CHI CHI DANGO - JAPANESE DESSERT

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Now here is a dessert that has been around our family table forever. I have since been teaching and making this with my first grand daughter for the past 4 years, she is now 8 years old. She just loves this dessert and started asking to help make it when she was 4 years old. Chi Chi Dango is so esthetically pleasing to the eye...

Provided by Jo Anne Sugimoto

Categories     Candies

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 box mochiko - (16 oz.)
2 1/2 c granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 can(s) coconut milk (12 oz.)
2 c water
2 tsp vanilla extract
red and green food coloring
KATAKURIKO - POTATO STARCH OR
KINAKO - ROASTED SOYBEAN FLOUR
IF YOU CANNOT FIND KATAKURIKO OR
KINAKO - USE THE MOCHIKO FLOUR OR
CORNSTARCH FOR DUSTING. ANOTHER
MEMBER SUGGESTED MAYBE TO USE
POWDERED SUGAR.

Steps:

  • 1. Combine mochiko, sugar, baking powder.
  • 2. Blend coconut milk, water, vanilla extract to the dry ingredients.
  • 3. Add a few drops of red or green food coloring, or whatever color you want to make it. Mix well, so there are no streaks or dots of food color.
  • 4. Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with a non-stick spray, pour the batter and cover with foil, bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
  • 5. Remove from the oven and take off the foil to cool. Cut the mochiko with a plastic knife. Cut them into small pieces approximately 1 x 1 1/2 inches.
  • 6. In a plastic zip-lock bag pour in katakuriko or kinako, add cut pieces of chi chi dango a little at a time, so the pieces will not stick together. Lightly shake them off and place on a serving platter.
  • 7. If you cannot find katakuriko or kinako, you can roll the Chi Chi Dango in cornstarch.

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