Peanut Butter Mochi Japanese Dessert Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER MOCHI - JAPANESE DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. Combine peanut butter and honey, refrigerate until firm.
• 2. Bring water to a boil, add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• 3. Add mochiko a little at a time, stirring constantly. Continue stirring over medium heat until lumps are dissolved.
• 4. Place dough on a surface dusted with katakuriko. Allow to cool slightly. Sprinkle with more katakuriko and knead a few times until smooth.
• 5. Form into a log.
• 6. Pinch of a 1 1/2-inch piece of dough and flatten into a circle.
• 7. Place a teaspoon of the peanut butter filling in the center and fold edge around the filling and pinch to seal.
• 8. Makes about 24 peanut butter mochi balls.

JAPANESE PEANUT BUTTER DELIGHT (MOCHI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven: 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9×13 inch pyrex with butter. Get a large mixing bowl and stir together the dry ingredients.
• In a blender, add the milk and vanilla. Stir in the peanut butter and blend until you get peanut butter milk.
• Add the peanut butter milk to the dry mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour into the pan. Cover tightly with foil. Place the pan in the center of the over and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and cool for several hours.
• When cool, use a plastic knife to cut the peanut butter mochi. Roll each piece around in some potato starch to keep from sticking to each other.