I’m so excited to share this traditional Japanese dessert recipe today. If you are a regular reader of Just One Cookbook, you probably know that I rarely make dessert. I know a lot of readers come here to look for Japanese dessert recipes but are probably disappointed at what little dessert recipes I have. I am aware of that and I hope to increase my desert collections on Just One Cookbook. In fact, I have one more dessert recipe coming up next week as well. So I’m working on it…slowly… 
Today I’m guest posting at my fellow foodie friend Mai’s blog, A Cup of Mai. Mai cooks delicious food and takes gorgeous pictures, and she has a good fashion and artistic talent which I am completely lack of. I love how Mai updated her master bedroom and how she cooks delicious spare ribs and bakes chocolate macarons with ganache filling! You will see what I mean when you visit her blog – so click Here to check out my guest post and spend some time on her blog with a cup of coffee or tea!
Today’s dessert Dorayaki is best described as a dessert sandwich with red bean filling between two slices of pancake. If you are familiar with Japanese cartoon from the 70’s, you probably know this dessert from the anime character Doraemon who is crazy about Dorayaki. I grew up eating this dessert in Japan and packaged Dorayaki is usually sold in Asian or Japanese grocery stores in the US. However, it is really easy to make at home and much more delicious if you make it from scratch. Hope you give this simple recipe a try. Have a great weekend!
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 140g (2/3 cup) sugar
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 160g (1 cup) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1-2 Tbsp. water
- 1 (18 oz/520g) can Ogura-An, or homemade sweetened red bean paste
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and honey and whisk well until the mixture gets fluffy.
- Sift flour and baking powder into the bowl and mix. Keep in the fridge to rest for 15 minutes.
- Stir in ½ Tbsp of water at a time to get the right consistency. It should be a little bit thicker than pancake batter. If the batter is too thin, Dorayaki buns will be too flat and not fluffy.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan on medium-low to medium heat. Dip the paper towel in oil and coat the bottom of the pan with the oil. The pan should be slightly oiled but shouldn’t be visible. That’s the secret to get nice texture on the surface of Dorayaki. With a ladle, drop the batter from 1 foot above the pan to create 3 inch diameter “pancake”. When you see the surface of batter starts to bubble, flip over and cook the other side. Transfer to a plate and cover up with damp towel to prevent from drying. Continue making pancakes.
- Make sandwich with red bean paste. Put more red bean paste in the center so the shape of Dorayaki will be curved (middle part should be higher). Quickly wrap them with saran wrap until you ready to serve.
Enjoy!
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I’m so intrigued about this sweet red beans (I already was intrigued this summer… your red beans ice-cream, uh?).. these pancakes looks delicious!!!
Hi, Nami! You will laugh, but Doraemon is the guy who looks at me every time I open my copy book to practice katakana!!! (I was lucky to buy about 20 Japanese copy books sold out almost for nothing in a Japanese grocery shop and hope they will make me progress quicker). I cannot believe you talk about him (I thought I was still dreaming when I read his name).
I have never heard of dorayaki, but they look extraordinary. Perfectly and elegantly shaped, perfectly presented and photographed… I would love to bite into one of those.
Thank you for introducing Mai’s blog and congratulations for one more guest post.
I was actually trying to show Doraemon DVD to my kids so I thought they can pick up some Japanese from them – oh it was way too advanced for their Japanese level. Haha. Maybe I wanted to watch them again…
Hope you can watch Doraemon one day eating Dorayaki. 
My kids and I love Dorayaki… we used to buy them from Japanese Supermarket in Kuala Lumpur… some with red beans filling, some with peanut butter and some with kaya (egg-coconut spread)
I have a can of Adzuki beans, and I shall make this soon….
Nice golden colour … I like
we are kind of on the same wavelength! I had dorayaki for snack today except mine had buttercream with azuki inside.
One of my favourite desserts!! So evenly browned, mine always turn out uneven
You always seem to make some of my fav japanese dishes/treats, which makes visiting you so much fun
im amazed how evenly golden the “pancakes” are!! so you mean dip the paper towel completely with oil, and layer it on the pan to coat it lightly before taking it off? can i just brush the pan with oil?
making your katsu don again this weekend…this time i got my dashi stock ready
Basically you don’t want to see oil on the pan. Then that gives you marks on the surface. So you either pour the oil in the pan and wipe it off (but still pan should be coated with oil), or dip paper towel in oil then coat the pan. So non-stick frying pan is necessary too! I think brushing oil would leave the marks… if not, it should be ok. I’m happy you got Dashi this time! I guarantee it is more flavorful!
