Kabocha Manju Recipe


Kabocha manju is a Japanese steamed cake with kabocha pumpkin filling.

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup flour
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
For Filling: 1/2 lb kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) / 1 cup sugar / pinch of salt

Preparation:
Peel kabocha pumpkin and cut into small pieces. Heat kabocha in the microwave until soften. Put kabocha in a bowl and add sugar and salt and mash them. Shift flour, baking powder, and 1/3 cup of sugar into a bowl. Add water and knead the dough. Make eight to ten balls. Take each dough and flatten by hands. Put kabocha filling in the center of the dough and wrap it with the dough to make a round. Repeat this process. Preheat a steamer. Place manju in the steamer and steam over high heat for 10 minutes.
By Setsuko Yoshizuka,

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