PEANUT BUTTER MOCHI - JAPANESE DESSERT

Name: PEANUT BUTTER MOCHI - JAPANESE DESSERT
Yield: Makes 2 Dozen
Ingredients: 3 c water; 1 c sugar; 1 box 16 oz. mochiko - japanese sweet rice flour; katakuriko (potato starch) for dusting; FILLING:; 1 c peanut butter; 1/4 c honey

By Jo Anne Sugimoto
@sugarnspicetedibears

Any way that mochi is made, it is comfort food for me. It is so versatile and great for gluten-free cooking and baking.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

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Serves:

Makes 2 Dozen

Ingredients

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3 c

water
1 c

sugar
1 box

16 oz. mochiko - japanese sweet rice flour
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katakuriko (potato starch) for dusting
FILLING:
1 c

peanut butter
1/4 c

honey

How to Make PEANUT BUTTER MOCHI - JAPANESE DESSERT

Step-by-Step

Combine peanut butter and honey, refrigerate until firm.
Bring water to a boil, add sugar and stir until dissolved.
Add mochiko a little at a time, stirring constantly. Continue stirring over medium heat until lumps are dissolved.
Place dough on a surface dusted with katakuriko. Allow to cool slightly. Sprinkle with more katakuriko and knead a few times until smooth.
Form into a log.
Pinch of a 1 1/2-inch piece of dough and flatten into a circle.
Place a teaspoon of the peanut butter filling in the center and fold edge around the filling and pinch to seal.
Makes about 24 peanut butter mochi balls.