For desert tonight, I made taiyaki, which is a Japanese fish-shaped cake.The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened azuki beans. Taiyaki is made using a pancake or waffle batter.
The batter is poured into a fish-shaped mold then filled with the red bean paste and then topped with more batter. It is then cooked on both sides until golden brown.
The recipe that I used is as follows:
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
3 eggs
1-1/2 cups milk
4 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 cup vegetable oil
Since the above mixture seems to have a lot of oil, I added 1 cup of pancake mix (complete) with about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water.In a large mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs, melted butter and milk. Slowly blend the wet ingredients into the dry and mix lightly. Do not over mix.
This is where I added the extra pancake mix and water.
Heat both sides of a taiyaki mold pan over medium flame. Lightly oil with a paper towel dampened with vegetable oil.Pour about ¼ cup of batter into the bottom half of a taiyaki mold. Place about 2 tablespoons of red bean paste in the center and then top with additional batter.
Let this side cook for a few minutes and then flip to cook the reverse side.
Cooking time will vary depending on how hot the taiyaki pan is and how
thick the batter.The taiyaki is done when it is golden brown.
Instead of the red bean paste, I recently substituted slices of banana. It tasted really good--especially when it was freshly baked.
Hi, thanks for the recipe.. i wanna ask, is true that taiyaki taste not good when its cold down ? >_<
ReplyDeleteAs you can see, I made a lot of taiyaki. It took a few days to eat all of them, but after a few seconds in the microwave oven, I think they were still good.
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