japanese
fish-shaped hot cakes

ingredients:

• 8 1/2 ounces mashed
• sweetened red bean paste
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 5 1/4 ounces all-purpose flour, plain flour or cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• a little salad oil

cooking gadget:

• Taiyaki Japanese Fish-Shaped Hot Cake Maker (available on Amazon.com)

step 1:

Add the baking powder to the flour and sift.

step 2:

Beat the egg. Add the sugar and mix. Add the milk and the sifted flour and baking powder Step 1 and mix.

step 3:

Heat the Taiyaki Japanese Fish–Shaped Hot Cake Maker on medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the oil. Add 2 tablespoons of the mixture Step 2.

step 4:

Put the mashed sweetened red bean paste in the center. Pour more of the mixture over the mashed sweetened red bean paste until it is hidden.

step 5:

Close the Hot Cake Maker. Turn and bake the other side on medium heat about 2 minutes. When done, remove the cake by pulling from the tail.