Table of Contents
A Life and Love in Mochi 1
1 Mochi-Making Basics 9
Ingredients 10
The Tools 18
The Process 20
2 Daifuku (Filled) Mochi: The Dough 25
Steamed White Daifuku Mochi 28
How to Fill Mochi 32
Microwaved White Daifuku Mochi 35
Nutella and Strawberries Mochi 37
Matcha Mochi 39
Chocolate Mochi 41
Japanese Plum Wine Mochi 44
Rosewater Mochi 46
Coconut Mochi 48
Mango Mochi with Fresh Mango 50
3 Daifuku (Filled) Mochi: The Fillings 53
Tsubu-An and Koshi-An (Sweet Red Bean Paste) 56
Traditional Shiro-An (Sweet White Bean Paste) 58
Strawberry Mochi, Two Ways 62
Vanilla Custard Filling 64
Haupia Pudding 66
Matcha Cream Cheese Filling 69
Black Sesame Cream Cheese Filling 70
Strawberry-Rose Cream Cheese Filling 73
Taro Paste Filling 74
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Filling 75
Chocolate Truffle Filling 76
Matcha Truffle Filling 78
Earl Grey Truffle Filling 80
Strawberry-Rose Truffle Filling 82
Mochi Ice Cream 85
4 Decorating Mochi 91
Easy Decorating Materials and Tips 92
Authentic Nerikiri Dough 96
Quick and Easy Nerikiri Dough 98
Easy Pink Mochi Flowers 100
Baby Chick Mochi 102
Panda Bear Mochi 103
Baby Bear Mochi 104
Pig Mochi 105
5 A New Year's Tradition: Pounded Mochi 106
Pounded White Mochi 110
Yaki Mochi with Sweet Soy Sauce 114
Bacon-Wrapped Mochi 116
Ozoni Soup (Savory New Year's Mochi Soup) 119
6 Odango: Balls of Fun 123
Plain Dango 125
Tofu Dango 126
Sanshoku Dango 130
Matcha Dango with Matcha Sauce 133
Zenzai Soup with Odango 135
Matcha Anmitsu with Mango Dango 137
7 Baked Mochi 141
Kuri Manju (Baked Buns with Sweet Bean Filling) 143
Mochi Cupcakes 148
Japanese-Style Mochi Cupcakes with Sweet Red Bean Filling 149
Mochi Pancakes 151
Plain Mochi Donuts 152
Chocolate Mochi Donuts 154
Black Sesame Mochi Donuts 161
Apple Cider Mochi Donuts 164
Coconut Chi Chi Dango 166
Chewy Mochi Waffles 168
Crispy Tofu Mochi Waffles 170
Chocolate Mochi Brownies 172
Matcha-White Chocolate Mochi Brownies 174
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! 175
Metric Conversions 176
Index 177