Wednesday, February 17, 2010

mochi madness

Can I just post a recipe? Is that blog-appropriate? I'm new to this and I don't think anybody reads my blog anyway so I'm just gonna get straight to the point. Here goes!

Daifuku Mochi


Ingredients:
Glutinous rice flour (2 cups)
Sugar (3/4 cup)
Water (1 3/4 cup)
Red bean paste (1 can)
Cornstarch

1) Roll small round-shape pieces of red bean paste w/ your hands. Place on wax paper and place in the fridge to harden while working on the batter.


2) In a bowl, mix together the glutinous rice flour, sugar, and water thoroughly w/ a wire whisk. Steam for 35 minutes.


3) Find a flat working surface and sprinkle w/ cornstarch. After the mixture has been steamed and is cool enough to handle, remove from the bowl. Mold small pieces of the dough into flat circles and place a red bean piece in the center. Fold the dough around the red bean so that it's fully enclosed. Remember to coat your hands w/ cornstarch as the dough will be annoyingly sticky. While you are working w/ the mochi, cover the remaining dough w/ a damp cloth.


I also made some plain mochi w/o the red bean filling. This should make about 25-30 mochi. Enjoy!!


9 comments:

  1. yummmm! let's have a cooking party!

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  2. yes.. cooking party sounds like fun! :)

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  3. omg so cute! i want some! how did they turn out? texture/taste?

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  4. YES to a cooking party.

    NO to mochi ice cream. (not that advanced) =(

    Turned out better than expected. Soft! I actually like the plain ones the best. They reminded me of our favorite brand from Japan. I'll make again and share!

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  5. where was i when you made this? looks mad good... wow wow wee wow!

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  6. Wow! I've never met anyone that's made mochi at home before! This looks delicious! :)

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