PEANUT BUTTER MOCHI - JAPANESE DESSERT
By
Jo Anne Sugimoto
@sugarnspicetedibears
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Ingredients
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3 cwater
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1 csugar
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1 box16 oz. mochiko - japanese sweet rice flour
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·katakuriko (potato starch) for dusting
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FILLING:
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1 cpeanut butter
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1/4 choney
How to Make PEANUT BUTTER MOCHI - JAPANESE DESSERT
- 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.