Sweet Red Bean Bread/ Anpan

Sakura 

Sweet Red Bean Bread 

Anpan

Sweet bread with red bean paste

with 

Salt Pickled Cherry Blossoms
on top of bread
 

🌸🌸🌸

Ingredients

All-purpose flour 300g
Granulated sugar 30g
Salt 2g
Instant dry yeast 3g
Unsalted butter 30g
Egg 1
Milk 150ml
Red Bean Paste 300g
Salt Pickled Cherry Blossoms  4 

All ingredients 

Add the yeast and one teaspoon of sugar to 

the warm milk and until the yeast activates.

Add the flour, sugar, salt and egg to the bowl 

And add milk with yeast to the bowl

Mix well and knead the dough until the dough 

is smooth and less sticky

 

Add butter into dough, and continue to knead the dough 

until the dough is smooth  

Cover with plastic wrap, and rest dough in a warm place 

until it’s doubled in size

Divide the dough into 8 equal portions

Roll out each dough into flatten  

and place about 2 tablespoon of the red bean paste

Then fold the dough into 3 folds and roll into flatten 

Then fold the dough into three folds, flatten the dough, and use a knife to draw three cuts in the middle of the dough

( Please check video under bottom of this page ) 

Twist the dough into a flower

Roll out the dough into round sharp and place 2 tablespoon of read bean paste in the center.Seal the sides by gathering the ends and shape it until it forms a ball, and cut 4 sides make is look like flower 

( Please check video under bottom of this page ) 

Cover with plastic wrap, and rest dough in a warm place 

about 40 minutes

Soaking Salt Pickled Sakura Cherry Blossoms in the water 

to remove excess salt about 30 minutes

Dry up salt pickled cherry blossoms on the kitchen paper

Brush them well with the egg wash  

 Place salt pickled cherry blossoms on the dough
Also can place some black sesame and green tea powder 

on the dough

Bake them for 20 to 25 minutes or 

until golden brown all over

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