Kinako Nejiri (Japanese Twisted Soybean Flour Snack)

Would you like to try making Japanese sweets easily? Kinako Nejiri is a traditional Japanese confection that is incredibly easy to make with just a few ingredients. It is perfect for tea time.

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Prep Time: 9

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 10

Servings:

Ingredients

▢ 1.8 oz kinako (roasted soybean flour)
▢ 2.3 oz starch syrup (such as corn syrup) or honey

For coating:

▢ 1 Tbsp kinako

Instructions

Add starch syrup to a bowl and heat it in a double boiler or briefly in the microwave (about 30 seconds on medium power/500W) until it softens. Mix in kinako using a spoon or spatula until they are well combined and form a cohesive lump without any powdery texture.
Shape the dough into a rectangle with a thickness of ⅖ inch (1 cm) and a length of 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) on one side. Sprinkle kinako evenly over the entire surface.
Cut the dough into pieces measuring ⅖ inch (1 cm) by 2.5 inches (6.5 cm). Then, hold both ends of each cut piece and twist them slightly in opposite directions.