Matcha Azuki Sweet Bread. Matcha Azuki Sweet Bread Azuki (Red Beans) Paste is a very popular ingredient for Japanese sweets. It can be used for the European style sweets as well. Sweet bread roll filled with Azuki Paste is called 'An Pan' and it has become quite famous.
You can cook Matcha Azuki Sweet Bread using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Matcha Azuki Sweet Bread
- It’s 1 cup of ‘Tsubu-an’ (Azuki Paste).
- You need of *Note: It’s easy to make. Cook 1/2 cup Azuki (Red Beans) to make 1 cup ‘Tsubu-an’ (Azuki Paste). Learn the method at https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/1477442-tsubu-an-azuki-red-bean-paste.
- You need of <For Bread Dough>.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of Warm Milk.
- You need 1 teaspoon of Dry Yeast.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of Sugar.
- Prepare 2 cups of Bread Flour.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Salt.
- You need 2 tablespoons of Caster Sugar.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of Matcha Powder.
- You need 1 of Egg *lightly whisked.
- It’s 30 g of Butter *melted.
If your comfort food is candy or junk food this holds true. Roll each stack up, matcha side in, lenthwise, then place into a greased loaf pan. Cover pans with plastic wrap or damp towels and let rise for another hour or so, or until puffy. It's really quite straightforward - cut open the rolls, cut or spoon out a bit of bread, and then fill with either azuki paste or matcha whipped cream.
Matcha Azuki Sweet Bread step by step
Heat Milk and Sugar in microwave for 30 seconds. When it is warm, add Yeast and mix well..
In a large bowl, combine Bread Flour, Caster Sugar, Salt and Matcha Powder. Add the yeast mixture, Egg and Butter. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding extra flour as required. Cover with a plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until dough doubles in size..
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out into a very large rectangle. You will need to fold the dough in three. Cover 2/3 of the dough with ‘Tsubu-an’ (Azuki Paste), fold in the uncovered side, then fold the other side in. Seal the edges..
Gently roll out the folded dough to make slightly larger, then cut in half lengthways. Cut each rectangle into 3 strips and plait. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for 20 to 30 minutes. Preheat over to 180℃..
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden. If you want to avoid browning the top, cover with foil..
*Note: This sweet bread can be formed as you like. Twisted, plaited, rolled or rounded..
You can also mix the azuki paste with some whipped cream and fill the bread with azuki whipped cream instead. It was sooooo good and ridiculously easy. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together bread flour, sugar, yeast, dry milk powder (optional), matcha powder, and salt. Once mixed, add in milk, starter, and beaten egg. Amazing homemade Anpan recipe, classic Japanese pastry with sweet red bean paste wrapped inside soft bread.
