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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.

Dorayaki (Red Bean Pancake Sandwich)
Photo: Ocdp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • 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

  1. Whisk the egg with the sugar and honey until well combined, then whisk in 15 g water.
  2. Sift in the flour and baking soda and mix into a smooth, thick batter; let it rest for 15 minutes.
  3. 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.
  4. Let the pancakes cool slightly, then spread red bean paste on the flat side of one and sandwich with the other, flat sides together.
  5. This makes 1 sandwich from 2 pancakes; multiply the ingredients as needed for more.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy429 kcal20%
Carbohydrates86 g
Water58.6 mL
Fiber1.1 g4%
Protein11.3 g23%
Tryptophan0.14 g
Threonine0.41 g
Isoleucine0.49 g
Leucine0.89 g
Lysine0.61 g
Methionine0.25 g
Cystine0.22 g
Phenylalanine0.59 g
Tyrosine0.39 g
Valine0.62 g
Histidine0.27 g
Fat4.2 g
Monounsaturated1.5 g
Polyunsaturated0.93 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.78 g
Saturated1.3 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol149 mg
Calcium41.1 mg4%
Copper0.24 mg27%
Iron3.2 mg18%
Magnesium30.8 mg10%
Manganese0.57 mg32%
Phosphorus163 mg23%
Potassium167 mg4%
Selenium27.8 µg50%
Sodium452 mg
Zinc1.7 mg21%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.39 mg35%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.42 mg38%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.8 mg20%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg20%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.13 mg10%
Folate (vitamin B9)151 µg38%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.36 µg15%
Choline118 mg28%
Vitamin A64 µg9%
Vitamin C0.03 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)32.8 IU5%
Vitamin E0.51 mg3%
Vitamin K0.24 µg0%

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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