I love it!!! Never thought of making it, yours look so perfect!!! And I cannot believe that my husband doesn’t like anko and sweet bean cakes … they are fantastic!!!
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Nice Japanese hamburger:) Sounds awesome, I have never seen this anywhere. I’ve tried sweet red bean filled buns and mooncakes only. I am surprised that McD’s Japan does not have this on the menu since they do have some local dishes. Maybe it will come soon
Looks incredible! My daughter loves Doraemon! I am sure she will be exited if I made this at home! I don’t know where I can find red bean paste in India though… Can I use any other filling in this recipe?
Red bean (paste) is very common Japanese ingredient that if you see Japanese store or Asian store, they should have it. Otherwise you can use other filling – I heard some readers said Nutella (YUM!) or peanut butter as an option.
You can make it yourself you know.just take azuki beans or lobia as it’s locally known and follow this recipe:http://chinesefood.about.com/od/dessertsfruit/r/redbeanpaste.htm
it turns out really good
Thank you for the link Maryam! I checked the link to see how Chinese red bean paste is made. It’s a bit different from Japanese one. I hope to share it one day on my blog. Thanks again!
I love that although I didn’t know what they were called. They’re almost my namesake
. You are so so tidy, Nami. Your food always looks perfect.
I just love coming here and being introduced to new foods! As always your photos are stunnihg. I have never seen that kind of fork either. It’s cute!
Haha, I’ve read a few Doraemon books – I never knew this was his favourite food though. It looks so wonderful… the pancakes especially look just perfect… so professionally made! Do you never find that your pancakes end up being “not a perfect circle”? I think my stove is on a slight angle because sometimes the batter runs over to one side :s
I love the look of this red bean paste too… I’ll be sure to look for it next time I stop by the Japanese supermarket in Paris!
Ah, I was so happy this evening – we went to eat some tempura udon at a restaurant in Paris, but first stopped by the Japanese supermarket to buy some things (silken tofu, yay!). I wanted to pay by card as I had no cash on me but I noticed you had to spend a minimum of €15 before paying by card, so we grabbed a random packet of something. When we went to the car and opened it for a taste, I realised it was a packet of dorayaki! They were so good, but you know, of course, typical as “packaged” products. Your fresh version looks much nicer – I’ll definitely have to give these a try sometime!
Thanks for posting this sweet recipe! Though now a question is where to find that red bean paste..and would I like it
I used to buy this alot when I was back in Singapore but haven’t eaten it since I came over to the UK so maybe I should try making this as it doesn’t look too difficult! The surface of your dorayaki is so smooth!
You are so talented! Your pancakes are perfectly round!!! And the stuffing…wow.
Good to see some more dessert recipes on your blog.
Have a great weekend!
Lovely Nami!!!!
I wanna know one thing, can we make red bean paste at home? Or is it like some thing we need to buy ready made?
Looks perfect for lovely lunch/snack for my kids….
Beautiful
Reem, you can make the sweet red bean paste on your own. I just use the ready-made because I was trying to make it sound like “easy dessert” recipe (and it is). Homemade is always the best!
I’m glad you made dessert! These are beautiful – you should sell these! The cake looks so spongy.
Thes look yummy. At first glance I thought they were hamburgers with beautiful buns but it’s a pancake. This will be fun to make. Now to stop by your guest post.
I have seen (and eaten) those during this summer trip to Asia. They are actually very close in concept to Italian snacks (merendine). Not too sweet, only a couple of bites and easy to carry around. It is surprising how similar Japanese and Italian cooking are in their differences!
omg when i saw the word dorayaki, the first thing i think of is doraemon!!..then i was wondering if you will mention him and you did
i LOVE doraemon but never tried dorayaki before..thank you for the recipe!
OH Hahahahahah Doraemon rocks! My sister and I used to fight over this monthly children’s magazine because it had Doraemon cartoon in it! As soon as I saw your first photo, memories of that robot cat without ears came flushing back! Thank you Nami!
