The other day, I needed something for my afternoon snack, so I made these "muffins".
The recipe actually calls for mochiko (sweet rice flour), so it actually turned out to a texture similar to this
recipe.
Sesame yuzu mochi muffins : makes 6 :adapted from "She Knows Muffin"
147 grams mochiko (sweet rice flour)
3 grams all purpose flour
6 grams baking powder
20 grams ground black sesame seeds
1 egg
40 grams sugar
40 grams yuzu marmalade
50 grams olive oil
70 mililiters milk
In a bowl, sift the flour and baking powder. Add the sesame seeds and set aside.
In another bowl, beat the egg, sugar and marmalade together until almost fluffy.
Put the oil and milk into the egg mixture and stir.
Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture.
Mix well.
Divide evenly into 6 muffin holders.
Heat your oven to 180C (350F). Bake for 25 minutes.
Check the 2 middle muffins for doneness with a toothpick.
Enjoy!
NOTES: The original recipe called for 150 grams of mochiko, but I didn't have the full amount, so I subbed regular flour. It also called for 60 grams of ground sesame seeds, but I thought that was too much, so I cut it back to 20 grams.
Also, the original recipe calls for 40 grams of honey, but I subbed yuzu marmalade instead. I guess I could've chopped up the yuzu, but didn't.
The batter was quite "dry" and baked with cracks, but this was good, not too sweet, the sesame flavor not too overpowering and it was quite moist. It went nicely with green tea on one day and vietnamese coffee on another.
MIL UPDATE: Yesterday, MIL excitedly called to tell me that she was finally able to take a "bath". For the past six months, she was having sponge baths, but the other day when the nurse came to check on her at home, she helped MIL get "into" the furo (bath). Apparently the areas where she had the skin grafts are still tender, so she can't actually sit and soak in the furo, but she said it just felt nice to stand in the furo instead of just getting wiped down. Guess it will take a little while for her to get back to her normal routines.
