Microwave Mochi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup mochiko sweet rice flour (rice flour)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 drops red food coloring or 2 drops green food coloring
soybean flour (kinako)
vegetable oil, to grease pan

Preparation

Mix together all ingredients except kinako using an electric mixer.
Mix only until batter is smooth, do not over mix.
Spray pan with non-stick vegetable oil spray or oil lightly with vegetable oil.
Pour batter into the pan & cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave on high for 5 minutes; if your microwave does not rotate, turn pan after 2 minutes.
Carefully remove the plastic wrap, allowing the steam to escape away from you.
Cool.
Cut into 12 pieces using a plastic knife.
Place some kinako on some plastic wrap and roll mochi in it.
Note: cooking time may have to be adjusted, depending on your microwave.
Mochi is done when center is firm.