Mochi ice cream recipe?

[Austin_]

I am a huge fan of Mochi ice cream. It's probably one of my favorite desserts. Does anyone know of any recipes where I can find how to make easy, authentic Mochi ice cream? I will probably experiment with the flavors a bit and try to find a flavor that I like best. Any help appreciated. I found one, http://www.recipezaar.com/151186, but I am not sure what 100g of rice flour or whatever equals to in cups. I'm guessing it's like a 1/2 - 1 cup? Are there any other recipes that you would reccomend trying? Any help appreciated.

[OahuAmateurChef]

Do you mean the dessert where a ball of mochi has ice cream in its center? I love those! I never tried to make one though.

As far as the measurments go, 100g is definitely a weight, where cups are in volume. From what I've been reading by Alton Brown, he is a big advocate for weighing flour instead of going by volume, since 1 cup of flour can vary in weight considerbly. I think I agree with him. I'd just get a scale and put 100 grams of glutinous rice flour in your recipe.

And let us know how it turns out! This sounds like a great recipe.

[Austin_]

Yes! One of those! Thank you. I better get one of those scales. Just one more question- what kind of flavors of Mochi do you like best? Just wondering.

[OahuAmateurChef]

My favorites are green tea and Azuki bean.

[Austin_]

Azuki bean? I've never heard of that.

[mudbug]

Originally Posted by Austin_

Azuki bean? I've never heard of that.

Perhaps you've heard of "red bean paste" which is made from [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azuki_bean"]azuki beansURL] and is quite commonly found in Asian desserts.

You might be interested in existing threads here at ChefTalk regarding scales as well.

[Austin_]

Oh yes! Thank you! I've heard of red bean paste before. I'll check out some of the food scales threads right now.

[OahuAmateurChef]

Originally Posted by mudbug

You might be interested in existing threads here at ChefTalk regarding scales as well.

"Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms."

Are you sure about that thread?


Red bean paste is some good stuff. My Thai girlfriend refuses to eat any meal I make with beans in it. Ever see somebody eat chili and spit out all the beans? It is quite a sight. She grew up eating beans only with dessert and can't stand them any other way.

[mudbug]

Originally Posted by OahuAmateurChef

Are you sure about that thread?

Must have retained the results only in my browser. Look here:

Digital scale usage

Weights & Measures & Calibration

kitchen scales

baking scale

[pc0158]

For rice flour, there are 6.7 cups per kilogram, or 2/3 cup per 100 grams.

Note that flours can easily be packed differently, so this is probably more of an average. Rice flour is fairly dense, so it may not vary as much as wheat flours do.