| Black Sugar Mochi My name is Kaitlin Lee and I am a 6th grader at Manoa Elementary School. I am 11 years old and I live in Hawaii. My recipe is called Black Sugar Mochi and it is a recipe from Japan. Ingredients~ 1 box Mochiko (Mochi powder) 2 cups water 1 can an (black sugar) 3/4 cup sugar potato starch Directions ~ Boil water and sugar together & remove from heat. Add 1 package Mochiko. Mix until well blended . Cook 5 to 10 minutes on medium heat stirring constantly. Pour hot mixture on cutting board that has been coated with potato starch. Cut a piece off and put it in your left hand that has been coated with starch. Put one spoonful an (black sugar) & bring the edge of the mochi together & pinch to make it thick. Then place (pinched side down) on tray. Coat with potato starch and cool well before packaging. Summary ~ Black sugar mochi is from Japan & is made on New YearUs Day. People make it on birthdays or special occasions. To my opinion, this dish is wonderful, sweet, gooey, mushy & good. So, try it! ItUs delicious! This recipe was from a Buddhist temple named RHonpa Hongwan ji.S |
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