Daifuku Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup azuki beans
• 10 cups water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups water

Recipe

• 1 for the anko filling:.
• 2 place 4 cups of water in a pan and add the azuki beans to the water.
• 3 place on high heat and bring to a boil.
• 4 remove from stove when mixture starts boiling and drain the water.
• 5 place 6 cups of water in the pan with the azuki beans.
• 6 place on low heat and simmer for about an hours until the azuki beans are softened.
• 7 remove excess water and add sugar.
• 8 stir on low heat for a few minutes just until it thickens.
• 9 remove from heat and set aside.
• 10 for the dough:.
• 11 place rice flour, sugar and water in a pan.
• 12 place on low heat and stir constantly until dough thickens.place the dough on a floured surface and divide into 12 pieces.
• 13 press the pieces into rounds.
• 14 place a tbsp of anko in the center of each dough round and stretch the dough to enclose the anko.
• 15 shape into a ball.