Kinako dango
A famous Japanese dessert, kinako dango are boiled rice flour balls served with a sweet soybean powder. Delicately sweet and so yummy!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup dango powder (rice flour)
- 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp cold water
- 1/2 cup kinako
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil.
- In a mixing bowl add dango powder and water. Mix well until well combined.
- Grab a little dough and shape into a ball (bite size). Lay it on a plate and repeat until all the dough has been used.
- Set aside a bowl of cold water.
- Add dango balls to boiling water and boil until they rise to the top. Drain and add to cold water. Leave for 3 minutes until they cool down and drain.
- In another mixing bowl, add kinako, sugar and salt and mix well.
- Put a half of the kinako mixture in a serving bowl, add dango balls and top with leftover kinako. Serve.
Notes
For leftovers: Cover in a tupperware and refrigerate. Zap covered in microwave for 45 seconds before eating.
Find it online: https://pickledplum.com/kinako-dango-recipe/