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Mochi - Rice Cakes
Soft, stretchy little rice balls - a Japanese dessert perfect with tea. The microwave version is ridiculously easy.
Ingredients
- 100 g glutinous rice flour (mochiko/shiratamako)
- 200 ml water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Potato starch for dusting
- Filling: red bean paste (anko) or strawberry
Method
- Mix the rice flour, sugar and water into a smooth batter.
- Cover and microwave for about 1 min, stir, then another 1 min - the mixture will thicken and turn elastic.
- Turn it out onto a surface dusted with potato starch and let it cool enough to handle.
- Divide into portions, flatten each one, place the filling in the centre and pinch into a ball.
- Dust lightly with starch so they don't stick together.
💡 Paweł’s tip: Potato starch on your hands and work surface is a must - without it mochi sticks to everything.
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