Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, easy sakura-mochi for cherry blossom viewings. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have easy sakura-mochi for cherry blossom viewings using 7 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings:
- Get Domyojiko
- Prepare Sugar
- Prepare Boiling water
- Prepare Red food colouring
- Get Koshi-an
- Make ready Water (to moisten your hands)
- Make ready Sugar (for the water to moisten your hands)
Steps to make Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings:
- Soak the preserved cherry leaves in water for about 30 minutes to remove the saltiness. Pat dry.
- Add the red food colouring to the boiling water with sugar to your liking. A paler pink tends to look more elegant.
- Put the domyojiko in a heatproof dish and add the Step 2 water. Stir well.
- Cover the dish with cling film and leave it to stand for about 15 minutes.
- Microwave it for 3 minutes and take it out of the microwave. Stir the mixture to distribute the moisture evenly.
- Microwave it for a further 3 minutes. Adjust the heating time from 1 to 4 minutes according to the amount used.
- Leave to stand for about 15 minutes to steam in residual heat.
- Divide the koshi-an into 20 g portions. Shape into slightly oblong balls.
- Before you start wrapping the mochi, melt the sugar in water to make a simple syrup.
- The simple syrup prevents the mochi surface from drying and hardening. The mochi will stay soft even the next day.
- Divide the mochi dough into 25 to 30 g portions. Wrap the portioned anko with the mochi dough.
- Wrap the mochi with the prepared cherry leaves!!
- Homemade koshi-an is better, but you can substitute with moderately sweetened store-bought quality.
- Adjust the heating time to your microwave according to the amount of the domyojiko and water. After the first round of cooking, check the texture and adjust the time for the second heating.
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