Mochi made from rice flour is an interesting dessert originally from Japanese cuisine and has its own simple preparation technology. For mochi, the dough is mixed with special rice flour “motigome” (ordinary rice flour is not suitable for mochi), powdered sugar and water, and kept in the microwave, which makes it very plastic and elastic. Small figures of different shapes are formed from the dough and a variety of sweet fillings are wrapped in them. The dough is colored with dyes or berry and fruit juice.
Classic Japanese dessert “Mochi” made from rice flour
The classic Japanese dessert “Mochi” made from rice flour is easy to make and quite quick. The dough is kneaded using special rice flour, powdered sugar and water. Then put it in the microwave for a couple of minutes to brew. The filling is chosen according to the hostess’s taste and can be different. In this recipe, we use blueberry juice to color the dough.
- Rice flour 150 (grams)
- Powdered sugar 45 (grams)
- Water 150 (milliliters)
- Berry juice 25 (milliliters)
- Potato starch for working with dough
- Peanut paste For filling
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The classic Japanese dessert “Mochi” made from rice flour can be easily prepared at home. Immediately measure out the basic set of ingredients according to the proportions of the recipe. -
Pour rice flour and powdered sugar into a separate bowl and mix well. -
Mix berry juice, and in this recipe blueberry juice, with clean water and pour into the rice mixture. -
Using a whisk or spoon, mix these ingredients well until smooth. The kneaded dough should be liquid. -
Cover the dishes with a piece of cling film and place in the microwave at maximum power for 1.5 minutes. Then remove the dough, check the consistency and put it back again for another 1 minute. -
During this time, the rice dough will brew and become a thick sticky mass. Mix it well and cool. -
To form the mochi, sprinkle starch on your countertop or cutting board. -
Using your hands, divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and use starch to form them into flat cakes. -
Place a little of your chosen filling in the middle of each tortilla; in this recipe we use peanut butter. -
Form all the mochi into small neat balls and roll in starch. -
Prepared Japanese dessert “Mochi” from rice flour can be served immediately. Bon appetit!
Mochi in a frying pan at home
Mochi in a frying pan at home is prepared similarly to the options in the microwave, only the dough is mixed with other ingredients and brewed in a frying pan with constant stirring. The filling is chosen according to the taste preferences of the hostess. In this recipe, we mix mochi dough with special rice flour, milk, sugar and vegetable oil.
Cooking time: 1 hour.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 8.
Ingredients:
- Rice flour – 170 gr.
- Sugar – 130 gr.
- Milk – 250 ml.
- Vegetable oil – 4 tsp.
- Vanilla extract – 1 tsp.
- Nutella for filling – 100 gr.
- Food coloring – 4 drops.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Pour milk into a cast iron frying pan, heat well, without bringing to a boil, and completely dissolve the sugar in it.
Step 2. Pour vegetable oil into this mass, add vanilla and, if desired, any food coloring, mix everything well and remove the pan from the stove.
Step 3. Pour the required amount of rice flour into the hot mixture and knead the dough with a spatula until it has a homogeneous texture.
Step 4. Then place the frying pan with the dough on low heat. Spread over the surface with a spatula, bring to a boil and then brew with constant stirring until it comes together into a smooth and homogeneous mass.
Step 5. Sprinkle the countertop with starch, transfer the boiled dough onto it, roll it out a little, cover with film and let cool completely.
Step 6. Roll out the cooled dough into a thinner cake and cut into equal squares. Place a little filling on each one, and in this Nutella pasta recipe, form the mochi with your hands.
Step 7. Transfer the prepared Mochi in a frying pan at home to a serving dish and leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving. Bon appetit!
Chocolate mochi
Chocolate mochi has a good taste and is prepared like classic mochi in two versions: from rice dough with chocolate filling, or with cocoa powder added to the dough. In this recipe we prepare mochi according to the second option, and it is better to choose a neutral flavor filling for them, for example, cream cheese. We brew the dough in the microwave.
Cooking time: 50 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 6-8 pcs.
