MOCHI-COVERED STRAWBERRIES

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Categories     Dessert     Kid-Friendly     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Strawberry     Spring     Summer     Bon Appétit     Small Plates

Yield Makes 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup mochiko (sweet rice flour)
3 tablespoons sugar
Potato starch (for dusting)
8 medium strawberries, stems removed
1/4 cup koshian (sweet red or white bean paste; optional)
Ingredient info:
Find mochiko and koshian at Japanese markets or online.

Steps:

  • Mix mochiko, sugar, and 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons cold water in a small bowl. Cover with foil. Bring 2" of water to a simmer in a large pot. Fit with steamer basket; add bowl to basket. Cover pot with a tight-fitting lid. Steam until mixture is translucent and gummy, 20-22 minutes. Remove bowl and stir mixture until a thick, smooth, slightly sticky dough forms.
  • Meanwhile, schmear strawberries all over with bean paste, if using.
  • Sprinkle a surface lightly with potato starch; turn out mochi on top. Dust with more starch; cut into 8 pieces. Stretch a piece of mochi around a strawberry to encase; pinch together to close. Roll between your palms to smooth; brush off excess starch. Repeat with remaining mochi and strawberries.
  • Do Ahead
  • Strawberries can be wrapped in mochi 4 hours ahead. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

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