Taiyaki

One of you very kindly send me a Taiyaki pan! What is Taiyaki? Well, it's probably best to Google it as there's lots of information on it and varieties how it's served including filled with red bean paste, sweet fillings like custard and even adapted to an ice cream cone. Although there are variations including smaller Goldfish style ones, this street food is based on a red sea bream which is considered a symbol of luck or good fortune in Japan. Pretty cool! You can get electric versions of this, but I enjoyed the challenge of trying a pan version!

Ingredients list:

• 435g ‘00’ plain flour
• 2tbsp cornflour
• 3tsp Baking powder
• 3tsp Bicarb of soda
• 100g Sugar
• 3 eggs
• 600ml Milk

To fill:

• Nutella, custard or red bean paste
• You’ll also need oil for greasing the pan
• If you are US based omit the '00' flour and cornflour (cornstarch) and just use 450g cake flour