Microwave and easy! Pancake Anmanman

With ingredients you have at home, it's quick and easy! Here is a recipe for "pancake bean buns" made with pancake mix.

Pancake Anman

recipe

Ingredients

What to prepare. The recipe is based on Morinaga pancake mix.

100g (3.53oz) pancake mix
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon salad oil
Koshi An (sweet bean paste) Directions

Directions

Put pancake mix, water and salad oil in a bowl.


Knead together by hand to combine.



Divide the dough into 3 equal portions and roll into a ball.


Roll out the dough one at a time in your hand and place a layer of koshi-an (sweet bean paste) in the center. The dough should be about the size of the palm of your hand. It is easier to wrap the dough if you make folds.





Place on cookie sheet with closed end down and place in microwave oven. Leave some distance in between as it will puff up.


Fill a small heatproof container with water to serve.



Cover the top with a heatproof container or heatproof bowl to seal, and microwave at 500W for 2 minutes.


Done!

How does it taste?

The harmony of the moist and fluffy dough and the smooth sweet bean paste is just like anmanman! The small size makes it perfect for people for whom a store-bought one is too big.



However, compared to other bean-jam buns, the stickiness is a little weaker, and the longer it takes to make the bun, the soggier it becomes. Eat it as soon as it is made, or cover it with plastic wrap if it will be left for a while, and reheat it by misting it with water before eating.


You can arrange the filling as you like, such as jam or curry, and it will be fun to create new Chinese steamed buns with things you have at home.