Wow…these look so perfect!!! And stunning photos once again!
I remember Doraemon! It’s a popular cartoon and they actually dubbed it in Malay language here in Malaysia. I also remember Dorayaki. I had so much of it in Kyoto. Doroyakiはとてもおいしいです! It looks simple to make. Will check out the recipe now.
Read your guest post over at Mai’s blog so just wanted to come over and check out all your othe recipes. You are so talented! Thanks for sharing these recipes with us.
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I love dorayaki since I was a little girl and thank you for sharing this recipe. I’ll book this for the kids’ school holidays
What perfect pancakes! I never had pancakes come out so even! At a first glance, I thought they were cookies with the jam filling
What a great story. I loved hearing about the anime character that loves dorayaki! This looks absolutely delicious and I would love to experiment with red bean paste. In my family, we love making pancake sandwiches with all kinds of fillings, but this would be a new one to try.
I have never heard of dorayaki but now I am looking forward to trying them
Thank you for the tip about the pan to get a nice surface on the pancakes
These are gorgeous! I am the same way, I don’t post many dessert recipes – I’d usually rather eat potato chips than chocolate, but I’m weird like that! But these sound right up my alley
And the recipe looks great with the photos in the box 
Going over to check out your guest post now!
Your pancakes look so perfect, I never obtain that silky look in any side.
I never try Ogura-An, but I’m pretty sure it’s available in an Asian store (we have a lot).
Such a nice looking pancake! Really nice Nami. You make it look so easy!
This sounds and looks a lot like a “whoopie pie” or a “gob” with a special twist! Love it!
This post is so fetish-worthy, I’ve been inspired to include it in my Friday Food Fetish blog. If you have any objections, please let me know
I can’t believe how excited I am to see you post these. MY grandmother used to love them and when I was old enough I would have to drive her to the Asian market to buy some!!!! She had lived in Japan when she was young and spoke fluent Japanese and this was her favorite treat!!! I will have to make some as I have only ever had the ones from the store.
I’ve never seen a dessert like this, but I like to ogle the treats at Japonaise bakery in Boston. Can’t wait to see what other sweets you make!
This is an awesome pancake recipe. I really want to make these myself.
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Nami, it’s funny, it’s like you’re digging into my Japan memories and taking out my favourite foods that I miss from there!
I will definitely give it a try Nami! They look delicious! I’ll try to find Ogura-An today..
I remember these were very popular in Osaka except that they were a little smaller. Street vendors were selling it during yozakura. Yours have a nice golden color! Wish I can have one now.
HI Nami, this look really delicious. Is the bean paste made with aduki beans or just the small red beans? Sounds wonderful.
Hi Suzi! Japanese red bean means Azuki beans.
I didn’t realize that Dorayaki was so easy to make! You did a great job!! I’m so excited about your trip to LA in Jan!! I hope that we can get together. Let me know the dates you will be here because we are going on a cruise in Jan too…
These look so yummy! I just had red bean for the first time a couple of weeks ago at a Japanese restaurant!
Awww Nami! I love these- they remind me of a particular store in Hawaii called Shirokiya. I used to love to watch them make these when I was little. My grandma would always buy me a warm one when we went shopping when she was picking up tea and her shiitake mushrooms. Great recipe!
Ah so many childhood memories!!! All those hours spent watching doraemon and drooling over HIS dessert dorayaki! I love those so much, yours are made perfectly! They seriously look even better than the ones in bakery stores. Can’t wait for next week’s dessert!!
Nami – I buy these all the time, but now I can make them at home. They look really good. Thanks for the great recipe!
2 words: I want! They are so beautiful and golden, if I had a ladle 1 foot in the air I would make a mess lol. Kind of reminds me of the Chinese wife cakes with winter melon. Any Japanese version of those?
I actually never heard of Chinese wife cakes before so I Googled it. I think I’ve tried that before from looking at the pictures but we don’t have similar cake in Japan unfortunately!
These look gorgeous! I’ve had these at Japanese confectionery stores, but never made them myself. Thanks for showing how easy it truly is.
How beautiful are theses cakes?! I’ve never heard of them, but I have no doubt that they are just delicious!
