∃ a few variations of 和菓子 where you make a thin crêpe (= 焼き皮 or
In general, it's quite hard to pull off, and I think some 求肥-wrapped sweets like the 唐衣 or 八重桜 are easier to pull off nicely.
Crêpe
This makes about 17 12 cm ⌀ pancakes:
- 25 gr 白玉粉
- 250 gr water
- 100 gr flour
- 20 gr sugar
Mix, stand, sieve. Rest for 20', then add a Tspb. of water. When grilling, it's a very delicate matter: I found that 20 gr of batter onto a well oiled pan with a well oiled cake ring for 20 s on 6.5 on our stove, then flipping it and cooking for 10 more seconds works well.
⚠️ I've made 桜ごろも with pink food colouring in the batter, and to my Western eye, it just looks like ham. So in the future, I'd avoid this colour and rather go purple, for example.
They can be brandied nicely, but I think also this idea from @yumiko_wagashi looks quite pretty.
