Mid-Autumn Festival Mochi

Name: Mid-Autumn Festival Mochi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup boiling water (250 grams); 2 cups sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour) (250 grams); 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams); 1/4 cup vegetable oil (50 grams)

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon shines especially bright and families gather together. In my childhood memories, my aunt would prepare a pot of steaming, soft mochi. We would use chopsticks to pick up the fresh mochi, dip it in peanut sugar powder, and enjoy its sweetness while moon gazing. This simple method uses a rice cooker for steaming—no need to watch the stove, and it’s quick to make. Savor it slowly and enjoy the chewy texture, bringing back memories of childhood.

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Serves 5 servings

1 cupboiling water (250 grams)
2 cupssweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour) (250 grams)
1/2 cupgranulated sugar (100 grams)
1/4 cupvegetable oil (50 grams)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Prepare the ingredients and measure out the sweet rice flour.
2

Measure the sugar, pour the boiling water over the sugar, and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3

Add the vegetable oil to the sugar water, stir quickly, then immediately pour into the sweet rice flour.
4

Mix the sweet rice flour batter until smooth, then use a spatula to scrape the batter into a steaming tray.
5

Add 1 cup of water to the outer pot of a rice cooker, place the steaming tray on a rack, and start steaming.
6

When the rice cooker switch pops up, open the lid. Use a spatula to scrape the hot mochi dough into a thick zip-top bag.
7

Knead the mochi in the bag, like washing clothes, to make the texture more chewy.
8

Put on plastic gloves or use a small plastic bag, take a portion of mochi, and dip it in sesame or peanut powder before eating.
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If you have sweetened mung beans, you can fill the mochi to make traditional mung bean mochi.
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Roll the mung bean mochi in peanut sugar powder.
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Tip: Store leftover mochi in the refrigerator. Steam again before eating.