An Pan

Name: An Pan
Yield: 12 Buns
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups Bread Flour; 1 teaspoon Yeast; 2 tablespoons Sugar; 1/2 cup Milk; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1 Large Egg *save about 1/2 tablespoon for brushing the rolls later; 20 g Butter; 'Tsubu-an' *see my 'Tsubu-an' recipe

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

‘An Pan’ is a Japanese sweet bread roll filled with 'Azuki' Red Bean Paste. ‘An (sweet paste filling) + Pan (bread)' can be made with other fillings but the most popular filling is 'Azuki' Red Bean Paste.

Japan has a children’s super hero named ‘Anpan-man’ who’s head is made of ‘An Pan’. The ‘Anpan-man’ stories are very popular and my children used to be totally mad about the anime adaptation series. I still have VHS video tapes.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

12 Buns

2 cupsBread Flour
1 teaspoonYeast
2 tablespoonsSugar
1/2 cupMilk
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1Large Egg *save about 1/2 tablespoon for brushing the rolls later
20 gButter
'Tsubu-an' *see my 'Tsubu-an' recipe

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Steps

1

Heat Milk and Butter in microwave for 30 seconds. When the mixture is warm, add Yeast and mix well.
2

Combine all bread ingredients and the milk mixture. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
3

Brush a large bowl with oil, place the dough and cover with a plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until dough doubles in size.
4

Make 1 tablespoonful of 'Tsubu-an' into a ball, and make 12 balls.
5

Turn the dough onto lightly floured surface and divide the dough into 12 even portions. Flatten each portion to about 10cm disc, place 1 ball of 'Tsubu-an', and bring the dough together to enclose pinching the edges.
6

Place the bun, sealed side down, on baking paper on a baking tray. Repeat with the remaining dough, then set aside for about 1 hour to rise.
7

Preheat oven to 180°C. Add small amount of water to the remaining egg, brush the top of the buns with the egg mixture, and bake for 15 minutes or until nicely brown.