Strawberry Mochi

Ingredients

• 6 strawberries
• 150 g sweet white bean paste (can be replaced by sweet red bean paste)
• 90 g glutinous rice flour
• 30 g sugar
• 120 ml water
• Some cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Directions ---

2. 2

   Rinse, dry, and hull the strawberries.

3. 3

   Divide white bean paste into 6 same size balls, wrap the strawberries with white bean paste.

4. 4

   Mix glutinous rice flour and sugar in a microwave safe bowl. Add water slowly (in 2-3 parts) and stir until the mixture has reached a thick consistency.

5. 5

   First, microwave 2 minute (500W). Mix well and then microwave 1 minute again (500W). Now the mochi mixture should look translucent.

6. 6

   Sift corn starch on the tray and put the mochi on top. Fold the mochi in half with a scraper and then divide into 6 equal pieces.

7. 7

   Put some corn starch on your hands and start wrapping the strawberry into the mochi.