アンパンマンぱん - Ann Pan-

Ann Pan, here we come again! I made these popular Japanese buns for Lana who loves Anpanman (he is a very famous kid's animation character that has been around since I was a kid!)

I've made them before using baker's yeast, but this time I used my strawberry yeast. I've use the same recipe as the Banana yeast melon pan for the dough, which was perfect for these sweet buns.

I drew Anpanman's face for Lana, but before she even looked at it her mouth opened and she bit into his face!

And there is Baikinman too!

I made some chestnut buns too;) 

Look! there is pretty of paste inside;D

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The ingredients are:

Starter (Strawberry) 120g

Very strong Flour 250g

Milk 150g

Egg 1

Sugar 30g

Honey 1 tbsp

Oil 15g

Butter 35g

Salt 3g

Hinamatsuri. 雛祭り-2014-

Time flies.. and It's Hinamatsuri again!
I've posted about this Japanese girls' festival in the past, so I'm not going to talk about the details, but it's a day to celebrate and wish for the happiness and healthy growth of girls.

To celebrate Hinamatsuri I made a special Swiss roll for Lana (and me...) I've always thought that when Hinamatsuri comes, the spring begins. So I made what I want to call "Spring Swiss Roll". I drew flower petals and leaves...;)

The cake itself is my classic Swiss Roll but I used rice flour in stead of plain flour and there is whipped cream in the middle (I didn't add any sugar this time).

The colour and mini size looks quite Japanesey...

I put strawberries on top and...

A slice of this super light cake is a perfect little treat for a little person!

Lana absolutely love it;D xxx