Strawberry and red bean paste dorayaki

Ease:: Simple
Serves:: 1-2
Prep time:: 20 minutes
Cook time:: 10 minutes
Total time:: 30 minutes

Japanese dorayaki pancakes filled with tangy fresh strawberries and sweet red bean paste. An easy and tasty sweet snack or dessert.

Ingredients

150g pancake mix

2 medium size eggs

1 1/2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp honey

1 1/2 tbsp mirin

100ml milk

**for the fillings:**

100-150g anko sweet red bean paste

fresh strawberries

Method

Mix the ingredients: In a mixing bowl, place the eggs, sugar, honey and mirin and mix well with a whisk. Once done, add the milk and whisk again. Sieve the pancake mix into the bowl and mix well.

Heat the frying pan: Grab a frying pan and put it on the medium heat for a few minutes until hot and reduce the heat to a lower level.

Make the pancakes: Use a ladle to pour some mixture slowly onto the pan. Let the pancake cook until you can see small bubbles forming at the surface. The colour should be nice honey brown colour.

Don't forget to flip: Flip the pancake over onto the other side and let it cook for a little while. (Don’t leave it too long) Once done, remove from the pan and let it cool.

Assemble the dorayaki: Spread the anko paste over one pancake and place a strawberry on top and cover with another pancake. Enjoy with a nice cup of green tea for the ultimate sweet treat.