Oh, I love when you make desserts! This is so lovely…and so new to me! Something I’d really love to try…you always have something so wonderful to share, Nami. Hope you have a fabulous weekend! xo
My oh my, these pancakes sure does looks delicious! Good for breakfast. All your food posted, it presented so perfectly well. Just loves all your food posted; delicious!
See you can make desserts! Love that you made an authentic Japanese one! Going to check it out now!
That sweetened red bean paste sounds really interesting. I’ll have to see if I can find some; I’d love to try it.
My daughter loves doraemon, Ill make one of these for her she will definitely recognize it
This, apart from green tea and red bean ice-cream is one of my fave Japanese desserts. There is a Japanese buffet at the Equatorial Hotel in Malaysia and the dorayaki there is absolutely delicious! Great recipe again!
This is a dessert to die for! I love anything and everything with red beans!
So, very little oil is the key to nice and even color pancakes! Tks for your little tip (again), Nami!
Have a great weekend!
I’ve always wanted to make dorayaki so I’ll give your recipe a try. Even when I make regular pancakes though, they never look as perfectly even and round as your dorayaki, Nami! I think the key is the number of eggs you used and also technique. Oh yes, you better start making more Japanese desserts girl, because then I’ll easily be lured to your site several times a week (not that I’m not drawn here already!).
Just PERFECT with a cup of tea! This looks great Nami! HUGS and have a great weekend!!!!
love these had once in NYC
so good
wow these Dorayaki look so perfect to be homemade!! Can’t wait to make them once I get some Japanese bean paste. Thanks for sharing!
Nami! You brought back memories of a great character I grew up watching!. And I’m not ashamed to admit loved watching DOREAMON!
Ooh, they look so delicious!! Thanks for sharing
I am just about wanting to faint at how perfect your pancakes look. How in the heck did you get them completely blemish free like that?
Haha thanks! Key is to use a non-stick frying pan and wipe off extra oil on the frying pan (but has to be oily on surface but no streaks of oil).
I have never seen this dish before! It looks absolutely delicious and tempting. I am so intrigued by it that I am going to try it out!! Beautiful pictures!
awww these do look like little macroons hehe..
yum.. this def. looks more healthier than macrons anyday.. i love red beans~!
Nami — these look and sound delicious and your pancakes are absolutely PERFECT! Thanks for going out of your comfort zone and making a dessert!
wow Nami, your pancake sure looks beautiful and delicious. Lovely click too.
Wow ….Nami what a delicious dessert and your pancakes are pic perfect! Great job dear!
Nami-these pancakes are so incredible, unusual, and look so yummy! Love the step-by-step tutorial! Your red bean pancakes are so perfectly shaped and I can only imagine how delicious they are:DD
I tried to make dorayaki around two years ago but I filled it with nuttella, it was tasty, so I think it can be a great alternative when we don’t have anko available. And of course I know Doraemon…:)!! I grew up watching the anime and reading the manga, so dorayaki always somehow makes me nostalgic
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Wow, I’m sure these would make an amazing indulgent breakfast and definitely bring on more japanese desserts
These look absolutely delicious. The pancakes are so perfectly browned and shaped.
Nami, this is just the coolest recipe. I had no idea that the Japanese made pancakes – but it’s the red bean filling that just delights me!! Love this post.
Thank you for the dessert recipe!
What can you do with red miso? Can you use it in place of white miso?
Hi Doris! Yes, red miso can replace with white miso, or Awase miso (mixture of red & white). Some parts of Japan use red miso more, and I grew up with mixed miso so my recipes use mixed miso most of the time unless I stated otherwise.
i knew i had to find some time to check your dessert since I last got your email. I really have to get my hands on some red bean paste! I’m more and more curious!
p.s. love the tiny fork
What a cool dessert! I’m a bit of a bean-o-holic, so these look amazing. The sweetened red bean paste sounds so interesting (and yummy!).
I’ve got to try this! I am not a huge fan of red bean paste, but in some I do like. Like in potbingsu (korean ice chips and red beans)… The pancakes look so delicious!
Wow, your dorayaki looks absolutely perfect!! How do you get them so even? We love these pancakes so so much
Sheri, pour the batter from high (like 1 foot?) to make a nice round shape. The pancake surface will expand from center evenly and it’ll be nice round shape.
