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Zywicki

wrote:
> I'd like to make Japanese pancake sandwiches with red bean filling (aka
> dorayaki), one of my most favorite snacks ever! I've got the pancake
> precursor, I've got the filling... How do I make perfectly uniform
> pancake circles?
>
> I saw ring-shaped egg-poaching/pancake-shaping templates that you put
> in the frying pan, but I wonder if there isn't some other (cheaper)
> alternative to making consistent size circles (and doesn't require me
> to eat 8 cans of tuna fish). How can I masterfully freehand pour the
> exact volume of batter again and again and not buy a needles piece of
> kitchen equipment?
>
> TIA for your thoughts,
>
> June

Well, you could make them irregular then cut them out later to get
regular circles.

You could use a turkey baster or a disher to get exact amounts.

You could buy some stainless or aluminum pipe in the right size and
have it cut into molds.

But at the end of the day, you've got a conflict between precision and
economy. Never an easy battle.

Greg Zywicki