<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Some Hawaiian recipes that are intrinsically GF. Don Wiss. Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking Subject: Request: Kakimochi (Sweet Rice Flour) Cookies Recipe, Please From: [log in to unmask] (J B Lee) Date: 21 Aug 1996 19:54:32 GMT Here are some recipes involving mochiko: MOCHI CAKE 1 lb mochiko (or sweet rice flour) 2 1/2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted 3 cups milk 5 eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons lemon extract 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup shredded coconut Preheat electric oven to 350 F. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. In a large bowl, combine mochiko, sugar, and baking powder. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour; cool. Makes 24 servings. >From The Electric Kitchen; Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. at http://www.hei.com/heco/ekitchen/ekitchen.html _________ >From our Manong bruddahs and titas: TIKOY 2 boxes mochiko or sweet rice flour, 16 oz. each 3 cups brown sugar (you can substitute white sugar) 2 pinches of salt 3 tablespoons vanilla 5 1/2 cup water oil for frying Combine Mochiko, sugar, salt and vanilla. Add water little at a time, mixing constantly until blend well. Spray mold pan with non-stick spray. Pour mixture into the mold. Steam until firm to the touch. (It will be wet but you can use it right away. If you want it to be a little dry, just leave it inside the fridge for a day or two, uncovered.) Slice and fry until crunchy brown. You can use other flavorings other than vanilla like almond or pineapple. _________ COCONUT MOCHI (Chichi Dango) 1 box (1 lb) mochi flour (mochiko) 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 can coconut milk 1 3/4 cups water 1 teaspoon vanilla (opt) Procedure Mix sugar, flour, and baking powder together (dry ingredients). Add all the liquid ingredients mix until smooth. Poor into a greased 9"X13" pan and cover with foil. Bake one hour at 350 degrees F. When cooked cut with a plastic knife (does not stick like a metal knife). Maybe rolled in cornstarch individually and stored. _________ And finally, a main course: MOCHIKO CHICKEN 2 lbs. chicken thighs, deboned 4 T mochiko (Japanese sweet rice flour) 4 T cornstarch 4 T sugar 5 T shoyu (soy sauce) 1/2 t salt 1/2 t MSG 2 eggs 1/4 cup green onion, chopped 2 clove garlic, minced or crushed Debone chicken and cut each thigh into 2 or 3 pieces. Mix together remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Stir to mix and marinate at least 5 hours. Heat about 1 inch of salad oil in skillet. Fry pieces of chicken taken from marinade in sizzling oil. Turn to brown evenly all sides until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Serve hot or cold. >From Our Golden Anniversay Favorite Recipes, originally published by the Maui Extension Homemakers' Council. from http://www.ohana.com/hisurfad/neal/mochiko.html _________ Check out the Local Kine Grindzzz Home Page at http://www.hotspots.hawaii.com/Yummy.html for some local-style recipes and dakine.