Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi)

Source : Ingredients For 2 Sets Dived The Yamaimo And The Sugar Into 2 Equal Add A Half Of Sugar 40g Into A Half Of Grated Yamaimo 20g Mix Them Well Add T...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : January 22, 2026

Step:

  1. Ingredients for 2 sets. Dived the Yamaimo and the sugar into 2 equal.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 1 photo
  2. Add a half of sugar (40g) into a half of grated Yamaimo (20g). Mix them well. Add the another half of sugar (40g) into the another half of grated Yamaimo (20g). Add 1/4 tsp of Matcha. Mix them well.

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  3. Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 3 photo
  4. Put the white Yamaimo mixture into 50-55g of "jouyo-ko (rice flour)". Mix them. Put the rice flour onto the yamaimo mixture and fold it. Take the dough out when a half of flour interblends into the dough.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 4 photo
  5. Put the green Yamaimo mixture into the rest of "jouyo-ko (rice flour)". Mix them. Put the rice flour onto the yamaimo mixture and fold it.

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  6. Divide the each dough into 5, as using dusting flour. Extend a green dough into a circle as using dusting flour. Make the center thick. Wrap a bean jam ball with the dough.

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  7. Make it heart-shap.

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  8. Do the same thing with a white dough. Make 2 white hearts and 2 green hearts for 1 clover.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 8 photo
  9. Take a half of a green dough and a half of a white dough. Make them together. Extend it into a circle.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 9 photo
  10. Make a bean jam ball oval. Wrap it with the dough.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 10 photo
  11. Elongate it. Make its 5 parts

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 11 photo
  12. Put its eyes with red food coloring which is dissolved in a little water with a little rice flour.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 12 photo
  13. Do the same thing and make another set (a four-leaf clover & a caterpillar). Put them in a steamer and spray water over them.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 13 photo
  14. Steam 8 minutes.

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  15. Then cool them with a cotton clothes cover not to get dry.

    Clover & Caterpillar - Jouyo Manju (Wagashi) recipe step 15 photo

Ingredients

  1. 40 g Grated Yamaimo (Yam)
  2. 80 g Sugar
  3. 50-55 gJouyo-ko (fine rice flour)
  4. 100 g Koshi-an (Red beam jam)
  5. Matcha
  6. +food coloring

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