Mochi Magic

This fun and colorful book teaches readers how to make mochi -- the Japanese treat made of chewy rice dough, commonly filled with fruit, ice cream, or sweet red bean paste and easily molded into adorable shapes and characters. A traditional part of Japanese New Year, mochi is now popular around the globe, found in bakeries, specialty grocers, and health food stores. Author Kaori Becker offers easy-to-follow techniques and recipes for making hand-pounded, steamed, and modern microwave mochi, along with ample ideas for unique mochi fillings like rosewater, Nutella, Matcha, black sesame, Japanese plum wine, vanilla custard, coconut haupia pudding, taro paste, Oreo Cream Cheese, plus fruits and ice creams. Mochi Magic provides a range of recipes for using mochi in cooking and baking, including classic Ozoni Soup to mochi breads, muffins pancakes, donuts, waffles, cookies, and brownies. And, of course, the book covers with how-tos for making cute mochi creations like flowers, pigs, and chicks that will delight kids and adults alike. Kawaii!!