I don’t use a mixer because even though you don’t get gluten, you do get air, which will make it very cakey and I want to have a little of the density of mochi but lightened up with the baking powder. Then, place them in a freezer bag or airtight container and freeze them for up to 1 month (for better taste) to 2 months (I think it still tastes ok). Tip: You will stir the batter at low speed (Speed 2 on the stand mixer), so you can use a hand whisk, electric hand mixer, or stand mixer for this job. Soon I realized that all the top ten recipes have the same ingredients with a slight difference in amount, so it was all about finding the right ratios that suit our taste.

They love cooking and eating great food, and share a similar passion for home cooking using fresh ingredients. Mochi made from Mochiko may seem a little softer than traditional Mochi made from rice, but it works especially well to make this kind of soft Sweet Mochi. Since mochiko (glutinous rice flour) is not wheat flour, we don’t have to worry about overmixing this batter.Just when you think waffles couldn’t get any better, this recipe takes them to another level of deliciousness. In Hawaiian cuisine, it’s used as a coating for mochiko chicken, butter mochi, chi-chi-dango, and cakes. Like many things in Hawaii, it can be difficult to trace the exact origins of butter mochi, but it is certainly a result of many layers of cultural influences.

For amounts, the changes are 2 tsp of baking powder, the sugar varies from 1 1/2 to 2 c depending on if I throw in additional ingredients like chocolate chips, dried pineapple, etc. Joost Nusselder, the founder of Bite My Bun is a content marketer, dad and loves trying out new food with Japanese food at the heart of his passion, and together with his team he's been creating in-depth blog articles since 2016 to help loyal readers with recipes and cooking tips.Mochiko is a flour made with mochigome, the type of sticky Japanese rice that is used to make mochi. You could wrap a ball of Anko (sweet red bean paste) with Mochi and make it into Daifuku Mochi, put ice cream inside to make Mochi ice cream, or just as is coated with some Kinako (soy bean powder).