Make Your Own Taiyaki!!!

Taiyaki is a sweet delectable Japanese street dessert that not only tastes good, but also looks cute and delicious! And in today's blog entry you will learn how to make your own taiyaki in a couple of easy steps.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup Flour
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 2 1/2 Tbs. Cornstarch
• 3 Tbs. Water
• 3 Large Eggs, room temperature
• 2 Tbs. Honey (optional)
• 1 1/2 Cup Anko (red bean paste), room temperature
  
  Tools needed
• Whisk
• Bowl
• Taiyaki mold
  
• Stove

Directions!

Sift Flour, Baking Powder, and Cornstarch together then set them aside.

Beat the Eggs with Honey and Sugar till frothy and add it to the Flour mixture, then add water. Continue to whip until the texture is smooth.

Start pre heating the taiyaki mold and make sure that there is some oil on the surface so the bread doesn't stick to the pan. Pour in a small amount of batter to the preheated pan and then add a tablespoon of anko. Then add more batter to fill in the rest of the mold. Close and latch the pan.

Turn the heat to medium low and cook for about 30 seconds then turn the pan over. Heat it evenly for a minute and turn again and then repeat again. You will know when it's done when you can open the mold with ease and the color of the breading is golden brown, which is about 4 minutes. 

And now you know how to make your own delicious taiyaki for your friends and family, or even yourself!

Patbingsoo AKA Korean shaved Ice

Shaved Ice is more of an asian dessert as it is not too common in America, but nonetheless its an amazing way to refresh yourself and cool off. There are a couple different styles of shaved ice but the one we are going to focus on today is the korean take on this chilly treat.
There are so many ways to make patbingsoo but there are a couple core ingredients all across the board that gives it such a unique taste.

Key Indgredients
Red Beans
If you couldnt tell from the picture already, patbingsoo is slathered with sweetened red beans. The red beans give a nice rounded taste of sweet and savory and adds a nice thick texture to the soft and flaky ice.

Fruit
As with almost every dessert, fruit complements the dessert with both sweet and sour. Most commonly used fruits are strawberries, kiwiis, bannanas, and watermelon. Another important thing about the fruit is that it also adds to the visual appeal to patbingsu from all the tropical colors


Misutgaru
Misutgaru, a powder mixture of roasted rice nuts and beans, is actually one of the more hidden ingredients in patbingsoo as only a dash of it is used, but it changes the flavor so much. You can the taste the underlying nutty taste in patbingsoo if you pay attention enough.


 Rice Cake
This ingredient is more for texture than taste as it is really chewy and when combined with fruit and redbean, brings about a nice savory taste to the whole dessert. They are perfectly sized as they are just tiny nuggets of soft chewy ricecakes.


All of these ingredients combined make patbingsoo a cool refreshing dessert that has a variety of tastes and textures that everyone is sure to enjoy. You can usually find places to eat patbingsoo at your local korean bakery which are few and far in between, but if you do find a place you are in luck!

I SCREAM for Ice Cream!

Diddy Riese

Many of you are probably wondering.. What is Diddy Riese? Well, it is a little shop to stop by and grab a selection of a dessert you would like QUICKLY.
Most of us are really impatient when it comes to getting our food, but do not worry, because Diddy Riese serves with speed. 

What do they sell?

What they are primarily known for are for their cookies and ice cream. As show below:

This is only a small portion of the cookies that they sell. Upon entering the store, you can choose from a variety of flavors including chocolate chip, white chocolate chip, peanut butter, and the list goes on!

The best thing about this place is the price. One cookie is 35 cents and 3 cookies are $1.00. 

Here's the catch. The one thing that most of my friends come here is because of the ice cream sandwiches. 

This picture does not do it justice, but these ice cream sandwiches are simply $1.75. You can grab a delicious dessert for such a cheap price. 

This is the site for the many choices Diddy Riese gives to build your own ice cream sandwich.

http://www.diddyriese.com/sandwichbuilder.php.

All in all, for a cost efficient dessert, Diddy Riese is definitely a place you should stop by. Simply, you can say it is nothing short of amazing.