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1
Wash the strawberries and remove the stems.
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2
Divide the anko sweet bean paste into equal portions (You can use any type of anko that you like.
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3
This time I used tsubu-an, the chunky type.)
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Cover the strawberries with the anko sweet bean paste, but leave the tops of the strawberries uncovered.
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Put the A. ingredients into a microwave-safe bowl and mix together.
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Cover in plastic wrap and microwave for about 3 minutes (for a 700 watt microwave).
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Mix well with a heat-proof silicone or wooden spatula.
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Place on a plate sprinkled with katakuriko.
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9
Divide the dough into equal portions.
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Keeping in mind the size of the strawberries, use your hands to flatten and stretch each piece of the dough into a thin circle, then cut in half.
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Wrap the strawberries from step (2) in the thin pieces of dough, as though you were putting kimonos on the strawberries.
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(You can cover the bottoms or leave them open).
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They're done...oops, I just realized I wrapped the kimonos the wrong way around, so they look like princes instead of princesses!
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If you mix in a little bit of red food coloring at step (3), you can make pink strawberry princesses.
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To make regular strawberry daifuku, just wrap the strawberries in the usual way.
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Cut open the daifuku to find a big juicy strawberry inside!
