plate, leaving a small vent for steam to escape.
- Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on high power for approximately 1 minute 30 seconds on 600w.
- Open the microwave door carefully (watch out for escaping steam) and check if the dough has thickened and is slightly transparent.
- Using a spatula or wooden spoon, mix the partially cooked dough until smooth and put it back in the microwave for a further 30 seconds. Take it out and stir till all becomes transparent and cooked through.
- Dust your work surface with kinako soybean flour to prevent sticking.
- Transfer the dough onto the prepared surface and also dust more kinako over the dough to prevent sticking, roll out thinly and evenly about 1/16 inch (2-3mm) thick. Cut it into square pieces.
- Dust off the surface of Yatsuhashi with a brush and place 1 tsp of anko sweet azuki bean paste slightly off center of each square piece.
- Fold the edges of the dough over the filling, creating a triangle shape.
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Notes
- *1 You can replace cinnamon with matcha powder to make matcha flavoured yatsuhashi.
- *2 Cooking time does not include making Anko azuki paste time.
Nutrition Information
Calories
128kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4g
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
187mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
9IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Yatsuhashi
Amount Per Serving
Calories 128
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 128kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 187mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 9IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.