Sakura Doumyouji (For Flower Viewing)

Name: Sakura Doumyouji (For Flower Viewing)
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 120 grams Domyoji-ko (Japanese coarse rice powder); 2 tbsp Sugar; 180 ml Water; 1 dash Food colouring (red); 150 grams ★Sakura an paste; 8 ★Cherry leaves preserved in salt

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This is a recipe I learned at a cooking school. It was originally made with strained an paste.

Add the red food coloring a bit at a time. To produce a rather pretty color, dip a toothpick into the food coloring and then mix in only the amount that sticks to the toothpick. Recipe by Tamagorou

This is a recipe I learned at a cooking school. It was originally made with strained an paste.

Add the red food coloring a bit at a time. To produce a rather pretty color, dip a toothpick into the food coloring and then mix in only the amount that sticks to the toothpick. Recipe by Tamagorou

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is a recipe I learned at a cooking school. It was originally made with strained an paste.

Add the red food coloring a bit at a time. To produce a rather pretty color, dip a toothpick into the food coloring and then mix in only the amount that sticks to the toothpick. Recipe by Tamagorou

This is a recipe I learned at a cooking school. It was originally made with strained an paste.

Add the red food coloring a bit at a time. To produce a rather pretty color, dip a toothpick into the food coloring and then mix in only the amount that sticks to the toothpick. Recipe by Tamagorou

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Ingredients

8 servings

120 gramsDomyoji-ko (Japanese coarse rice powder)
2 tbspSugar
180 mlWater
1 dashFood colouring (red)
150 grams★Sakura an paste
8★Cherry leaves preserved in salt

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Steps

1

Soak the sakura leaves in water for 30 minutes to remove the salt, and pat dry with a paper towel.
2

Combine the domyoji-ko and sugar in a bowl, add the red food coloring, and soak in the listed amount of water for about 30 minutes.
3

Microwave in a microwave-safe container at 500W for 4 minutes. Let steam wrapped in plastic wrap for 10 minutes.
4

Wet a rubber spatula, and mix the dough together. Spread it out evenly, and divide into 8 equal portions.
5

Divide the sakura an paste into 8 equal portions, and pat dry with a paper towel.
6

Wet your hands, and wrap up the an paste inside the dough. The dough will be hot, be careful not to burn yourself.
7

Wrap each in a sakura leaf. It looks best with the leaf veins on the outside.
8

Pack them into a box. These will make everyone happy in the sakura season.
9

Here they are arranged in a box.