Strawberry Daifuku Mochi Recipe By Tasty Food

ICHIGO DAIFUKU - STRAWBERRY MOCHI

Steps:

• Mix the sugar and water together in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
• Remove from heat and add mochiko.
• Stir until smooth, then turn the heat down and return pot to burner.
• Heat for 2 more minutes, stirring often.
• Let cool for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When cool, take the mochi and make it into walnut sized balls then flatten them.
• Cover strawberries all over with a thin layer of the bean paste.
• Place a strawberry in the center of each mochi and bring edges together, pinching to close. Note: use mochiko on hands and mochi pieces to prevent sticking.
• The ichigo daifuku are now ready, serve as desired.

ICE CREAM MOCHI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Scoop & Freeze your ice cream: Using a muffin tin lined with muffin cups, scoop in your favorite flavor of ice cream in each mold. We recommend using an ice cream scoop that is 1oz in size. Place muffin tin back in the freezer and let it harden for about one hour.
• Make mochi dough: Mix together Sweet rice flour with water, sugar, and 1 teaspoon of matcha powder until very smooth. You can use a whisk with a bowl and strain through a sieve if there are any lumps, or blend together in a blender until smooth.
• Dust a clean working surface generously with a sieve using cornstarch or potato starch.
• Pour the rice flour mixture into a small pot and cook on medium heat stirring constantly with a rubber spatula until the mixture thickens. It will start to get stickier and transparent and glossy.
• Pour the mixture into a microwave-safe bowl, covered with plastic, and cook at 1-minute intervals. Once the mochi dough is halfway transparent cook in 15-30 seconds increments, stirring in between until fully transparent and glossy.
• Pour the cooked mochi on the starched surface and let the steam release for about one minute. Dust the surface of the mochi dough with more starch powder.
• Using a rolling pin, roll out to ½ inch thickness. With a pizza cutter, cut out 3 inch by 3 inch squares. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Assemble mochi: Pick up one mochi square and place it in your palm. Place the scoop of Ice Cream in the center of the mochi square and connect the four seams with your other hand. If too sticky, keep using the starch for your fingers!
• Blot the seamed surface on the starched surface. Cut off any excess mochi dough if necessary.
• Enjoy!

RED BEAN DAIFUKU MOCHI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the red bean paste: Rinze the adzuki beans in a colander under cold running water. Pick out any damaged beans and discard.
• Add the beans and 1¼ cups (300 grams) of water to a rice cooker. Cook on the "normal" setting for about 1½ hours. The beans should still be firm.
• Transfer the beans back to the colander and rinse under cold running water. Return the beans to the rice cooker and add the remaining ½ cup (120 grams) of water. Cook on the "normal" setting for another 1½ hours, until the beans are very tender and cooked through.
• Add the sugar and salt and stir to combine with a rubber spatula. Close the lid of the rice cooker and let sit for 30 minutes for the beans to absorb the sugar.
• Transfer the beans to a medium bowl and mash with a wooden spoon until mostly smooth.
• Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the bean paste on the prepared baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and let cool to room temperature, until pliable with a texture similar to play dough. If too dry, refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight, to chill. If it is too sticky, microwave in 90-second intervals until the water has evaporated. The red bean paste will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Let come to room temperature before proceeding.
• Make the mochi dough: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and water until very smooth. Push the dough through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean medium bowl if needed to remove any lumps. (Alternatively, combine the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth).
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and microwave the dough in 60-second intervals, stirring between, until the mochi is halfway transparent, 3-4 minutes total. Continue microwaving in 15-30-seconds intervals, stirring between, until fully transparent and glossy, 1-2 minutes more.
• Use a sieve to generously dust a clean surface with cornstarch.
• Turn the mochi dough onto the dusted surface and let the steam release for about 1 minute. Dust the dough with more cornstarch. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a ½-inch-thick 6-inch square. With a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 3-inch squares.
• Assemble the mochi: Place a square of mochi dough in your palm. Scoop 2 tablespoons of red bean paste onto the center of the mochi square and bring the edges of the dough up and over to seal. If it is too sticky, dust your fingers with cornstarch. Blot the seam side on the cornstarch-dusted surface and trim off any excess mochi dough if necessary (save the scraps for a snack). Set the mochi seam-side down and repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Enjoy!

STRAWBERRY DAIFUKU MOCHI RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Make the red bean paste: Rinse the adzuki beans in a colander under cold running water. Pick out any damaged beans and discard.
• Add the beans and 1¼ cups (300 grams) of water to a rice cooker. Cook on the "normal" setting for about 1½ hours. The beans should still be firm.
• Transfer the beans back to the colander and rinse under cold running water. Return the beans to the rice cooker and add the remaining ½ cup (120 grams) of water. Cook on the "normal" setting for another 1½ hours, until the beans are very tender and cooked through.
• Add the sugar and salt and stir to combine with a rubber spatula. Close the lid of the rice cooker and let sit for 30 minutes for the beans to absorb the sugar.
• Transfer the beans to a medium bowl and mash with a wooden spoon until mostly smooth.
• Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the bean paste on the prepared baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and let cool to room temperature, until pliable with a texture similar to play dough. If too dry, refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight, to chill. If it is too sticky, microwave in 90-second intervals until the water has evaporated. The red bean paste will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Let come to room temperature before proceeding.
• Make the mochi dough: In a medium microwave-safe bowl, whisk together the mochiko, sugar, dragon fruit powder, and water until very smooth. Push the dough through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean microwave-safe bowl if needed to remove any lumps. (Alternatively, combine the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth).
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and microwave the dough in 60-second intervals, stirring between, until the mochi is halfway transparent, 3-4 minutes total. Continue microwaving in 15-30-seconds intervals, stirring between, until fully transparent and glossy, 1-2 minutes more.
• Use a sieve to generously dust a clean surface with cornstarch.
• Turn the mochi dough onto the dusted surface and let the steam release for about 1 minute. Dust the dough with more cornstarch. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a ½-inch-thick 6-inch square. With a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 4 3-inch squares.
• Make the daifuku: Roll the red bean paste into 4 small balls, about 15 grams each. Flatten a ball in the palms of your hands and wrap around a strawberry, starting from the bottom tip and up and over the stem end (if your hands are too sticky, very lightly dampen with water). Repeat with the remaining strawberries. Place the wrapped fruit on a tray and cover with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Assemble the mochi: Set a square of mochi dough in your palm. Place a wrapped strawberry in the center of the mochi with the bottom tip pointing down. Bring the edges of the dough up and over the strawberry to seal. If it is too sticky, dust your fingers with cornstarch. Blot the seam side on the cornstarch-dusted surface and trim off any excess mochi dough if necessary (save the scraps for a snack). Set the mochi seam-side down and repeat with the remaining dough and fruit.
• Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Enjoy!