World Cuisine Recipe ∽ The Best Butter Mochi

Butter mochi is a favorite here in Hawaii. It's sweet, sticky, and chewy. It is made with mochiko flour, a glutinous rice flour that can be found in the Asian or Oriental section of most supermarkets.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) box mochiko (sweet rice flour)
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
2. Mix mochiko, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
3. Whisk eggs and vanilla extract together in a small bowl.
4. Mix eggs into the mochiko mixture. Pour in coconut milk and evaporated milk; mix well. Fold in melted butter until batter is smooth.
5. Pour batter into the greased pan. Tap pan on a flat work surface to settle the batter.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 50 minutes. Let cool before slicing, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories183.5
• carbohydrateContent27.3 g
• cholesterolContent30.4 mg
• fatContent7.5 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent2.8 g
• saturatedFatContent5.2 g
• sodiumContent55 mg
• sugarContent14.8 g