Name: Japanese Anpan recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 100 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the bun: 280g strong bread flour; 50g unsalted butter; 2 tbsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Milk; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tsp honey; 150ml water; 1 tsp dry yeast; filling and topping:; 250g tsubuan /home made chunky red bean paste; 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds, for topping; 1 egg

ABOUT Japanese Anpan RECIPE

Anpan is a Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans, green beans, sesame and chestnut.

Ingredients Serving: 6

For the bun: 280g strong bread flour
50g unsalted butter
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Milk
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp honey
150ml water
1 tsp dry yeast
filling and topping:
250g tsubuan /home made chunky red bean paste
1 tablespoon white sesame seeds, for topping
1 egg

Instructions

Add all of the bread ingredients in a mixing bowl and work up to form a soft dough
Remember to rotate and stretch the dough to create a gluten
Divide the dough into 2 equal parts
Divide each half into 6 equal portions. Form each portion into a ball by hand by tucking the ends
Apply 1 tablespoon oil to the doughs balls and the vessel and keep covered for an hour for them to poof up
After resting, flatten each ball by hand or with a rolling pin until evenly flat.
Place about 20g of the red bean paste into each ball
Using a small spatula, close the dough around the bean paste.
Place the buns on a parchment lined baking sheet with the sealed edges on the bottom
Allow the buns to poof up again for about 30 minutes
Preheat oven to 180°C,
Beat the egg slightly and then brush the tops of each bun with the egg wash.
sprinkle the sesame seeds on top of the buns
bake buns for 15 minutes until golden brown.
Allow to cool
Enjoy for a quick breakfast, or for morning or afternoon tea.

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