Sweet Red Bean and Ricotta Swirl Rolls

Name: Sweet Red Bean and Ricotta Swirl Rolls
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 quantity of smooth sweet red bean paste or 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) canned, ready-made smooth red bean paste (known as anko or tsubu-an), available from Japanese grocers or online; 1 quantity of smooth sweet red bean paste or 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) canned, ready-made smooth red bean paste (known as anko or tsubu-an), available from Japanese grocers or online; 1 quantity of smooth sweet red bean paste or 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) canned, ready-made smooth red bean paste (known as anko or tsubu-an), available from Japanese grocers or online; 1 quantity of smooth sweet red bean paste or 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) canned, ready-made smooth red bean paste (known as anko or tsubu-an), available from Japanese grocers or online; 250 g (9 oz) ricotta cheese; 2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; plain (all-purpose) flour, for dusting; 350 g (12 oz) all-butter block or ready-rolled puff pastry; 350 g (12 oz) all-butter block or ready-rolled puff pastry; 1 small egg; 2 tbsp whole milk; 1 tsp icing (confectioner’s) sugar, for dusting; 250 g (9 oz/1½ cups) adzuki beans; 250 g (9 oz/1⅛ cups) granulated sugar; generous pinch of fine sea salt

Preparation info

Makes
16-18
rolls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Larder

By Luiz Hara

Published 2018

About

Anko is a creamy Japanese sweet red bean paste made from adzuki beans and is a popular filling for Japanese cakes and sweets.

Ingredients

For the swirl rolls

1 quantity of smooth sweet red bean paste or 500 g (1 lb 2

Asia
Japan
Snack
Vegetarian

Method

If using homemade sweet red bean paste, make this first. Soak the adzuki beans overnight in cold water to soften them, or if you would like to skip this step, just cook the beans for 10-15 minutes longer in the pressure cooker.
After soaking, drain the beans and rinse well under running water. Place the beans in a pressure cooker with five times the amount of f