ホモテナシ

  • Traditionally, they are made with just 金団-ing agar cubes around a ball of white あん, then brushing or drenching the whole thing in an agar bath. They don't look very elegant, however, and are a paint to transport.
  • So this I have from a book. It's a little bit involved since it uses heavily coloured あん that is supposed to shine subtly through a layer of white あん. But I think even without the colour work it is much more preferable to have the jelly sit in its crater rather than going everywhere:

  • KM26 suggested 「雨の後」as 御銘, which I like a lot (or you could make a darker version and call it 雨の(やみ))

Recipe

  • For the gelly, mix 1 gr of agar, 70 gr of sugar and 100 gr of water. Boil briefly and reduce slightly, until you can form drops off a spoon.
  • The Migros' brand is 22% agar, so here you'd use 8 gr of the mix (= 1 pack), 112 gr sugar, 160 gr water.
  • Make drops (which you can also use for any other summer sweets): Drop on baking sheet, that's it.
  • Colour slightly, place into shallow container and rest in fridge for 1 hour before cutting.
  • I used my 練り切り-base, wrapped around こし餡. Make an indentation with the thumb (through a cloth). Add a leaf, add a drop and fill the crater with jelly mix.