Chestnut 'Manjū'

Name: How to cook Chestnut 'Manjū' - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 Cakes
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Hiroko Liston

Chestnut 'Manjū'

‘Manjū’ is one of traditional Japanese sweets. There are many different types of ‘Manjū’. Every region seems to have its own local specialty ‘Manjū’. It is quite a challenge to make Japanese sweets in Australia because the ingredients are hard to find. This is my recipe that can be achieved with what I can find here.

Ingredient

Food ration :

8 Cakes

2/3 cup

Self-Raising Flour

2 tablespoons

Sugar

Egg

50 g

Shiro-an (White Beans Paste) *See my recipe ‘Shiro-an’ to find how to make from canned butter beans

6-8

Tinned Chestnuts *OR roasted Chestnuts

Egg Yolk

1 teaspoon

Mirin

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Roughly chop up the Chestnuts and combine with ‘Shiro-an’. Divide the filling into 8 balls.

* Step 2

Mix Flour, Sugar and Egg and make the mixture into dough. Divide the dough into 8 balls, flatten out each ball by pressing it down, and make them large enough to wrap the filling.

* Step 3

Place one ball of filling in centre and draw the edges up to enclose. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.

* Step 4

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

* Step 5

Place the 'Manju' on baking paper with the sealed side down and brush the Egg Yolk & Mirin mixture over the top. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until deep brown colour.

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