I always wondered what it was when I was watching Doraemon as a kid…..
I’ve always wanted to try dorayaki but the packaged ones are so expensive here :S I’ll definitely have to give this a try one day
I am so intrigued with this recipe! Never had it before but now I think will definitely give it a try sometime.
Ya, this is a famous traditional Japanese cake, Jusco supermarket here also selling. Thanks for sharing, must try this one day.
I have decided right now that before I die I have to go to Japan! Except I get to find a an other place in the world with authentic tasty japanese food. #bucketlist
I like red bean paste in just about anything (: actually, plain i.e. red bean soup is delicious enough for me!
Hi Nami! I really can appreciate a recipe such as this one especially when I’m a big fan of red bean myself. Thank you for sharing this
You know I have never eaten anything with red bean? Oh the shame!! I must try these
love pancakes so they’d be a good intro to red bean
I have tried using red bean paste as a filling to a donut hole like dessert made of sticky rice flour. This will be an easier way to use it as it doesn’t need a lot of forming a ball (which i am not good at haha!) I would love to have this with my coffee right now.
Awesome looking pancakes! They look so neat and so tempting…
Nami, my next macarons will be inspired by this post! Thank you!
Where can you get ogura-an in the Bay Area? I’ve been looking for it!
Any Japanese supermarkets or Chinese markets (in Japanese section) should have it.
{Japanese markets in the Bay Area}
Nijiya: San Francisco Japan Town, San Mateo, Mountain View, San Jose
Mitsuwa: San Jose
Suluki: San Mateo
Marukai: Cupertino
I never think of eating dorayaki or even make one. But after i saw ur dorayaki, i feel like eating it ! Great picture ! Your dorayaki looks so fluffy =)
Hi Cyn! Haha I’m glad to know my pictures of dorayaki is pretty convincing.
Thank you!
I love coming here and seeing desserts! Especially desserts using red bean! I am a huge fan of red bean. I ate it on everything sweet in China last summer! These look great.
Hi Nami,
I have a can of whole red bean in syrup and can’t wait to try the recipe. Can I just drain the syrup and mash these up to make the paste for the dorayaki?
Your dorayaki looks perfect!
Hi Pat! I’ve never used whole red bean in syrup before, but I would pour the red bean (no syrup) into a saucepan, and pour the syrup just enough to cover and start cooking on low heat. When it’s warm, start smashing. Add syrup if necessary to get the right consistency (can’t be liquid form as we make sandwich with it). Let me know how it goes. I hope you will enjoy this recipe!
I loveeeeeeeeeee sweet bean cakes!!
It’s hard to find around here, so when I go to NYC Im always stocking up.
I’ll try making it next time on my own though! (Though, it kinda sucks but around here the red bean paste is getting more and more expensive….)
But thanks for the recipe!
Hi Lizzy! Heehee me too, I love anything red bean!
I’m curious if you can find red bean (azuki) and is it cheaper than a can? I always wanted to do anko (red bean paste) recipe, but I’ve been so busy that I didn’t have a chance making it from scratch (takes like 2 hours)… You can freeze the red bean paste if you have leftover. 
Nami, I wanted to make sure I looked at all my resources before answering.
And from what I can tell, no (at least in Buffalo). =(
We’ve only been able to find it in a can (and then it wasnt that delicious brand you used, we can only ever find that brand around New Years), but needless to say…
it was delicioussss!! I followed your tip with the laddle and they came out soooooooo perfect!! My boyfriend is Japanese and was really,Really, REALLY impressed!!! If you ever make it from scratch do share! I’ll buy online if I have too! Thanks Nami!!!!
I’m sorry red bean paste in can is not as popular there because I can get it anytime here in SF… I’m so happy to hear you impressed your Japanese BF! Well I’m happy to hear he approved my recipe.
Yes I will definitely share once I get to photograph the steps…. step by step photos sometimes made me discourage to write up a post sometimes (just a long and tedious project). I’ll remember to take pictures!
DORAYAKI!!! yeah~ Agree with you, it’s kinda macaroon in France. LOL~ but Japan, they have this doraemon’s snack. I found out it’s easy to make, then I’ll try it at my kitchen. Maybe I’ll add chocolate or ganache as its filling. Thanks
This looks delicious! Is there a way to seal the edges so the filling won’t spill out though? I’m actually thinking of adding ice-cream to it as well if it is possible to seal the edge >.<!
