Recipes · Japanese · Desserts
Dorayaki (Red Bean Pancake Sandwich)
One serving has 429 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (50%), riboflavin (38%), folate (38%), thiamin (35%), manganese (32%) and choline (28%). Ready in 20 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (162 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, gluten, honey
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 40 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Sugar
- 6 g Honey
- 1 g Baking soda
- 55 g Red bean paste, sweetened
Method
- Whisk the egg with the sugar and honey until well combined, then whisk in 15 g water.
- Sift in the flour and baking soda and mix into a smooth, thick batter; let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Heat a non-stick pan over low-medium heat and pour small rounds of batter, cooking for 1-2 minutes until bubbles form on the surface, then flip and cook for another minute; this makes 2 small pancakes.
- Let the pancakes cool slightly, then spread red bean paste on the flat side of one and sandwich with the other, flat sides together.
- This makes 1 sandwich from 2 pancakes; multiply the ingredients as needed for more.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 429 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 86 g | |
| Water | 58.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.1 g | 4% |
| Protein | 11.3 g | 23% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.41 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.49 g | |
| Leucine | 0.89 g | |
| Lysine | 0.61 g | |
| Methionine | 0.25 g | |
| Cystine | 0.22 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.59 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.39 g | |
| Valine | 0.62 g | |
| Histidine | 0.27 g | |
| Fat | 4.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.93 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.78 g | |
| Saturated | 1.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 149 mg | |
| Calcium | 41.1 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.24 mg | 27% |
| Iron | 3.2 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 30.8 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.57 mg | 32% |
| Phosphorus | 163 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 167 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 27.8 µg | 50% |
| Sodium | 452 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.7 mg | 21% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.8 mg | 20% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.13 mg | 10% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 151 µg | 38% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.36 µg | 15% |
| Choline | 118 mg | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 64 µg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 32.8 IU | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.51 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.24 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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