the mochi strikes back!

Well, my previous attempts are ice cream mochi proved fruitless, as I could not develop a technique to keep the mochi chewy once in the freezer. Apparently, the mochi companies use flash freezing machines to keep the mochi soft and chewy, something that I can't afford. HOWEVER, I have developed another type of mochi, delicious in its own right. Peanut Butter and Honey Mochi!!! Because this mochi is served either at room temperature or refrigerator temperature, there is no problem with the mochi becoming too hard (at least so far). Folding the peanut butter/honey filling in the mochi wrapper is much easier than trying to fold ice cream inside was. Here's the recipe: Ingredients

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/8 cup honey
• 1 cup sweet rice flour (mochiko)
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• some flour or starch for dusting

Instructions

1. Mix the peanut butter and honey together well to make the filling. Let this mixture chill in the refrigerator for a few hours if possible, as it's easier to handle when chilled.
2. Mix the sweet rice flour, water,and sugar together in a microwave safe container. Make sure to make the mochi very very consistent. Heat for 30 seconds.
3. Remix and reheat the mochi mixture as many times as necessary for the mixture to become a very sticky, thick mixture.
4. Dust a countertop and your hands with wheat flour or corn starch or potato starch. I use wheat flour because it's available to me right now. This is to prevent the mochi from sticking to your hands or the counter.
5. Spoon out the mochi onto the flour and roll it into a 3/4 to 1 inch diameter log.
6. Cut off enough mochi to form a 3/4 to 1 inch diameter sphere. Roll that sphere in your hands. Flatten it with your palm and/or a rolling pin, so that it's at least 2.5 inches in diameter.
7. Spoon in the peanut butter/honey filling. Fold the edges into the center and pinch them shut. Everyone has their own folding style, so develop your own! Mine kinda resemble dumplings/potstickers haha.
8. Repeat until mochi or filling is exhausted. I had a decent amount of filling left, but A) I should have made the mochi wrappers larger by using a rolling pin, thus I would have used all the filling, and B) I can always use the peanut butter/honey mixture for sandwiches.
9. Makes ~10-12 PBHmochi. Enjoy!

MMMMMmmmmm...the mochi part of peanut butter and honey mochi was derived from the instructions at a food blog