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Dorayaki

by Joerg Engels

There was a warrior called Musashibō Benkei, who
lived in the 12th century in Japan. He followed the
religious order of the Yamabushi and learned
traditional fighting styles. Legend says he had the
order to guard the Gojō Bridge in Kyōto and took the
weapons of everyone who wanted to pass. He had
collected a respectable stash of 999 weapons when a
warrior called Yoshitsune defeated him. Benkei
wanted to learn from him and became a follower. But
during a battle they were betrayed, and Benkei lost
his gong in a farm during his escape. The farmer
used the gong (dora) to bake (yaki) dorayaki,
pancakes. The pancakes are filled with Anko which
you should make first, for the preparation have a look
at this instructable: Anko.
If you know Doraemon, you probably didn't need this
introduction.

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Step 1: What You Need:

3 eggs
175grams flour
80grams sugar
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
Anko

Interestingly if you have a Hermann dough prepared, you can use it as well, you will get the same results. The
recipe for the Hermann can be found in this instructable: Sourdough.

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1. flour
2. eggs
3. baking powder
4. water
5. honey
6. sugar
7. pan

Step 2: Whisk the Eggs

Beat the eggs and stir them.

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Step 3: Sugar

Weigh 90 grams sugar and add it to the beaten eggs with a spoon of honey.

1. sugar 1. sugar

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1. sugar
2. honey

Step 4: Baking Powder

Weigh 2 cups (180grams) of flour and add to the mixture. Then add the 1/2 tablespoon of baking powder and the 3
spoons of water, stir the mixture evenly. Then let it all rest for 45 minutes.

1. cup of flour, you need 2 1. flour

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1. baking powder 1. water

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Step 5: Baking

After 45 minutes heat your pan to a high temperature.
Use a paper towel, soak it in cooking oil and wipe out
the pan. Take the dorayaki mixture and give a blob
the size of your palm into the hot pan. Here comes
the trick of the baking powder, it activates at the right
temperatur to turn the pancakes around. When you
see bubbles appearing in the wet dough in your pan,
then it is the right time. It is a bit tricky though
because the dough is only solid on the bottom. When
you feel it is completely solid it is time to take out of
the pan.

Step 6: "Panburger"

Place the finished pancake on a piece of plastic wrap, then make another one. While the secound one is in the
pan, put some Anko on the first one like in picture 2. Then add the secound one on top and wrap it in cling film.
Press it together and it is ready to be consumed or as packed lunch for your kids.

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Step 7: Degustation

The amount of dough is enough for 14 dorayaki, You can fill the dorayaki also with other sweets, try it
which are very sweet but tasty and filling. I had some out!
leftover Hermann dough and realised the doughs are
almost the same. The same bubbles can be seen in
picture 2 and 3, just with yeast instead of baking
powder.

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1. Hermann dough

1. Hermann

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