Matcha Mochi

Matcha Mochi

Paula Stocker
Matcha Mochi

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups sweet rice flour
1 cup sugar
½ tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp Matcha Kakitsubata 
1 cup water
¾ cup coconut milk
¾ tsp vanilla extract
cornstarch (for dusting)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 275°. Grease an 8-inch square glass pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the rice flour, sugar, baking powder and matcha powder. In a separate bowl, whisk together the water, coconut milk and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Pour the batter into the pan, cover tightly with foil and bake for 60-80 minutes, until the top is set. Remove the foil, let it cool and then recover with foil and let it sit at room temperature overnight.
Turn the mochi onto a cutting board and cut small cubes with a sharp knife. Coat all over with cornstarch.

Notes:

for extra matcha flavor add 1 tsp matcha, 1 tsp powder sugar and 2 tsp corn starch and combine. do a second dusting of mochi.  also tasty with cocoa

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