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice flour – 120 gr.
- Corn starch – 30 gr.
- Sugar – 20 gr.
- Milk – 210 ml.
- Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp.
- Butter – 15 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Pour the amount of dry ingredients indicated in the recipe into a mixing bowl suitable for the microwave: rice flour, sugar, cocoa powder and starch. Mix them well with a spoon.
Step 2. Then pour milk into this mixture and knead the dough until it has a liquid, homogeneous texture. Cover the dish with a piece of cling film and place in the microwave for 2 minutes, turning it on at maximum power.
Step 3. Then remove the dough from the microwave, mix well with a spoon, cover with film and put back for another 2 minutes.
Step 4. Add butter to the brewed rice-chocolate dough, mix well again and cool completely. Transfer the cooled dough onto a table top sprinkled with starch, divide into 6-8 equal pieces and roll them into flat cakes. Place a small amount of your chosen filling on each tortilla.
Step 5. Form neat mochi with your hands, giving them any shape.
Step 6. Sprinkle the prepared chocolate mochi with powdered sugar or cocoa and serve to the dessert table. Bon appetit!
Quick Mochi recipe in the microwave
A quick Mochi recipe in the microwave will allow you to prepare this wonderful dessert for your morning coffee or tea. In this version, we prepare mochi based on special rice flour, water and sugar. On average, flour and water are taken in a 1:1 ratio, but you can change it and make softer or denser mochi. We prepare mochi without filling, and use pink dye.
Cooking time: 50 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 4.
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice flour – 1.5 tbsp.
- Water – 1.5 tbsp.
- Sugar – 0.5 tbsp.
- Food coloring – 3-4 drops.
- Starch - for sprinkling.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Immediately measure out all the mochi ingredients according to the recipe proportions.
Step 2. Transfer them to a separate bowl, add food coloring and knead the dough until smooth and without lumps of flour. Grease a microwave-safe dish with cooking spray.
Step 3. Pour the kneaded dough into the mold.
Step 4. Then cover the form with cling film and place in the microwave, turning on maximum power.
Step 5: Brew the batter for 1-2 minutes at a time and check the texture to ensure it is translucent. When you get the desired texture, turn off the microwave and leave the dough in it for 10 minutes to cool.
Step 6: In a separate bowl, add cornstarch to coat the mochi.
Step 7. Then transfer the brewed and cooled dough into it and use a plastic knife to divide it into small identical pieces.
Step 8. Using your hands, give the dough pieces a round shape and roll them well in starch.
Step 9. Place the microwaved quick mochi on a serving plate and serve for breakfast. Bon appetit!
Homemade mochi with cream cheese
“Mochi” goes well with cream cheese filling and this dessert is easy to prepare at home. In this recipe, microwave the mochi dough and add any color of food coloring. We supplement the cream cheese filling with fresh berries.
Cooking time: 45 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Servings: 3.
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice flour – 100 gr.
- Water – 180 ml.
- Sugar – 50 gr.
- Curd cheese – 70 gr.
- Assorted berries – 50 gr.
- Food coloring – 3 drops.
- Corn starch – 30 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1. First of all, prepare all the ingredients for the mochi according to the proportions of the recipe and the number of servings you need.
Step 2. Pour water into a microwave-safe bowl, add sugar and rice flour and add the coloring of your choice. Using a whisk, mix these ingredients well into a homogeneous mass.
Step 3. Cover the dish with a piece of cling film and microwave for 2 minutes on maximum power. During this time the dough will become dense. Stir it again with a spoon and cool.
Step 4. Then transfer the dough to a work surface sprinkled with starch and divide into small equal pieces. Roll them out a little into flat cakes. Place a teaspoon of curd cheese and one large berry on each piece. Then use your hands to carefully form the mochi into ball shapes, sealing the edges of the dough tightly, and roll in starch.
Step 5. Place the formed mochi in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Step 6. After this time, you can serve the homemade “Mochi” with curd cheese. Bon appetit!
