Name: Praliné Mochi プラリネ餅
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 50g hazelnuts; 25g white chocolate; a bit of coconut oil; 40g praliné chocolate for cooking (or milk chocolate); 20g crepe dentelle - crush to small pieces; 2 tsp sugar and maybe a dash of fine salt if you like; 1 tbsp heavy cream; For the mochi :; 60g glutinous rice flour; 120ml water; 25g sugar; a dash of salt

June 3, 2021

Praliné Mochi プラリネ餅

Serving Size

15 mochi (2cm diameter silicone mold)

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Wait Time

2 hours

Total Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients

50g hazelnuts
25g white chocolate
a bit of coconut oil
40g praliné chocolate for cooking (or milk chocolate)
20g crepe dentelle - crush to small pieces
2 tsp sugar and maybe a dash of fine salt if you like
1 tbsp heavy cream
For the mochi :
60g glutinous rice flour
120ml water
25g sugar
a dash of salt

Instructions

1. In a heat-safe cooking bowl, add white chocolate and microwave 1 to 1.5min at 600w. Add coconut oil and mix. Spread white chocolate thinly in each cavity (round shaped ideally) of your mold. Keep in the freezer for now.
2. Spread hazelnuts over your baking tray (lined with a baking sheet) and bake for 15 min at 160℃. Let it cool down until safe to touch. Then gently rub with your hands until skin comes off.
3. Place the nuts in a food processor and process them until finely ground (do not overmix). Set aside.
4. In a heat-safe bowl, add praline chocolate (or milk chocolate) and microwave 1 to 1.5 min at 600w. Mix and melt completely. Add ground hazelnuts in and mix. Then add crushed crepe dentelle, sugar and heavy cream. Mix well.
5. Take out the mold from the freezer and place filling in each hole. Chill in the fridge for about 1h (or until firm).
6. When filling is firm, make the mochi In a bowl, add the glutinous rice flour, sugar, salt and mix. Add the water in one go and mix well. Transfer into a cooking pot.
7. Cook over medium heat until the dough is smooth and silky (while stirring).
8. Sprinkle potato starch (katakuriko) onto the working surface and place the mochi on it. Spread potato starch over the mochi too.
9. Divide into 15 equal pieces. Take the fillings out of the fridge and take one piece. Place one mochi on the lightly floured surface and place one filling on the mochi (chocolate side down).
10. Wrap the mochi dough over the filling and close it. Dust the mochi with potato starch and shape it nice and round. Continue making with the remaining...
11. Cover with saran wrap and chill until you serve :)

May 1, 2021

Ice Cream Waffle Cone

Serving Size

5 to 8 cones

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Ingredients

1 egg white
15g white sugar
15g brown sugar
10g glucose
12g hazelnut oil
1tsp milk
0.3g salt
0.1~0.2g baking soda
35g plain flour or cake flour (T45) - sifted

Instructions

1. In a bowl, add egg white and mix lightly with a egg whisk. Add white sugar, brown sugar and mix.
2. Add hazelnut oil, mix. Add milk and then mix.
3. Add glucose syrup and mix. Then add salt and baking soda. Mix. Add sifted flour in a few times and mix. Let it sit for about 10 min.
4. Heat your pan and brush with oil on both sides. Once the pan is hot, decrease the heat to low. Pour 1 to 2 tbsp batter on the pan, cook the cone until nicely browned on both sides, flipping occasionaly.
5. Immediately move to your countertop to shape the cone. Form into a cone while it's hot, squeezing the end to seal. Repeat for the next.
6. Enjoy with ice cream!

May 1, 2021

Anko Red Beans Paste Tsubuan

Prep Time

1 hour

Cook Time

1 hour

Total Time

2 hours

Ingredients

200g azuki beans - washed and drained
150 to 200g sugar (use more or less depending on your taste)
a dash of salt
water, as much as necessary

Instructions

1. Place azuki beans into a cooking pot and add about 800ml water (3 to 4 times the azuki weight). Cook over high heat and bring it to a boil.
2. Once it is boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 5 min. After 5min turn off the heat and cover, let it rest for 15 to 20 min. Then drain well.
3. Transfer the cooked azuki beans into a clean cooking pot. Add 600ml water, cook over medium-high heat and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, skim off scum. Then cover and cook for about 30 min over medium-low heat. Check regularly that the water level is high enough to cover the beans.
4. After 30 min, check if azuki is ready. If not soft enough, cook another 10 min. Once ok, remove from the heat. Cover and let it rest for 30 min.
5. After 30 min, turn the heat to medium-high heat. Again check that you have just enough water to cover the azuki (adjust by adding or removing water as needed). Just before it boils, add sugar (first 150g then add more if any till 200g) and a dash of salt.
6. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes on medium heat, while stirring occasionally. Let almost all the water evaporate. Transfer to a plate!
7. If you don't use it all, wrap the leftover and freeze. Usually I freeze it in separate 100g portion.

