Green Tea Mochi

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb mochiko sweet rice flour
• 4 (7 g) envelopes knox gelatin
• 2 tablespoons green tea powder
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 (11 1/4 ounce) can milk green tea
• 12 ounces water
• 1/2 cup red bean paste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine mochiko, sugar, gelatin, and maccha in a large bowl and mix.
• 2 add milk green tea and water, and mix througly with whisk or spoon. (note: if a can of milk green tea cannot be found, substitute 6oz of "tazo matcha with honeydew liquid tea" and 6oz of milk).
• 3 pour into a 9x13" greased pan.
• 4 cover tightly with foil and bake at 350f for 55 minutes.
• 5 cool with cover on for 15 minutes.
• 6 remove foil and cool for several hours before cutting.
• 7 cut out outer hardened portion of the mochi, and then cut into 32 squares.
• 8 optional step: place 1/2 teaspoon of red bean paste in the middle of each square, fold square into triangle and press on the sides.
• 9 optional step: to improve presentation and add a bit of taste, soak 32 oak or sakura leaves in water, drain, and wrap around mochi pieces (dull side facing outside).