We always have leftover mochi cake after New Year's... so I transformed them into my daughter's favorite daifuku.Answering my daughter's plea for "I want to eat a big daifuku!" I usually make one daifuku per mochi cake, but two small ones are cute and easy to eat.Adjust the microwave cooking time.You can wrap anything you like in the mochi, not just anko. For 1 to 2 dumplings. Recipe by Mikko*mikko

I made these for New Years, and everyone from the kids to my elderly grandparents loved them. These are great because they can be made whenever you feel like it, without taking much time, and can be made simply in the microwave. I think these would be really welcomed by the elderly as a Valentine's Day gift.The mochi dough is on the soft side, so if it's hard to handle, leave to cool down for 1-2 minutes. The dumplings should be on the small side, for a better flavor and texture balance. In step 3, you can blend the filling ingredients in a food processor. Please adjust the microwave time depending on your microwave oven. For 11-13 portions. Recipe by miyuki12

I had something like this cheese-filled potato dumpling at an izakaya (Japanese gastropub), and it was delicious so I decided to recreate it.Add the katakuriko while the potato is still hot and knead well.You can use cream cheese instead of pizza cheese. Try out various kinds of cheese! For 4 dumplings. Recipe by FarmersK

My mother used to make this soup for me. She used to put some frozen bamboo shoots in this.If the dashi has reduced too much at Step 4, add some water or more dashi. Please adjust the amount of miso to your taste. For 4 servings. Recipe by Koutarochan

I referred to wagashi cookbooks, and adapted the recipes to my taste.If you prefer the dough to be soft, try increasing the water to 180 ml - it should still come out well.You can decrease the sugar, of course. Please adjust the amount to your taste.The dough is fine at room temperature, so the suama will be tender the next day too. Recipe by Pantabetai

I read Yasushi Inoue's historical novel. "The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan", and was really drawn to the character of warlord Shingen Takeda's concubine Yuu-hime (Princess Yuu), and was inspired to make these dumplings in her image.I used canned sweet white bean paste, which I always have in stock.If the bean paste is too soft to work with, microwave it for a few seconds to evaporate the moisture. Cool down completely before working. Work quickly when you're doing steps 9 and 10. The gyuuhi dough is soft, but it's very stretchy and easy to work with, so spread it out patiently and carefully. Even if it stretches out to a funny shape, you can adjust it when you cut off the edges in step 11. As long as you have pieces that are big enough to wrap around the strawberries, it's fine. Alternatively, you can just divide the dough into 6 portions and make round daifuku dumplings instead.You can wrap the dumplings with plastic wrap and chill them in the refrigerator before eating - they're delicious that way too. For 6 princess dumplings. Recipe by Jun13

I made these because I wanted to make dango perfect for cherry blossom viewing.If you don't cool the dango in ice water after you boil them, they'll end up really sticky. If that happens, you can brown them a bit in a pan or coat in kinako. Recipe by Asamato

I adapted the recipe for daifuku dumplings to make ichigo daifuku (strawberry mochi dumplings). Try to use good quality shiratamako.How to wrap the dumplings: Take the dough out onto a surface dusted with katakuriko, and sprinkle more katakuriko. Spread the dough out into a flat square with your hands. Cut the dough into squares. The dough stretches, so form the dumplings while wrapping them. If the dough sticks to your hands, dust them or your hands with katakuriko. For 12 small dumplings. Recipe by mipon

I love traditional Japanese sweets but I don't like that anko is always so sweet.I wanted to make not-so-sweet daifuku dumplings, so I referred to recipes in magazines, and adapted them to use ingredients I had on hand.The mochi dough will be very hot, so be careful with it. It won't harden when it cools, but it will be harder to wrap around the bean paste, so I think it's better to work quickly with it.It's much easier to wrap the dumplings if you don't put in too much bean paste!Put as many black beans as you like, but I used about 8 per dumpling.I recommend using small beans.If the dough sticks, be brave and use a ton of katakuriko. For 9 small dumplings. Recipe by yuhpon

Here's the third recipe in my panda series. This one's perfect for hot summers.Don't add all of the water at once during Step 7. Add a little bit at a time while keeping your eye on the consistency. Knead the dough thoroughly at this stage, and you'll have really soft and chewy shiratama dumplings. Recipe by Pichan plus

I live overseas, and my favorite Yukimi daifuku costs 3 times what they cost in Japan, so I really wanted to make them myself, and I was able to do so.In steps 6 and 7, the dough is very hot, but it cools down quickly. The dough is very easy to handle, so work patiently, trying not to rip it. When freezing the dough, try to wrap it up as air-tight as possible. 100 g of castor sugar may seem like a lot, but this prevents the dough from becoming hard, plus it makes working with the dough in steps 6 and 7 easy. If you are making it with the "Best Gyuuhi -," which reduces the sugar to 80 g, wait until the dough has softened at room temperature first before eating. For 6 to 8 dumplings. Recipe by Jun13

Since I don't have a pressure cooker, I can't boil adzuki beans, and since I live overseas, boiled adzuki is so expensive I can't afford it. I made an paste and daifuku with kidney beans, since they were the closest I could find to adzuki.When I used a can of kidney beans that were close to the expiry date, the beans settled at the bottom of the can resembled an paste already. The more sugar in the daifuku mochi, the longer they can be kept soft in the freezer. (The ratio I use is equal parts shiratamako and sugar to 2 parts water.) If you plan to consume them in 2-3 days, you can halve the amount of sugar. Recipe by byumi