On 3/24/2012 2:00 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:37:56 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> BUTTER MOCHI
>>
>> 1 pound mochiko
>> 2 1/4 cups sugar
>> 1 teaspoon baking powder
>> 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
>> 3 cups whole milk
>> 5 eggs
>> vanilla extract
>> 1 cup sweetened, flaked coconut
>>
>> Combine dry ingredients except coconut. Mix butter, milk, eggs, and
>> vanilla. Combine with dry mixture. Stir with wire whisk until smooth.
>> Add coconut and mix. Pour into greased 13" X 9" pan and bake @ 350
>> degrees for a little over an hour. Slice when cool.
>
> Saved. I've never tasted mochi, but coconut is a real draw.
>

As an alternate this will yield a more "traditional Japanese" mochi:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4876667_make-mochi-recipe.html