Niji: Rainbow - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi)
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Chef :
Yu-Art Kichijoji
Niji: Rainbow - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi)
This is a traditional Japanese sweet which is a bean paste ball wrapped with dough of grated Yamaimo & Jouyo-ko (rice flour). I draw Niji (Rainbow) on it with brushes and food colorings!
Cooking instructions
* Step 2
Food colorings and brushes
* Step 3
Add 40g of sugar into 20g of grated Yamaimo. Mix them well. Put the Yamaimo mixture into 27g of "jouyo-ko (rice flour)".
* Step 4
Mix them. Put the rice flour onto the yamaimo mixture and fold it. Divide the dough into 5.
* Step 5
Extend a dough into a circle as using dusting flour. Make the center thick. Wrap a bean jam ball with it. Make it round. Do the same to make 5.
* Step 6
Dip a brush in water and dissolve a food coloring.in a little water. Draw 3 different color arcs with the brush on Manju (a ban). Do the same and make 5 Niji (rainbow) Manju.
* Step 8
Put them in a steamer and spray water over them.
* Step 10
Then cool them with a cotton clothes cover not to get dry.
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