[THE ELECTRIC KITCHEN]

'HAWAII'S KITCHEN

Manju that puts on a happy face

"The Electric Kitchen" airing in the second half of February features the Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, with recipes for the Cherry Blossom Festival.

"Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16. It also airs on Maui at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Calabash Channel 44 (52 in Lahaina) and on the Big Island at 5 p.m. Monday and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Na Leo o Hawaii Channel 55 in Hilo and Kona.

Here is a recipe from Lillian Yajima. All the recipes from the show, as well as an archive of recipes dating to 1995, are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Happy Face Manju

1 can (18 ounces) koshian (strained red bean paste)
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in 2 teaspoons water
2-1/4 cups cake flour

Form koshian into 28 3/4-inch balls.

Combine water, food coloring and sugar. Add dissolved baking soda to colored mixture. Add liquid mixture to cake flour. Mix until dough is formed; add more water if necessary.

Divide dough into 4 equal portions; roll each portion into a 7-inch log. Cut each log into 7 1-inch pieces and roll into balls. Flatten each ball into a circle. Place portion of koshian in center of each circle. Wrap dough around koshian; pinch to seal. Roll in palms to form a ball; place on a square of waxed paper.

Using the tip of a sharp knife, cut a happy face on each ball; remove cut portions so bean shows through.

Line a steamer with cheesecloth; place steamer over boiling water. Place manju 1 inch apart in steamer. Steam 12 minutes. Remove waxed paper and place manju on cooling racks. Makes 28.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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The guest chef on "Hawaii's Kitchen" this week was Alfred Cabacungan of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, who prepared the Mock Turtle Soup served at the Royal's 75th anniversary gala. That recipe was printed in the Star-Bulletin Feb. 20, as part of an article on the anniversary. It is available on our Web site, www.starbulletin.com. Use the search function and type in "mock turtle."

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