Mochi (From Scratch)
Created by JostLori on December 26, 2016
- Servings: 15
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #25367
Ingredients
- 1 cup mochiko (SWEET rice flour, or 160 gr)
- 3/4 cup water (or 180ml)
- 2 cups granulated sugar (or 400 gr)
- 1 cup cornstarch (or more, for dusting and handling)
How to Make
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Step 1: Mix Mochiko and water in a HEATPROOF glass bowl and mix well. Add some more water if it's too dry, 1 Tbsp at a time.
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Step 2: In the same bowl, steam the Mochiko dough in a steamer for 20 minutes. See the video for a good demonstration!
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Step 3: Transfer the steamed Mochi into a heavy-bottomed pot and cook at medium to medium low heat with 1/3 of the sugar (2/3 cup). When the sugar is completely dissolved, add another 1/3 of the sugar and mix well. Add the last part of the sugar and cook some more until the sugar is dissolved.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Take the time to melt the sugar, but be careful not to burn it.
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Step 4: Take the hot Mochi out from the pot onto a sheet pan that's been VERY liberally dusted with cornstarch. Shape as you like. Wrap it around sweet red bean paste (see recipe), or wrap around ice cream.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (55.1 g)
- Calories 162.9
- Total Fat - 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 1.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.9 g
- Sugars - 26.6 g
- Protein - 1.1 g
- Calcium - 3.5 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg