Kidney bean dorayaki

Red bean dorayaki

Desserts

Japanese dessert: two small pancakes drizzled with honey and served with a generous spoonful of sweet red bean paste (anko).

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Dorayaki are a popular Japanese pastry, consisting of soft pancakes filled with sweet azuki bean paste.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$1.80 $0.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.80
  • $0.14
  • $0.01
  • $0.25
  • $0.02
  • $0.58

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the eggs, sugar, honey, and water. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the yeast, then the flour. ≈ 3 min
  3. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat, and lightly oil it.
  4. Place pairs of 9 cm diameter circles. ≈ 3 min
  5. Once the surface is covered with bubbles, turn the container over for a few seconds. ≈ 3 min
  6. Place two pancakes side-by-side in the palm of your hand, and spoon a generous amount of bean paste onto one of them. ≈ 3 min
  7. Fold the edges over and gently press them together while rotating the dorayaki to seal it. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Red bean dorayaki

  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 90 grams of flour$0.14
  • 20 grams of sugar$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of honey$0.25
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder$0.02
  • 300 g of sweetened kidney bean paste (anko)$0.58

Total$1.80

that's $0.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 90 grams of flour
  • 20 grams of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of water or mirin
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 300 g of sweetened kidney bean paste (anko)

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