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Ready To Bake Raisin Cinnamon Mochi Filled With Dates Nuts And Tofutti Vegan And Gluten Free

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Raisin and cinnamon mocha by Grainaissance . Just cut, bake, fill and serve! Follow Foods For Long Life on FACEBOOK ! Mochi, a Japanese New Years Tradition Mochi is a Japanese rice cake that is made from steamed and pounded mochi rice. It is traditionally eaten during the New Year holidays to bring good luck.  The traditional way to make mochi is to steam glutinous brown rice and pound it with wooden mallets (kine) in a wooden mortar (usu). The resulting sticky mass is then formed into cakes. This process is extremely labor intensive. Raisin-Cinnamon Mochi - so easy to make! An Easier Way to Enjoy Mochi As much fun as making mochi sounds, I was quite excited to find a mochi product that was ready made.  I walked past the Grainaissance mochi packages in the market a number of times wondering what youre supposed to do with them. They look like a slab of very hard clay. Curiosity got the best of me one day and I brought home the "original" flavor which is basically unflavored b...