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Dorayaki Recipe どら焼き

A classic Japanese confection, Dorayaki is made of honey pancake sandwich with sweet red bean filling. It’s wildly popular amongst the children and adult alike in Japan.

Dorayaki (どら焼き) is best described as a dessert with red bean filling between two slices of sweet fluffy pancakes.  If you are familiar with Japanese cartoon from the 70’s, you probably know this dessert from the anime character Doraemon who is crazy about this snack and falls for any trap involving them.

Watch How To Make Dorayaki どら焼きの作り方

Dorayaki is a popular Japanese snack and dessert, made of honey pancake sandwich with sweet red bean filling. A children and adult’s favorite in Japan

Different Types of Dorayaki

Besides Doraemon, my entire family including my children and husband all love this snack.  This traditional Japanese confectionery is most commonly filled with sweet azuki red bean pastes; however, custard cream (recipe), chestnuts (kuri), and cream (matcha cream, cream with fruits, etc) are also popular.

MY LATEST RECIPES

Golden Brown Dorayaki Pancakes

For perfect golden brown pancakes, make sure to wipe off all excess oil on the frying pan’s surface.  If you leave oil streaks on the pan, the pancakes will not turn into nice golden color without spots.  Don’t worry if the first few doesn’t turn out perfect, just keep going and you’ll get the hang of it very quickly.

Most of Japanese confectionery stores in Japan carry these traditional sweets.  Here in the U.S., Japanese and Asian grocery stores carry packaged dorayaki.  They taste good, but homemade ones are very easy to make and I hope you give this homemade recipe a try!

Homemade Custard Cream

The soft moist honey pancake with sweet red bean filling goes perfect with warm and slightly bitter Japanese green tea.  I am drooling just thinking about these tasty pancake snack.

I hope you enjoy making my Dorayaki recipe! If you make this recipe, snap a picture and hashtag it #JustOneCookbook. I love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter! Thank you so much for reading, and till next time!

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Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Course: Dessert, Snack

Servings: 6 dorayaki

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 140 g granulated sugar (140 g = ⅔ cup)
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 160 g all-purpose flour (160 g = 1⅓ cup) (See Notes)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1-2 Tbsp water (Please adjust between 1-2 Tbsp)
• 1 tsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc) (for cooking)
• 520 g red bean paste (anko) (520 g = 18 oz) (See Notes)
• Instructions

  1. Gather all the ingredients.
     
  2. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and honey and whisk well until the mixture becomes fluffy.
     
  3. Sift flour and baking powder into the bowl and mix all together. Keep in the fridge to rest for 15 minutes.
     
  4. The batter should be slightly smoother now. Stir in 1 Tbsp. of water. Depends on the size of eggs and how accurate your flour measurement is, the water amount may vary but it should be 1-2 Tbsp.
     
  5. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat (close to low). It's best to take your time and heat slowly.  I keep the heat setting to the lowest for 5 minutes.  Dip a paper towel in vegetable oil and coat the bottom of the pan with the oil. Then remove the oil completely (that's the key for evenly golden brown dorayaki surface). With a ladle or a small measuring cup (I use a 4 Tbsp. measuring cup), pour 3 Tbsp. of the batter from 3" (8 cm) above the pan to create 3" (8 cm) diameter pancakes.
     
  6. When you see the surface of the batter starting to bubble, flip over and cook the other side. With my stovetop and frying pan, it takes 1 minute and 15-30 seconds to cook one side and 20-30 seconds on the other side). Transfer to a plate and cover up with a damp towel to prevent from drying. You do not need to oil the pan again. Continue making pancakes (you can make about 12 pancakes).
     
  7. Make sandwich with red bean paste. Put more red bean paste in the center so the shape of dorayaki will be curved (middle part should be thicker). Wrap dorayaki with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
     

  Recipe Notes

  *1 cup of flour is 120-125 g. However, if you don't fluff the flour before you scoop and scoop up with a measuring cup, you most likely end up with 150-160 g for 1 cup. Therefore, if you don't have a kitchen scale, it's very important to fluff the flour, then scoop with spoon into a measuring up, then level off with a knife. If you do it correctly, 160 g should be 1⅓ cup. I HIGHLY recommend to use a kitchen scale.

  
  

  Red bean paste (anko): You can use canned Ogura-An (1 can = 18 oz).

  If you don't eat it on the same or next day (keep it in a cool place), wrap the dorayaki in plastic wrap and put in a Ziploc bag to store in the freezer for up to a month.