Hi Sam! Thank you.
Hmm… since each of pancake is pretty thick, they won’t close it tightly, unfortunately. You can wrap it with plastic wrap to keep it close, but with ice cream… hmmm… little tough I think. It’s a great idea though. One way you can do is you make sandwich while you eat it. That might be possible… 
Hi Nami! I love dorayaki! This also seems similar to taiyaki, correct? I usually go to Sweet Breams in San Mateo when I crave these. I never knew it was so easy to make. This will definitely be another “to make” on my list. =) Thanks for sharing.
I made the dorayaki yesterday! It’s very important not to overmix because my first batch was flat and hard. But my second batch was ok because i actually left lumps of dough before i stopped mixing. The lumps prevented the batter from spreading in a perfect circle though.
However, i find the dorayaki much too sweet as compared to the ones I have eaten before. If I were to just reduce the sugar, would it change the texture of the dorayaki? I also made custard cream to go along with the dorayaki, tasted great!
Hi silei! Thank you for trying the recipe and your feedback. Great suggestion about not over-mixing the batter.
You can reduce the amount of sugar and/or honey (but do not omit honey completely). Hmm custard cream sounds so good!
Thank you for this fantastic recipe! I linked back to your post here:
http://evabakes.blogspot.com/2012/03/dorayaki-japanese-red-bean-pancakes.html
Thank you Eva for linking back to me!
Thanks to you Nami. It is a great recipe, my mom made this for her grand kids last week, and I get to tried on one the of the peanut butter dorayaki she made. I am so surprise with the taste and texture, it is fluffy and fresh. Thanks to you again. We will make this dorayaki out of your recipe again and again.
Hi Wan! So happy to hear you and your family enjoyed this recipe! ^_^ Thank you so much for your feedback. You made my day!
NICE, I will try to make the ‘real’ Dorayaki one day. Currently I use ‘Pancake’ premix, ready made bean paste + whipping cream and then sandwich them together. I like whipping cream as it add the vanilla and milky flavour to the red bean (also reduce it sweetness). Extra dorayaki will go to the freezer and I can eat anytime I want! I enjoy your blog a lot ;-D
Hi there!
I made these yummy little Dorayaki for breakfast! They were really delicious, and filling.
Thanks for sharing your recipe
Thank you Nataly! I’m happy to hear you liked it!
So good!!!!
This is SO COOL!!! I had some when I visited Japan several years ago and LOVED IT! Especially since I love red bean!
hi Nami…
thankyou for this great recipe…im so excited when i found ur blog…
i just made this dorayaki yesterday…n the color, d texture turns out wonderful…it’s beautiful..
but sadly …the taste not as good as it looks :p i mean…why my dorayaki turn out so dry when we eat? n it’s not moist as i ever ate before. Or basically dorayaki is not moist at all?
i did follow all ur instructions…but i just dont know wat did i miss
hope tat u can help
anw…love ur blogs…will definitely try others
thx before ^_^
Hi Meg! Thank you for trying this recipe! No, it shouldn’t be dried and it’s nice and moist. It’s really hard for me to say what went wrong as your ingredients are not exactly same as mine and cooking equipment are different (see my FAQs). But I could suggest that you can use more honey a bit? How was the batter’s consistency? Hope you can improve by adjusting the ingredients a bit to your liking.
Thank you so much for your compliments and I’m happy to hear you enjoy my blog.
ah i see…
d batter was thick…as u said..thicker than pancake’s batter a bit..
i only put 1 tbsp of water…does it matter? coz i was afraid the batter was too watery.
hmm.. i thought the honey will make it thicker? i used a good quality of honey n d smell is so strong n so thick…n the honey smells on the batter are so strong T_T not really like it tho…maybe i will try another honey later
or can we put a bit vege oil just like pancake?
ah..n i used nutella as the filling…coz i dun ave redbean paste :p n it just tasted so so…i guess i need to try more….really curious bout d real taste of dorayaki
thx a lot for d reply
regards from Indonesia
You are welcome! Good luck with your dorayaki making. Hope you can get the perfect texture as you like. Nutella one sounds yummy. I’m going to try that next time!
