I heart dorayaki (どら焼き)

I met Dane this afternoon for a quick snack after my salsa class, and we went to Mozzarelli's on 23rd Street. But to get to Mozzarelli's requires passing by Jas Mart, and I am always a sucker for a quick rice ball. Of which they were all sold out. But I did pick up a package of dorayaki (which are Japanese pancake sandwiches with red bean paste filling. These particular ones also had chestnuts in the red bean paste for an even more yummy treat.) and two jasmine teas for a late night snack later on in the evening. I then came home and looked online for a recipe so that I can make my own dorayaki in the future, in keeping with my current pancake obsession. See below:

Ingredients:
2 Eggs, beaten
80g Sugar
120g All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
¼ tsp Baking soda
30ml Milk
1 tbsp Honey
100g Red Bean Paste

Ingredients in Japanese:
2个 鸡蛋
80克 砂糖
120克 中筋面粉　
1小勺 泡打粉
1/4小勺 小苏打粉　
30毫升 牛奶 1大勺 蜂蜜
100克 红豆沙

Instructions: / 做法: Whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Sift and set aside. Whip the whole eggs and sugar until creamy and lemon white in colour. Sift the flour mixture into the whipped eggs. Fold to combine. Mix in honey and milk. Cover it with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes. Set a nonstick frying pan over medium heat and swab on some vegetable oil with a paper towel. Drop in about 1-2 tablespoons of the batter. Cook over the low heat until brown and the tiny bubbles appear on the pancake. Flip and cook another side for about 30 seconds. Transfer to a serving plate. Continue the same with the rest of batter. Spread some red bean paste onto a pancake and top with another pancake. Serve with a cup of hot tea.

混合面粉，烤粉和小苏打，过筛备用。鸡蛋和砂糖一起打成淡柠檬色的浓稠蛋液。筛入粉类轻轻拌匀。加入蜂蜜和牛奶拌匀，盖上保鲜膜，静置30分钟。中火烧热不沾锅，抹上少许菜油。取1-2大勺的蛋糊入锅，小火煎到蛋糊表面冒细泡，呈咖啡色。翻面再煎30秒即可。如法煎制其余的蛋糊。取一份煎饼，抹上红豆沙，再盖上一份煎饼即成。随热茶一起食用最佳。