Real Japanese mochi: how to make this delicious dessert at home

Mochi is a traditional Japanese dessert that used to be considered the food of aristocrats. Now it is available to everyone. You can buy mochi at the supermarket and almost every coffee shop. It's also quite easy to make at home, adding the filling that your heart desires.

Valentyna shared how to make mochi on Facebook. The cooking process is extremely interesting and colorful, so you can invite children to join.

Ingredients

• rice flour - 110 g
• powdered sugar - 30 g
• refined vegetable oil - 20 g
• cold water - 180 ml
• coloring

Ingredients for the filling

• cream cheese - 200 g
• condensed milk - 60 g

How to make the dough

1. Mix all the ingredients until smooth.

2. Pour the dough into a very hot frying pan and quickly gather it with a spatula.

3. The dough is ready when you can easily put one part of it on top of the other with a spatula.

4. Put the finished dough on a surface sprinkled with starch and let it cool.

How to make the cream

1. Combine cream cheese with condensed milk and beat with a mixer.

2. Put in the fridge to stabilize.

Forming the mochi

1. Cut a piece of dough and roll it out.

2. Put the filling inside.

3. Add a few raspberries.

4. Pinch the edges to form a ball.

5. Roll in starch and refrigerate for 1 hour.