Japan Food Hour: Tofu Umegae Mochi

--Tofu Umegae Mochi--

This is a healthy snack that you can make under an hour or even half hour when you get the hang of it. Tofu Umegae Mochi is Toasted tofu rice cake with your desired fillings such as red bean paste, soybean flour paste or even chocolate(milk/white).

It's healthy because there's no need to add sugar to the dough at all, it's just tofu and glutinous rice flour and the sweet flavor/taste comes from the filling itself.

So here goes!

Ingredient List

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- 120g Glutinous Rice Flour

- Half package of silken Tofu

- Water

Fillings are as what you desire to put in. I went with Cadbury Dream, White Chocolate [ I'm a super fan of white chocolate! ]

- one bar of Cadbury Dream, broken up into individual pieces.

Instructions

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1. Mix the tofu and glutinous rice flour together, to obtain a soft pliable dough. The dough should be soft as your own earlobe. [ Japanese people would describe it like that. ]

!~! If the dough is too dry, add a bit of water and mix. Or if the dough is too wet, add rice flour !~!

2. Divide and shape/mold your dough into balls.

3. Flatten the dough out and place your filling(s) in the center and wrap them up.

4. Prepare a pan over low heat, Add a bit of oil if needed. Cook one side for 1 min, then flip to the other side for 3 minutes. The rice cakes should expand in size and will be toasted on both side.

!~! If you're afraid that the rice cake may not be cooked well, cook a bit longer, flipping the rice cakes every now and then. !~!

Enjoy this lovely healthy snack hot or cold! It can be eaten cold because of the tofu!

Printable Recipe Available Here! : Print Page

With Love,

Sheila<3