Simple Mochi

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup mochiko sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour)
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• katakuriko, for dusting (potato starch)

Recipe

• 1 mix mochiko and sugar in a bowl.
• 2 add water and mix thoroughly. (will be watery).
• 3 put in a microwaveable dish. cover with plastic wrap.
• 4 microwave on high for 4 minutes. take off plastic wrap. cool for a few minutes, if you want. cut. serve.
• 5 opt. dust with katakuriko or kinako to prevent mochi from sticking everywhere. if you don't have these, you can just put the mochi on cellophane.
• 6 variations for filling: you can add red bean paste, ice cream, chocolate, etc. in the middle if you want before you dust. add a teaspoon of filling and pinch edges closed.
• 7 variations for dough: add a few drops of food coloring into batter for color variation. a few drops of flavoring (strawberry, grape, orange, blueberry, etc.) may also be added. >> for chocolate flavor, stir about 1/4 cup melted chocolate chips into mochi batter before cooking.