Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture

Name: Ganzuki: Brown Sugar Steamed Bread from Iwate Prefecture
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 150 grams ●Cake flour; 130 grams ●Dark brown or light brown sugar or tama sugar (a type of brown sugar); 2 tsp ●Bicarbonate of soda (not baking powder); 1 large Egg; 2 tsp Honey; 1 tsp Vegetable oil; 100 ml Milk; 50 ml Vinegar; 1 tbsp Toasted black sesame seeds for topping

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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 Iwate prefecture.
I learned this recipe from my aunt. If you add 1 tablespoon of miso to the batter, it becomes miso ganzuki.
You can mix sesame seeds in the batter if you like too.

I used a 22 cm diameter metal sieve, but you could use a spring-form pan with the bottom pan removed and line with parchment paper. If you don't have a pan or a flat sieve, just line the steamer directly with parchment paper and pour the batter. The steaming time depends on the size of the pan, so check for doneness with a skewer. For 18-25 cm [7.1-9.8 in] diameter steam mold or stainless steel sieve worth. see hints.. Recipe by La Land

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Ingredients

18 servings

150 grams●Cake flour
130 grams●Dark brown or light brown sugar or tama sugar (a type of brown sugar)
2 tsp●Bicarbonate of soda (not baking powder)
1 largeEgg
2 tspHoney
1 tspVegetable oil
100 mlMilk
50 mlVinegar
1 tbspToasted black sesame seeds for topping

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Steps

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.