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【🌸桜レシピ🌸】三色団子

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🌍Authentic Japanese recipe from a Japan-based creator — ingredients and steps translated below
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Hanami Dango

Cultural Context

Originating in Japan, Hanami Dango is traditionally enjoyed during cherry blossom viewing festivals in spring. The colorful dumplings symbolize the beauty of nature and the arrival of warmer weather. Today, they are a popular treat year-round, often enjoyed with tea or as a festive dessert.

JapaneseJPdessert
45 min
medium
4 servings
Servings4
30g glutinous rice flour
20g joshinko (freshly ground rice flour)
15g millet sugar
1/4 teaspoon cherry powder
2 tbsp water
3g salted cherry blossoms
60g glutinous rice flour
40g joshinko (freshly ground rice flour)
30g sweetened sugar
4 tbsp water
40g white bean paste
a pinch of cherry powder
40g bean paste
6 salted cherry blossoms

sweet rice flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Almond flour offers a gluten-free option, while all-purpose flour is more accessible.

red bean paste

🥗Healthier: sweet potato puree

💰Cheaper: canned pumpkin

Sweet potato puree is lower in sugar, and canned pumpkin is budget-friendly.

1

Remove salt from cherry blossoms, wipe dry, and chop the ones that will be put into the dumplings.

2

Mix ingredients well and knead.

3

Put in boiling water and heat for 1 minute after it floats.

4

Make cherry blossom bean paste. Mix white bean paste and cherry blossom powder.

5

Put 3 dumplings on each skewer and squeeze the cherry blossom bean paste into a squeeze bag. Squeeze out the bean paste with a squeezable bag, and put a cherry blossom on the dumpling for decoration.

Cooking Techniques

mixingsteamingshaping

Equipment Needed

squeeze bagskewers

Spice Level:

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Allergens

soy

Also Known As

DangoHanami Dumplings
Local Name: 花見団子

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