Dorayaki - Japanese red bean pancake - recipe

My friend invite me to her home, she wanted to make dorayaki and she found a recipe. I was very delighted because I love eating them when I was young, I knew it since I watched a Japanese manga Doraemon. I guess this robot cat brought a lot of good memories to Asian children.

What is dorayaki?
Dorayaki is Japanese pancake - 2 layers of pancakes with the filling of red bean paste. The pancake is thick and soft :D Unlike the French pancake, they are really thin!
The size is smaller than a palm, they have mini size nowadays :) 

Here is the recipe to make the pancake.

In this photo, I used honey as filling instead of red bean because I don't have any at home, it's still very tasty :)

Ingredients:
100g flour
50g sugar
1tsp baking powder
1tbsp honey
2tsp water
1 egg
1can(about 300g-400g) Red bean paste

Instructions:
1. Mix all the dry ingredients together

2. Add in honey, water and then egg
Note: honey is necessary because it can create the sticky texture of the pancake

3. Put in the fridge for about 30mins

4. Heat up a pan by medium-low heat ---> not to burn the pancake, then pour a small portion of the mixture on the pan (about 6inch diameter)
Note: You can use an ice-cream scoop or a ladle to pour the mixture on the pan, to ensure the shape is perfectly round

5. When the surface starts appearing bubbles, check the bottom to see if it is in golden color, then flip it over to another side and fry it until golden color
Note: It is normal the 1st one is not very successful - it is quite brown...  but don't worry, the 2nd or 3rd one will be much better!

6. Put some red bean paste between 2 pancakes, put more in the middle so that the shape will be thick in the middle

Note: Better finish it on the same day you make it or the next day, if not, wrap it with a plastic wrap or put it in the ziplog bag, store in the freezer up to 1 month

Enjoy!

I just made it as pancake for breakfast this morning:)