Butter Mochi

Butter Mochi... a very delicious dessert.

I made this dessert once for work, while living in Hawaii and everyone enjoyed it and surprised the little girl from Minnesota could make such a delicious butter mochi... woot woot for me!  

When we first got to Hawaii, we had no clue what mochi was.  We tried some prepackaged stuff from the grocery store filled with red bean paste and thought "really? this is what all the fuss is about?", but then we discovered butter mochi... which is completely different.... sweet, gooey, crispy and delicious! 

You'll be able to find mochiko flour at your local Asian grocer if you're on the mainland.  You can pretty much find it at any store in Hawaii for about a buck or two. Enjoy!

 

Butter Mochi

Serves: 24

Ingredients: 

1 lb. mochiko flour (glutinous rice flour)

2 1/2 cups white sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup butter, melted

3 cups whole milk

5 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup sweetened, flaked coconut (oooo I bet it would be good toasted too!!!)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla and milk. In a separate larger bowl, stir together the rice flour, sugar, and baking powder. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir to blend. Mix in melted butter and coconut. Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Cool completely, then cut into squares to serve.