Description
Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake typically filled with sweet red bean paste, custard, or chocolate. It’s a popular street snack often enjoyed warm and fresh off the grill.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 egg
Fillings:
- Nutella
- Dulce de leche (to make, peel paper off of can of sweetened condensed milk and simmer, completely submerged in water for 3 hours)
- Anko (red bean paste)
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix together all pancake ingredients until smooth.
- In a taiyaki pan, fill the mold about 25% and spread just enough to cover most of it.
- Place your filling in the middle of the pancake mixture and then cover with more pancake mixture.
- Close the pan and flip immediately. Allow to cook on medium-high heat for about 2 minutes and flip, cooking another 2 minutes.
- Serve warm.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Makes 10-20 taiyaki, depending on your pan size