Looks delicious,it looks likes french macaroons in javanese version
i bet taste perfect with my coffee right now 
Just made this dorayaki! i It was a hit in our household. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Thank you Lina! Your dorayaki looks perfect!
Arigato Gozarimasu Nami-sam for your lovely post. I am sure you have had many requests for this delicious treat. It was one of my favorites while living in Japan. I love going to B1 of Sogo department store and having them make me one hot off the griddle. I can’t wait to give your recipe a try as I have been craving one of these for several years now. Ja Mata, BAM
Ooh this is Doraemon’s favorite food! I want to learn how to cook this, thanks for sharing this recipe!
Can this batter be use for hodo kwaja?
Hi g! I’m sorry I’m not sure what Hodo Kwaja means…
Hi there Nami. Thank you for the recipes you have shared on your site. You have a visually pleasing format. Is there a more precise measurement for the amount of batter I should use per ‘pancake’? (e.g. 1+½ Tablespoons, ¼ of a cup, etc.)
Hi Ghostmachine! Thank you for your kind compliments about my site.
It’ll be a bit harder for me to make this recipe into “per pancake”, unless we use gram…but then it’s very hard to divide up the eggs and honey, etc. When I use grams I’m asked by most readers to transfer to Tbsp. and cups so it’s easier. Haha. I’ve been making Dorayaki with this recipe for many times and this works the best, so I’m a bit reluctant to change. If you need to make the recipe to “per pancake”, you must measure the recipe in grams and divide by 8… kind of hard to do. What do you think?
Love everything on your website ! Living in Hawaii, we have a lot of Japanese foods – you have so many recipes here that Ive been wanting to learn, so wonderful ! I have been a restaurant cook in Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean and others for about 20 years now , nothing real fancy, just family -style places .. but I can tell you, it is very hard to get traditional,ethnic recipes from elders and business owners
I especially like the way you make many of your sauces. Here teriyaki gets to be mostly a shoyu/sugar/ginger/garlic basic recipe, I like how you use sake, mirin and shoyu as the base for your suaces, to me hats a more authentic taste then what we mostly use. The Dorayaki look wonderful, love adzuki .. a favorite treat in younger days was to get shave ice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shave_ice) . The vendor we went to would put a big scoop of vanilla ice cream topped by a big scoop of sweet red beans, then build a huge shave ice cone on top of that. O my, so gooood !
Thank you for such a wonderful site and for sharing so much, Ill be trying many recipes over the next month or so, and adapting some of my old favorites with a few touches from your great recipes !
Hi Robert! I’m really happy to hear you enjoy my blog, and thank you for writing! I grew up in Japan so I know how authentic Japanese food is like, but at the same time I know fusion or American style Japanese food as well. Some food can be really different.
I love shave ice and ate a lot in hot humid summer in Japan. My favorite is matcha/azuki/condense milk… so good! I hope you find some dishes you like on my site. Thanks again for your kind comment! 
I’m making these for a school project. But can I use Nutella?
Hi Alana! Yes, you can use Nutella!
Hi, Just have a quick, probably stupid lol, question about the recipe. It calls for “Sugar” I’m assuming you are referring to confectioners sugar since it’s a confection right? Really want to try my hand at these for my friends. Also same question but referring to the home-made sweet red bean paste as i’ll be making that from scratch as well.
Hi Andy! I use regular white sugar, or we call it granulated sugar. Confectioners sugar is more refine than granulated sugar. Same for red bean paste, use granulated sugar.
Hope you enjoy Dorayaki!
Thank you for sharing the Japanese cooking recipes.My husband loves Japanese foods,with your easy step by step cooking instructions,I think I could make a Japanese dinner for him at home.
Hi Connie! Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you and your husband enjoy eating Japanese food at home!
this website is really cool!!!!!!! i learnt the dorayaki in one day. i love it!!!!!!!!!!
thank you for helping me.
Thank you Riya! Hope you enjoy it.
Could you please add taiyaki and takoyaki to your list of goodis possibly please?
HI Chanel! One day I have to make Taiyaki mold pan…
I love Taiyaki too! I’m working on Takoyaki recipe… work in progress (but it might take a while till I write a recipe and photograph etc…). Thanks for writing!
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