Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture. Great recipe for Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture. The name of this steamed bread, ganzuki, means "goose moon," and apparently was inspired by the sight of a flock of geese flying in the night sky. This is a very popular snack to serve with green tea in my home region of. Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture

You can cook Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture
  1. It’s 150 grams of ●Cake flour.
  2. You need 130 grams of ●Dark brown or light brown sugar or tama sugar (a type of brown sugar).
  3. It’s 2 tsp of ●Bicarbonate of soda (not baking powder).
  4. It’s 1 large of Egg.
  5. Prepare 2 tsp of Honey.
  6. You need 1 tsp of Vegetable oil.
  7. Prepare 100 ml of Milk.
  8. You need 50 ml of Vinegar.
  9. It’s 1 tbsp of Toasted black sesame seeds for topping.

This is a very popular snack to serve with. Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture Recipe by cookpad.japan Great recipe for Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture. The name of this steamed bread, ganzuki, means "goose moon," and apparently was inspired by the sight of a flock of geese flying in the night sky. Brown sugar steamed bread known as ganzuki is popular around northern Tohoku.

Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture step by step

  1. Prep: Line the cake pan you will use with parchment paper cut bigger than the pan. Wrap the lid of the steamer with a large kitchen towel to prevent condensation from dripping on the bread. Start boiling water in the steamer..

  2. Combine the ● ingredients and sift together (Crush any lumps in the brown sugar beforehand.).

  3. Mix the egg and honey together in a bowl. Add oil → milk → vinegar in that order, mixing well between each additions..

  4. Add the egg mixture from Step 3 to the flour mixture from Step 2 in several batches. Fold together, taking care not to knead the batter, until it's no longer floury..

  5. Pour the batter into the lined pan. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top..

  6. Put the pan in the steamer, cover with the lid and steam for 10 minutes over high heat, then 15-20 minutes over medium heat. It's done when a skewer stuck in the middle comes out clean..

  7. It will be delicious made with white castor sugar too, but traditionally it's not made with white sugar. White sugar won't make a white ganzuki..

Taishodo's ganzuki has a soft yet firm texture. The taste can be enjoyed alone, or as a complement to other Japanese flavors such as matcha (roasted green tea) or mochi (sticky rice cake). Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture Recipe by cookpad.japan Great recipe for Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture. The name of this steamed bread, ganzuki, means "goose moon," and apparently was inspired by the sight of a flock of geese flying in the night sky. Niigata Prefecture (新潟県, Niigata-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.