Daifuku (Sweet Filled Mochi)
Daifukumochi (大福餅), or Daifuku (大福) (literally "great luck"), is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans.
Ingredients
- Anko filling
- ~½ cup potato starch (katakuriko)
- 1 cup sweet glutinous rice flour (mochiko)
- ⅔ cup water
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar
Instructions
- Prepare anko filling as directed. Shape into 12 small, marble-sized balls and set aside.
- Prepare a smooth surface, such as a cutting board, by coating with potato starch; be generous, as the dough will be very sticky.
- Heat water and sugar together in a microwave until sugar is dissolved. Add rice flour and stir completely. Microwave for 2 minutes, remove and stir. Microwave for 2 more minutes, or until dough begins to expand. Remove from microwave, stir again, and remove the dough to the potato starch-coated surface. The dough, called mochi, will be very hot.
- Spread or roll the mochi dough out until thin. Using a knife, cut into 12 even sized pieces.
- Coat the palms and fingers of your hands in potato starch. Spread each piece out as thin as possible.
- Place an anko ball in the middle of each mochi piece, then wrap the mochi around the ball, forming a bigger ball.
- Roll shaped daifuku in potato starch, and set on a plate dusted with potato starch or a piece of wax paper.
- Serve warm or cool. Store in an airtight container. Very perishable.