Rice flour mochi with ice cream
Rice flour mochi with ice cream gives you a cold, sweet variation on this increasingly popular Japanese dessert. The dough is prepared as for regular mochi. The ice cream is selected according to personal taste, defrosted a little, divided into convenient balls for mochi filling and re-frozen.
Cooking time: 45 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
Servings: 3.
Ingredients:
- Ice cream - to taste.
- Glutinous rice flour – 100 gr.
- Water – 180 ml.
- Sugar – 50 gr.
- Corn starch – 30 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1.Keep any ice cream chosen for mochi for 10 minutes at room temperature until it melts, put it in small molds, for example, for ice or for eggs, and freeze it back.
Step 2. In a microwave-safe bowl, knead the dough from glutinous rice flour, water and sugar. The dough should be liquid, homogeneous and the sugar should dissolve completely.
Step 3. Then cover the dishes tightly with a piece of cling film and microwave for 2 minutes at maximum power.
Step 4. Next, remove the film, mix the dough well, cover it again with film and put it in the microwave again for another 30 seconds.
Step 5. Wrap the cutting board with film.
Step 6: Sprinkle it generously with cornstarch as the cooked dough is very sticky.
Step 7. Place the prepared dough in an even layer on the board on top of the starch and cool.
Step 8. Sprinkle the top layer of dough with starch as well.
Step 9. Divide the cooled dough into 10 equal pieces.
Step 10. Place a scoop of ice cream on each piece of dough and carefully form the mochi. You need to make mochi quickly so that the ice cream does not melt.
Step 11. Place the prepared rice flour mochi with ice cream in the freezer and, after completely frozen, serve to the dessert table. Bon appetit!
Mochi with banana
Mochi with banana is prepared simply, quickly and will be a delicious and tender dessert. Bananas are placed in the filling, cut into pieces and always complemented with either curd cheese or bean paste. In this recipe, we brew the dough in the microwave, and choose food coloring according to personal taste.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 10 pcs.
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice flour – 100 gr.
- Water – 160 ml.
- Powdered sugar – 70 gr.
- Food coloring – 2-3 drops.
- Corn starch – 20 gr.
- Curd cheese – 200 gr.
- Banana – 1 pc.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Pour the amount of rice flour and powdered sugar specified in the recipe into a microwave-safe bowl, pour in the water and knead the dough until it has a smooth, liquid texture. If desired, you can add any dye.
Step 2. Cover the dish with a piece of cling film and cook the dough in the microwave at maximum power for 2 minutes. Then mix the dough well and microwave for another 1 minute. Cool the brewed dough.
Step 3. Peel the banana and cut into 10 equal circles.
Step 4. Transfer the brewed and cooled dough onto a work surface sprinkled with starch, divide into 10 pieces and shape them into flat cakes. Place a teaspoon of cream cheese and a mug of banana on each flatbread.
Step 5. Use your hands to form neat mochi and place in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Step 6. Serve the prepared mochi with banana after cooling. Bon appetit!
Homemade strawberry mochi
Mochi with strawberries is easy and quick to prepare at home, and the dessert is not only tasty, but also beautiful when cut. The dough for mochi with strawberries is also colored pink, and the berries are supplemented with either raw creamy curd or bean paste, but this turns out to be another type of mochi, called “daifuku”.
Cooking time: 45 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 10 pcs.
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice flour – 100 gr.
- Water – 185 ml.
- Powdered sugar – 50 gr.
- Food coloring – 2-3 drops.
- Corn starch – 30 gr.
- Cream cheese – 150 gr.
- Strawberries – 10 pcs.
Cooking process:
Step 1.Place the amount of rice flour, powdered sugar and water specified in the recipe in a microwave-safe bowl and knead the dough until smooth and semi-liquid. Then add a couple of drops of dye and mix again until the dough turns a rich pink color.
Step 2. Cover the dish with a piece of cling film and make several punctures in it. Place the dough in the microwave for 50 seconds, turning on maximum power.
