Blue Star® Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour

Blue Star® Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour is unique among all varieties of rice flour due to its starch composition of nearly pure amylopectin. This characteristic makes it very viscous and useful as a superior, gluten-free thickening agent. Our flour has been milled on our farm since the 1940s and composed of California farmed, pure, unadulterated short grain sweet rice. No additives of any kind are added. Mild and neutral in flavor, popular Japanese applications include homemade microwave mochi, manju, chi-chi-dango, and arare (rice crackers). Our milling facilities are dedicated exclusively to the production of rice products.

Blue Star Mochiko Sweet Rice Floud

Recipes

Moist and dense, a perfect application for our flour.

(courtesy of Mrs. Angie Lenzini and friends)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares/block
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Blue Star Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour
  • 1/8 tsp double acting baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease an 8" x 8" baking pan
  3. Melt butter with chocolate in top of a double boiler setup over simmering water. Set aside.
  4. Mix Mochiko, baking powder, salt, and walnuts together and set aside.
  5. In a medium bowl, with electric mixer (at medium speed) beat together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until mixture is thick and pale yellow in color.
  6. Take cooled (but still relatively fluid) chocolate/butter mixture and dribble it into the egg/sugar mixture, stirring all the while until thoroughly incorporated.
  7. Fold in Mochiko/dry ingredients mixture until barely incorporated.
  8. Transfer mixture to prepped baking pan and bake for approximately 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes clean.