Wagashi Komug-Manju Ume (Plum flower)

Source : Ingredients For 6 Pieces Utensilspour The Sugar Into The Water Dissolve The Sugar Well Mix The Flour And The Baking Powder Put Them Into The Mixture Sug...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : January 20, 2026

Step:

  1. Ingredients for 6 pieces.

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 1 photo
  2. Utensils

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  3. Pour the sugar into the water.

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 3 photo
  4. Dissolve the sugar well.

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 4 photo
  5. Mix the flour and the baking powder.

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 5 photo
  6. Put them into the mixture(sugar + water). Mix them.

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 6 photo
  7. Stretch and fold the dough several times. Pull it together. *Stop mixing the flour into the water mixture when the dough becomes like "squeezing an earlobe". *Add a little more flour when the dough is too sticky.

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 7 photo
  8. Divide the dough into 6.

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  9. Wrap the bean paste balls with the dough. Make them round. (Put dusting flour on your hands.)

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 9 photo
  10. Make paints. Green: Mix Matcha, plain flour & water. Red: Mix res food coloring, plain flour & water.

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  11. Paint plum flowers and branches with the paints.

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  12. Put them in a steamer. Spray Water.

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  13. Steam 10minuite over high heat.

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  14. Cool them with covering cotton cloth. It's finished!

    Wagashi "Komug-Manju" Ume (Plum flower) recipe step 14 photo

Ingredients

  1. 40 g Plain flour
  2. 2 g Baking Powder
  3. 27 g Sugar
  4. 15 ml Water
  5. 120 g Red bean Paste (Bean jam)
  6. 10 g Plain flour for dusting and mixing in food colorings
  7. 1/2 tsp Matcha powder
  8. Food coloring (Red)

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