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Japanese Rice Cake

Japanese Rice Cakes (Mochi) Recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 165
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup mochiko (sweet rice flour)
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • Cornstarch or potato starch, for dusting

Method
 

  1. Whisk mochiko, sugar, and water in a microwave-safe bowl until smooth.
  2. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir with a moistened spatula, then cover and microwave another 30 seconds until translucent.
  3. Dust a work surface with starch, turn out the hot mochi, dust the top lightly, and cool 1 minute. Cut or tear into pieces and toss in more starch.

Notes

Dust generously, otherwise the mochi will stick to everything. The finished cakes are best the day they are made.