Matcha Red Bean Bread Makes 2 loaves or 6 braids. Ingredients: 400g bread flour 27g sugar 5g salt 8g yeast 293g warm milk 40g butter, room temperature 6g matcha powder red bean paste Directions: Make wells in bread flour and add sugar, salt, and yeast. Mix. Add milk and mix until the dough comes together. Incorporate butter and...

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Character Cookies Ingredients: 150g unsalted butter, room temperature 100g powdered sugar 1 egg, room temperature 250g cake flour pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla extract Directions: Mix together butter and sifted powdered sugar Whisk in egg until incorporated Add salt and vanilla Sift flour and cut until dough comes together Add colouring Let sit in fridge for an...

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Mirror Glaze Ingredients: 300g sugar 200g condensed milk 150 ml water 2 tbsp gelatin powder 125 ml water 350g white chocolate Directions: Heat the sugar, condensed milk, and 150 ml water over medium low heat Mix gelatin in 125 ml water and leave to swell When mixture begins to simmer, remove from heat and stir in gelatin mixture...

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Pistachio Ice Cream Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted shelled pistachios 3/4 cup sugar 2 cups milk 4 egg yolks 1 cup whipping cream 3/4 cup chopped pistachios Directions: Finely grind 1 cup pistachios and 1/4 cup sugar Add pistachios to milk and bring to a boil Whisk together egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar Gradually whisk in the hot...

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Misoyaki Cod Ingredients: 4 black cod fillets 1/4 cup sake 1/4 cup mirin 4 tbsp white miso paste 3 tbsp sugar Miso marinade: Bring sake and mirin to a boil until alcohol evaporates, ~30 seconds Turn heat to low and add miso paste, whisking until incorporated Turn heat back to high and add sugar, whisking until dissolved (this...

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Goguma Jorim Ingredients: 1 sweet potato, ~1 lb 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp brown sugar 3 cloves minced garlic sesame seeds Directions: Peel and cube sweet potato Heat olive oil and sweet potato over medium-high heat until edges become less opaque Add soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and water to just under the...

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Matang Ingredients: 1 big sweet potato (~1 lb) oil for frying 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1/4 sugar Directions: Peel sweet potato and cut into chunks Fry until soft Heat sugar and oil in pan over medium heat until sugar begins to melt Lower heat and simmer until melted, ~7-8 minutes (don't stir) Coat sweet potato in sugar and...

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