1.27.08 Coconut Butter Mochi

Recipe tried, photographed, and eaten by Loraine Ho.

 

Details: Classic local snack popular at church gatherings, potlucks, and questionable house parties. This mochi is so heavy, it uses an entire whopping brick of butter. Best to consume if you seem particularly emaciated. Makes enough to feed an army.

Cost: About $9-$10

Servings: 12

Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Difficulty: Easy. Just mix the batter and pop it into the oven.

Ingredients:
16 ounces of Mochiko rice flour
2 cups sugar
8 tablespoons of melted butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups milk (it called for whole, but guilt made me use 1%)
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup coconut flakes, sweetened

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees while you mix your batter up. Grease a 9 by 13 inch baking pan, and heat the butter up in the microwave so it's nice and goopy. Grab two rather large bowls to keep the wet ingredients away from the dry. Mix the milk, vanilla, and eggs in one bowl, and the sugar, rice flour, and baking powder in the other. Then combine the ingredients of both bowls, and stir in the butter.

Once your batter is smooth, pour everything into the baking pan and let it bake for an hour. Edges should be golden brown. Let cool, cut and serve. (Don't put it in a refrigerator right away because it will sweat.)

Happy snarfing!
 
Altered and compiled from several online recipes.