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These are the ingredients.
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You can use heavy cream, but skim milk powder is healthier.
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Steam or bake the sweet potato beforehand.
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To make the sweet potato paste, peel the sweet potato, mash, and use a mortar and pestle to mix with the other paste ingredients while it's still hot.
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Adjust the texture by adding water.
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To make the dough, first stir together the sugar, instant coffee powder and 2 tablespoons of water in a cup and microwave for a short time.
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Mix well and leave to cool.
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Mix the baking soda and 1 teaspoon of water together first, then add the egg yolk and stir well.
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Combine the dough and baking soda mixture.
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Add this to the flour to make the manju dough and mix well.
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Shape into balls.
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The dough will be quite sticky, so dust your hands with flour.
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Wrap the sweet bean paste with the dough and place each dumpling onto a piece of parchment paper.
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Steam the manju in a steamy steamer
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If you don't have a steamer, place something that can act as a stand in a deep sauce pan.
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Choose something tall for this, so that the boiling water will not touch the manju.
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Place a plate on the stand.
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Cover the lid with a cloth so that the steam on the back of the lid will be absorbed by the cloth and won't drip on the manju.
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Ok!
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We're ready now.
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Put water in the bottom of the pan and heat over a high heat.
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When it starts to steam, arrange the manju on the plate in the pan.
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Cover and steam over high heat for 10 minutes.
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They should look really nice, plump and glossy.
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Leave to cool.
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Cool down with a fan to get smooth and glossy-looking manju.
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Microwave the ingredients for drawing the faces.
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When the sugar and powder have dissolved, draw faces onto the manju with a toothpick.
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I used almonds to make little rabbit ears.
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Inside is the sweet potato paste.
