Recipe: Perfect Chestnut 'Manjū'

Chestnut 'Manjū'. Chestnut 'Manjū' Hiroko Liston Melbourne, Australia 'Manjū' is one of traditional Japanese sweets. There are many different types of 'Manjū'. Chestnut Manjū 'Manjū' is one of traditional Japanese sweets.

Manjū (饅頭, まんじゅう) is a traditional Japanese confection. There are many varieties of manjū, but most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu and buckwheat and a filling of anko (red bean paste), usually made from boiled adzuki beans and sugar. Manjū is sometimes made with other fillings like chestnut jam. You can cook Chestnut 'Manjū' using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chestnut 'Manjū'

1. It's of <Pastry>.
2. It's of Self-Raising Flour.
3. It's of Sugar.
4. You need of Egg.
5. It's of <Filling>.
6. It's of Shiro-an (White Beans Paste) *See my recipe ‘Shiro-an’ to find how to make from canned butter beans.
7. You need of Tinned Chestnuts *OR roasted Chestnuts.
8. You need of <Coating>.
9. Prepare of Egg Yolk.
10. You need of Mirin.

In Hawaii, one can find Okinawan manjū that are made with a. To make chestnut shaped manju, first make a ball and then gently pinch a point at one end. Dip top of a manju into cold water, and then dip into sesame seeds so the seeds stick to side. Repeat it with the rest of the manju, water, and sesame seeds.

Chestnut 'Manjū' step by step

1. Roughly chop up the Chestnuts and combine with ‘Shiro-an’. Divide the filling into 8 balls..
2. Mix Flour, Sugar and Egg and make the mixture into dough. Divide the dough into 8 balls, flatten out each ball by pressing it down, and make them large enough to wrap the filling..
3. Place one ball of filling in centre and draw the edges up to enclose. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling..
4. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper..
5. Place the 'Manju' on baking paper with the sealed side down and brush the Egg Yolk & Mirin mixture over the top. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until deep brown colour..

This manju (traditional Japanese sweet bun) contains a delicious mix of white bean paste and chunks of delicious chestnut! Japanese Fall Sweets - Chestnut desserts.. 栗まんじゅう (kuri manjū) is a popular kind of 和菓子 (Wagashi). The outside is made of flour, rice powder, and buckwheat. It is filled with あん (an) - sweet bean paste - and 栗 (kuri), either whole or chopped. Encased in a soft wheat dough, filled with sweet red bean paste, and steamed to perfection, Manju is a classic Japanese confectionery (wagashi).