Step 3. Then remove the dishes from the microwave, mix the dough well, cover with film and put in the microwave for another 50 seconds. The dough should be elastic, dense and similar to plasticine, so the brewing process can be repeated again.
Step 4. Cool the brewed dough, transfer it to a table top sprinkled with starch and roll it into a sausage. The dough is quite sticky, so it is better to wear gloves and sprinkle them with starch.
Step 5. Then divide the dough into 10 identical pieces, roll them in starch and roll them into thin flat cakes. Place 2 teaspoons of cream cheese and one strawberry on each piece.
Step 6: Use your hands to carefully form the mochi, wrapping the dough around the filling and sealing the edges tightly.
Step 7. Place homemade mochi with strawberries in the refrigerator for half an hour and then serve on the dessert table. Bon appetit!
PP Mochi without sugar
Mochi made with rice flour turns out to be a dietary dessert in itself, but for the PP version, sugar is replaced with natural sweeteners: erythritol or stevia. The filling for PP mochi without sugar is any fresh berries or fruits that can be supplemented with cottage cheese. In this recipe we prepare mochi with strawberries.
Cooking time: 45 minutes.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 10 pcs.
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice flour – 100 gr.
- Water – 180 ml.
- Sugar substitute - to taste.
- Food coloring – 2-3 drops.
- Corn starch – 70 gr.
- Strawberries – 10 pcs.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Rinse the strawberries well under running water, dry with a napkin and remove the sepals.
Step 2. Pour rice flour with sweetener into a glass or ceramic bowl, according to the proportions of the recipe, pour out water, add a few drops of food coloring and knead the dough until smooth. Cover the dishes tightly with film. Place the dough in the microwave at full power for 3 minutes. Stir the dough with a spoon every 30 seconds. The brewed dough should be thick and sticky.
Step 3. Then cool the brewed dough. On a worktop sprinkled with starch, divide the dough into 10 pieces and roll them into thin round cakes.
Step 4: Place one strawberry on each tortilla, fold and seal the edges of the dough to form round mochi. It's good to roll them in starch.
Step 5. Place the prepared PP mochi without sugar in the refrigerator for half an hour and then serve. Bon appetit!
Rice flour mochi with mascarpone
Mascarpone cheese, with its taste and texture, goes well with rice flour mochi. This dessert is not difficult to prepare at home. Mascarpone in the filling is often supplemented with other ingredients and in this recipe we will add cream, white chocolate and pieces of any fruit. Brew the dough in a frying pan.
Cooking time: 1 hour.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 6-8 pcs.
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice flour – 100 gr.
- Water – 150 ml.
- Powdered sugar – 15 gr. + for deboning.
- Vegetable oil – 15 ml.
- Food coloring – 2-3 drops.
- Corn starch – 5 gr.
For filling:
- Mascarpone cheese – 150 gr.
- Cream 33% – 40 ml.
- White chocolate – 80 gr.
- Fruits - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Pour the required amount of rice flour with powdered sugar into the bowl for kneading the dough, according to the recipe, and pour in a spoonful of vegetable oil.
Step 2. Then add a couple of drops of food coloring or a little of any berry juice, mixing the berries with water to make 100 ml. liquids. Knead the dough until smooth.
Step 3. Heat the frying pan and pour the kneaded dough into it. Brew the dough over low heat with constant stirring with a spatula for 10 minutes.
Step 4. After this time, the dough should be elastic and homogeneous.
Step 5. Transfer it from the frying pan to a cutting board sprinkled with starch, cover with film and cool.
Step 6. For the filling, transfer the Mascarpone cheese to another bowl, pour the cream into it and stir with a spoon until smooth.
Step 7. Then add melted white chocolate with pieces of any fruit to this mass and mix well again.
Step 8. Transfer the prepared filling into a cooking bag and place in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes to become denser.
Step 9. Divide the chilled dough into 6-8 pieces, roll them into flat cakes, put a little filling from the bag on each and form mochi. Roll prepared mochi from rice flour with mascarpone in powdered sugar on all sides and serve immediately with tea. Bon appetit!
