Warabi Mochi – Mochi Recipe わらび餅

Instructions

• 1. Making "Kuromitsu syrup" In a small cooking pot, add brown sugar and water. Heat over medium-high heat and bring it to a boil. Once boiled, simmer for about 1 minute. Set it aside in the fridge.
• 2. Making"Mochi"
• In a bowl, add tapioca powder (flour), sugar and water. Mix well. Transfer into a cooking pot.
• 3. Start cooking over medium-high heat, stir constantly until transparent and smooth (about 3 to 5 minutes).
• 4. Prepare a tray moistened with water. Transfer the mochi dough onto the tray. Flatten and smoothen it on the top. Let it to cool to room temperature. Then cover and chill in the fridge until firm enough to cut.
• 5. Take out the dough from the fridge, transfer to a cutting board. Cut it into bite sizes. Set aside.
• 6. In a plate or bowl, add kinako (soy bean flour) and sugar. Mix. Take a mochi piece and powder it with the kinako mix. Chill until you serve.
• 7. Serve with "kuromitsu syrup" if you like :)