Ingredients
1 1/2 cups mochiko, plus a couple of handfuls
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 1/2 cups water
Cooking spray
Utensils
Measuring cups, medium or large bowl, mixing spoon, 9x9 square microwavable pan (glass or ceramic), cutting board, small knife
Instructions
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Mix 1 1/2 cups of mochiko with the sugar and water in a bowl until smooth.
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Spray microwavable pan with cooking spray.
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Pour mochiko mixture into pan.
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Microwave on high for 7 1/2 minutes until ingredients become a puffy dough-like mass. (Cooking times may vary.)
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Dust cutting board with mochiko.
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With an adult's help, remove hot pan from microwave. Flip pan over onto the mochiko-dusted cutting board. Cooked mochi should come out of the pan in one big square.
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Let mochi cook until you can safely handle it.
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Cut into small square pieces.
How to eat mochi
You can eat mochi as it is, or dip it into sugar, cinnamon, and/or soy sauce for extra flavor. You can also toast it lightly in a toaster oven for a crispier outer shell. Mochi is very sticky, so take small bites and chew carefully.
How to store mochi
Wrap cooled mochi loosely in wax paper and store at room temperature. Eat within two days.
