Name: Sweet Pancake (Dora Yaki)
Yield: Makes 6-8 dora yaki pancakes
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3 large (US extra large) eggs, beaten; 185 g/6½ oz/1⅔ cups plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; 40 g/1½ oz/3 tbsp caster sugar; 65 g/2½ oz/5 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 5 ml/1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 15 ml/1 tbsp maple syrup or golden (light corn) syrup; vegetable oil, for frying; pinch of salt; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup water; 250 g/9 oz canned azuki beans

Preparation info

Makes
6-8
dora yaki pancakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Cookbook

By Emi Kazuko and Yasuko Fukuoka

Published 2024

About

In Japan, the sweet bean paste is traditionally sandwiched between two pancakes to resemble a little gong, hence its name Dora Yaki; “dora” meaning a gong. Alternatively, the pancakes can be folded to make a half gong.

Ingredients

65 g/2½ oz/5 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar
3

Method

To make the sweet bean paste, put the canned azuki beans and their liquid into a pan, then heat over a medium heat. Add the sugar gradually and stir the pan vigorously. Cook over a low heat until the liquid has almost evaporated and the beans have become mushy. Add the salt and remove from the heat. Stir for 1 minute, then leave to cool.