November 1, 2020

Warabi Mochi – Mochi Recipe わらび餅

Warabi Mochi / Mochi Recipe

Persons

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

45 minutes

Ingredients

For the mochi :

60g tapioca flour/powder/starch
35g white sugar
350ml water

For the powder coating :

20g kinako (soy bean flour)
1 to 2 tbsp sugar

For the Kuromitsu syrup (optional) :

20g brown sugar
20ml water

Instructions

1. Making "Kuromitsu syrup" In a small cooking pot, add brown sugar and water. Heat over medium-high heat and bring it to a boil. Once boiled, simmer for about 1 minute. Set it aside in the fridge.
2. Making"Mochi"
In a bowl, add tapioca powder (flour), sugar and water. Mix well. Transfer into a cooking pot.
3. Start cooking over medium-high heat, stir constantly until transparent and smooth (about 3 to 5 minutes).
4. Prepare a tray moistened with water. Transfer the mochi dough onto the tray. Flatten and smoothen it on the top. Let it to cool to room temperature. Then cover and chill in the fridge until firm enough to cut.
5. Take out the dough from the fridge, transfer to a cutting board. Cut it into bite sizes. Set aside.
6. In a plate or bowl, add kinako (soy bean flour) and sugar. Mix. Take a mochi piece and powder it with the kinako mix. Chill until you serve.
7. Serve with "kuromitsu syrup" if you like :)

May 8, 2020

Matcha mochi

Serving Size

15 mochi

Ingredients

For the filling nuts :

20g nuts of your choice - pistachio, almond, macadamia, walnut etc.. - chopped
15g sugar
1 tsp water

For the cream filling :

50ml heavy cream/whipping cream
40g white chocolate - cut into small pieces
150g mascarpone
1 tsp matcha powder
2 tbsp white sugar

For the mochi :

100g glutinous rice flour
40g white sugar
180ml water

Instructions

1. Start with the filling
In a small cooking pot, add sugar (15g) and 1 tsp water and bring it to a boil. Once it starts to be lightly brown, then add the nuts and stir for a few seconds. Transfer over the baking sheet and let it cool. Set aside.
2. In an another small cooking pot add heavy cream (50ml) and heat until almost boiled. Remove from the heat and add white chocolate (40g), mix gently until the chocolate blocks are melted completely. Transfer into a heat-safe bowl and let it cool to room temperature then chill in the fridge.
3. Once the chocolate mix is cold : in a medium bowl, add mascarpone, sugar and the chocolate mixture from #2. Mix well. Add matcha sifting with a sieve. Mix well. Add the nuts from #1 and mix.
4. Prepare the silicone mould (here I used a 4cm diameter * 15-hole mould). Place the matcha cream in each hole. Flatten the surface, using a spoon. Place in the freezer until it is frozen. I usually make this one day before I want to make mochi.
5. Mochi time! Once the cream is frozen, start preparing the mochi mixture : In a microwave safe glass bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir to combine. Add the water and mix with an egg beater until smooth. Cover the bowl lightly with cling wrap.
6. Microwave the mixture for 1 minute. Then stir the dough with a spatula. Put it back in the microwave again for another minute and stir lightly. Put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds (not 1 min) and stir. And once more microwave for 30 seconds and stir. The mixture should be now very thick and translucent.
7. Transfer the mochi dough on your working surface floured with katakuriko/potato starch. As it is very hot you should use a spatula or a dough cuter. Cut the mochi into 15 equal pieces. Don't forget to coat your hand with katakuriko/potato starch.
8. With your hands, take one of these pieces and flatten it into a thick disc. Then put a frozen cream ball from the freezer in the middle of the mochi disc. Pull out the cream balls one at a time from the freezer as they will melt quickly. Pull the edges of the dough disc together to cover the cream ball. Press together the edges to seal well. Smoothen the mochi by rolling it on the dusted board.
9. Keep in the fridge before you serve :)

April 19, 2016

Kohakutou – Japanese Wagashi sweets

Kohakutou — Japanese Wagashi sweets

Ingredients

2g agar agar powder (kanten powder)
150g white sugar
150g water
1 tbsp syrup which you like (monin syrup, maple syrup, mint alcoholic liqueur, etc….)

Instructions

1. Have a container ready (high temperature proof) and syrup on the side as well.
2. In a cooking pot, add water and agar powder. Melt the powder over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Heat and stir until the agar powder melts completely. It usually takes about 1 to 2 mins.
3. Add the sugar. Melt the sugar, stirring constantly to prevent burning with a spatula. It will be very foamy and bubbly. Keep on stirring for about 5 mins.
4. Remove from the heat and immediately pour into the container. Quickly add 1 tbsp syrup (not more) of your choice (or a tiny amount of food coloring, using tooth picks.) Mix well.
5. Chill in the fridge until it has set. It should be firm enough to cut.
6. Remove from the fridge and cut into small pieces (about 2 to 3 cm dices) and place them on a baking sheet. You can also coat the pieces with sugar to make them sweeter.
7. Let the candies sit there for 2 to 3 days (it may even take up to 5 days, as it depends on so many factors : climate, season,...). Eventually their surface should dry out completely. The candies will be crystallized with a jewelry finish. They are crunchy outside, but inside texture is like jelly.
You can keep your “kohakutou” in an airtight container for about 2 weeks.