An Pan...great snack

[tamayori]

Now this is a modern recipe..

I was told that An pan became popular in Nagasaki due to the portuguese priests that lived there. Bread or "pan" (pahn)was made by the servants to the priests for their consumption. But a local confectioner was fasicnated by this new type of thing called bread, and decided to add an to it, as it turned out much like manju.

I make An pan for snacks, and for long road trips to events. My friends enjoy it, and it is a good food to carry about with you at events.

An Pan
2 cups warm water
4 1/2 tsp. dry yeast (about 2 pkgs)
3/4 cup melted butter
7 cups flour
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 can (18 oz.) koshi-an or tsubushi-an

Combine water, yeast and sugar: stir to dissolve. Add butter. Combine flour and salt: add to wet mix. add milk.
Knead for about 10 mins.

Shape into rolls with a ball of An inside. draw up corners into center and pinch close. Place on a greased pan, then let rise until double in size. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Makes about 30 rolls.
(sometimes you can also place a piece of Ume or salted, pickled plum on top of each roll before baking)

Goes great with hoji-cha tea or green tea

[tamayori]

Cheat An Pan (second recipe)

We made these when I was growing up.

2-3 cans Pillsbury Buttermilk biscuits
1 can Koshi an

Open biscuit can and seperate the pieces. Flatten each piece out and place some an inside-draw up the corners to the center and pat close. Place on cookie sheet Follow instructions on biscuit can to bake. (think it's 8-10 mins at 350 degrees.)

[Inoue Tsukiko]

An Pan...

Lovely, tasty, can't stop with just one an pan...

Now I have the recipe to feed my addiction! ;D