Japan
Onimanju — Aichi Sweet Potato Steamed Cakes
Four sweet potato cakes with a tender, lightly chewy batter. Use a bowl, sieve and covered steamer; no oven is needed.
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Method
5 clear steps
- 1
Peel the sweet potato generously and cut it into 1 cm cubes. Soak briefly in water, drain well, then toss with the sugar.
- 2
Sift the cake flour and non-glutinous rice flour together.
- 3
Add the 35 ml water and sifted flours to the sweet potato. Mix until no dry flour remains, then divide into four portions.
- 4
Set each portion on a piece of baking parchment about 10 cm across.
- 5
Line the steamer basket with a damp cloth and set the cakes on it. Steam over boiling water, covered, for 15 minutes, until the sweet potato is tender and the batter is cooked. Keep the cloth safely clear of the flame.
