Nama yatsuhashi with black sesame

Nama yatsuhashi is a traditional cake and specialty of Kyoto.

It is a cake that has a fine and subtle taste, with a supple and soft texture. A cake of excellence with the elegance of the ancient capital Kyoto.

I offer you a revisited recipe for this delicious Nama yatsuhashi black sesame cake.

Ingredients : for 8 pieces

40 g glutinous rice flour

35 g of rice flour

60 g of sugar

30 g black sesame paste

30 g de Kinako (farine de soja)

100 g of water

150 g Anko (azuki red bean paste)

Preparation :

 

1. In a heat-resistant container, put the glutinous rice flour, rice flour and sugar, mix well with a whisk. Pour 70 g of water little by little while mixing. HASadd the black sesame paste and mix well with a whisk.

 

2. In a small heat-resistant container, heat 30 g of water in the microwave for 20 seconds, add the black sesame paste and the sugar. Mix well with a whisk and pour this preparation into the previous preparation of mixed flours.

 

3. Cover the container with cling film and heat it for 2 minutes. in the microwave at 600W.
   
   
4. Remove the film and mix gently with a spatula. The dough should become sticky and the color darker. Cover with cling film and repeat this operation (2 min. at 600W).
   After cooking, knead the dough by turning it. When the dough becomes completely dark, it is ready.
5. On a plate sprinkled with kinako, éRoll out the dough with a rolling pin to form a rectangle. Then cut it into 8 small squares.
   
   
6. Divide the anko into eight and place a portion of anko in the middle of the dough then fold the dough in half to form a triangle.

What is this ?

*Again you An
Azuki bean paste (red bean variety)
You will find them in an Asian grocery store. 

Or if you wish here my Anko recipe : 

*Fglutinous rice flour
You will find them in an Asian grocery store.