The recipe is really easy, but you must have a microwave oven before you can use this recipe.The dough wasn't as sticky as I expected it to be, but it still stick quite badly sometimes.
Other than that, the other problem I had was shaping the mochi to look nice and round.
And of course, i failed so most of the time, they turned out odd shaped.
HahaI used the red bean paste that I bought from Daiso, not the canned one, the packet one.
There're different kinds of red bean paste:
- Tsubuan (粒餡), whole red beans boiled with sugar but otherwise untreated
- Tsubushian (潰し餡), where the beans are mashed after boiling
- Koshian (漉し餡), which has been passed through a sieve to remove bean skins; the most common type
- Sarashian (晒し餡), which has been dried and reconstituted with water
The one I used was Koshian as that is the one that is usually used for mochi.
Since green tea and red bean are a perfect pair, I decided to use those 2 for my mochi.
Green tea on the outside, and red bean on the inside :D
The result was really good, it wasn't too sweet, and the flavours came very well together.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup glutinous rice flour
½ tsp green tea powder
180ml water
¼ cup sugar
Filling:
Red bean paste
DIRECTIONS
1. In a microwaveable bowl, combine flour, green tea powder and water, mix well. Add in the sugar and stir till sugar has dissolved.
2. Cover with a plastic wrap and microwave on medium-high for 2 minutes. Remove and stir well. Return to microwave for another 30 seconds. Stir-well and and check if it's in dough form. If not, put it back for another 30 seconds, be careful not to burn it.
3. Flour the working surface with cornstarch and use a spoon to drop a ball of mochi on top and quickly cover it with starch. Divide into 8 or 10 pieces. Wrap the filling inside and cover with more cornstarch. Shape into balls and ready to serve.
Recipe source here
Today, I baked a Banana Quick Bread.
My dad left 2 bananas specially for me to use so how could I not use them? :DOvenhaven's post about this banana bread made me want to try it out very badly so I decided not to procrastinate and make this while I have time and the bananas. ;)
I happened to recall that my bread machine can also bake quick breads so I decided to give it a shot.All I had to do was to place all the ingredients into the bread machine and start the program, and in less than 2 hours, I get a quick bread.
As easy as ABC ;)
The quick bread was fantastic, I swear.
The recipe called for 3 or 4 bananas but I only had 2 small ones, the results weren't affected though, still tasted very delicious and banana-y :P
Added some bittersweet chocolate drops as I like the combination of banana+chocolate :D
It was soft and not too dense, just right, and the flavour was just heavenly, especially if you're a banana-lover.
Here's how I did it:INGREDIENTS
2 over-riped bananas, smashed
75g melted salted butter
¾ cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cup plain flour
DIRECTIONS
1. Place ingredients into bread pan according to the order recommended by manufacturer.
2. Select crust colour( I chose Light) and start the program.
3. When the bread is ready, remove the bread by lightly shaking it onto a cooling rack.
Recipe source here
I'll try and update whenever I can, though!
:D
10 comments:
Hi, I have not tried making quickbread using the breadmaker...will certainly try it one of these days :)
I'm glad you enjoyed the banana bread as much as I did! It's become one of my favourite banana recipes now.
Hi, I tried making mochi over the stove, don't need a microwave oven. Just need quick hands, :D
[Happy Homebaker]
Hi Happy Homebaker!
I'm trying to make full use of my bread machine so that there won't be a day when it starts sitting in a corner doing nothing.
Haha
[Ovenhaven]
Hi Ovenhaven!
Yes, this recipe is fantastic!
My dad even commented that it's "terrifically delicious"!
:D
[Rei]
Hi Rei!
Thank you for sharing, maybe I should try out using the stove too, since my mum always complains that the microwave oven causes a lot of radiation.
Lol!
:D
Boy, I sure am getting sold on buying a bread machine! That banana bread looks so good I can almost taste it!
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The mochi looks wonderful! If it were too perfectly round, it wouldn't look home made! ;)
hi!!
i just bought a breadmaker and am super enthusiastic about using it!! your banana bread looks super delicious!
for the breadmaker, did you put the bananas in with the "wet" ingredients? or did u put it in at a later stage?
thanks so much for sharing hope to hear from you!
edel: Hi there, thanks! :) I put the bananas in the wet ingredients ;) Have fun with your new breadmaker!
Jackie: Haha you've got a point there, but I really hope to achieve a nice looking round mochi soon :P
Home Broker: Thanks so much! I'll definitely drop by :)
jj: Thank you for your compliment! Do try the recipe, it can be done without the bread machine too :)
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