Imagawayaki Sweet Red Bean Pastry
Crispy-outside, pillowy-inside Japanese red bean pancakes filled with sweet azuki paste. Ready in 25 minutes with a standard skillet.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 6g
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup canned sweet red bean paste (azuki)
Instructions
- 1
Whisk flour, sugar, and baking powder together in a bowl.
- 2
Beat egg and milk together, then pour into the dry mix.
- 3
Stir just until combined—batter should be slightly lumpy.
- 4
Heat oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, ~2 minutes.
- 5
Scoop 2 tbsp batter into the pan, flatten slightly with the back of the spoon.
- 6
Drop 1 tsp red bean paste in the center, then top with 2 more tbsp batter.
- 7
Cook 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown and the filling is warm.
- 8
Repeat with remaining batter and filling to make 4 total pastries.
- 9
Serve warm.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch nonstick skillet
- medium mixing bowl
- whisk
- spoon
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