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Mochi Donut "Pon-de-ring" 餅ドーナツポンデリング

Japanese favourite mochi donut "Pon-de-ring" copycat recipe with easy to get ingredients. The step by step photo instruction & a video included

Ingredients

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Mochi Donuts
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Place all ingredients except tofu and stir to mix with a wooden spatula.
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Add tofu by crumbling tofu with your hand. Add a little bit at a time to check the firmness of the dough. Make the dough firmness similar to your ear lobe.
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Roll the dough into a large ball.
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Divide it into 8 equal size smaller balls. *5
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Roll the small ball into a long cylinder and cut into 8 equal size pieces.
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Shape the pieces into neat round balls and place them onto a parchment paper in the shape of a ring. Place 4 onto the cross lines, then place 4 in between. Each balls should be just touching. *6
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Do same for the remainder of the dough.
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Heat oil in deep frying pan to 300-320°F (150-160°C). *7
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Place a mochi donut dough on the parchment paper on a egg flipper and slide the dough into the oil with the parchment paper underneath.
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Deep fry one side for about 2 min, flip it carefully with the egg flipper and fry the other side for a further 2 min.
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Take the mochi donut out of the oil and put it onto a kitchen paper lined tray.
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Deep fry the same way for the rest of the mochi donut dough.
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Strawberry Glaze
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Place icing sugar in a ball and mix with squashed strawberry.
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Milk Glaze
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Place icing sugar in a ball and mix with the milk.
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While mochi donuts are still warm, dip them into the glaze.