Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, chestnut 'manjū'. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Steps Roughly chop up the Chestnuts and combine with 'Shiro-an'. Mix Flour, Sugar and Egg and make the mixture into dough. Chestnut Manjū 'Manjū' is one of traditional Japanese sweets. There are many different types of 'Manjū'.

Chestnut 'Manjū' is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Chestnut 'Manjū' is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chestnut 'manjū' using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chestnut 'Manjū':

1. Prepare <Pastry>
2. Get 2/3 cup Self-Raising Flour
3. Get 2 tablespoons Sugar
4. Make ready 1 Egg
5. Take <Filling>
6. Get 50 g Shiro-an (White Beans Paste) *See my recipe ‘Shiro-an’ to find how to make from canned butter beans
7. Make ready 6-8 Tinned Chestnuts *OR roasted Chestnuts
8. Take <Coating>
9. Get 1 Egg Yolk
10. Prepare 1 teaspoon Mirin

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. Encased in a soft wheat dough, filled with sweet red bean paste, and steamed to perfection, Manju is a classic Japanese confectionery (wagashi).

Instructions to make Chestnut 'Manjū':

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.

Repeat it with the rest of the manju, water, and sesame seeds. Encased in a soft wheat dough, filled with sweet red bean paste, and steamed to perfection, Manju is a classic Japanese confectionery (wagashi). When you crave for a fun, sweet treat, these dumplings will hit the spot! Enjoy with a hot cup of green tea. Put one of the chestnut- shiro an balls into the center, and wrap with the dough and pinch shut.

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