Baking: Sweet and Savory | Monday, 3rd period

[sharp_as_knives]

"Good morning," Hannibal said when everybody had arrived. "My apologies for last week; I was rather under the weather. This week, we'll be working on something simple and from someplace other than Europe, as requested." He smiled and nodded at the students who'd requested those things.

"Mochi is a traditional Japanese food - it can be a snack on its own, or it can be combined with other things. I have a number of examples here. It has only a few ingredients, and is fairly simple to start, though you do need to be precise and careful."

He pulled up the recipe on one wall and went over it with them. "You may make the plain version, or dress it up however you like. Please feel free to ask me questions if you have them."

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Sweetly!

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[myownface]

Sparkle

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[wildandbrave]

Cosette Fauchelevent

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[shippedtomaine]

Emma Swan

Listen to the lecture, ask questions

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Talk about mochi.

Re: Listen to the lecture, ask questions

[wildandbrave]

Cosette started scribbling down notes a few minutes into the lecture, not because the recipe itself was that difficult but because she was getting ideas about different things to try.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

That was one of the reasons Hannibal had chosen this food - simple, with infinite possibilities. He nodded at her. "Let me know if you'd like me to repeat anything."

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[spin_kick_snap]

Eeee! Mochi! Kathy was bouncing slightly on her toes when she saw the recipe Hannibal had for them.

Cook your food!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Seriously - food coloring, tea, flavor extracts, various coatings - mod it up!

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[myownface]

Chocolate and strawberries. Sparkle was so going to go to town with chocolate and strawberries in his mochi. Pink outside, maybe with a dusting of cocoa powder, strawberry halves inside and a smear of chocolate...

He found himself wondering if it would be worth putting a dollop of whipped cream on top of them before serving, or if that would be pushing his luck.

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"Very good." Hannibal nodded his approval. "That will be lovely if it's cut into, and the flavors will work well together." He was so proud, Sparkle!

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[wildandbrave]

Cosette, in the end, decided to try some kind of mocha mochi, and spent the rest of the period experimenting with different combinations of coffee and chocolate to see what kind of flavors she'd end up with.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Hannibal nodded his approval. "One suggestion, mademoiselle, purely for presentation - consider sugar or confection in a color to coat it. Brown foods can look dreadfully dull."

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[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy was going to alter the recipe juuuust slightly, making Chapssalddeok, or Korean-style mochi. She'd make both the pink and green ones.

...Hopefully Dr. Lecter wouldn't be offended by her using the microwave to cook it. But that was how she'd learned!

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Kathy was going to get an unpleasant surprise when she went looking for a microwave. This was Hannibal's programming; there wasn't one.

Eat Hannibal's food!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

He'd made an assortment, so the students could get an idea of the possibilities. "Some of these are more complex than others; some are more traditional than others. Once you get comfortable with the basic recipe, you can experiment to find what you like."

Mochi pralines (http://blog.wagashi-net.de/2012/01/mochi-pralines/)
Mochi ice cream (http://beta.yummy.ph/recipe/mochi-ice-cream)
Kabuto namagashi mochi with red bean paste filling (http://kyotofoodie.com/wagashi-suetomi-kodomo-no-hi-childrens-day-mochi/)
Pork-filled mochi (http://justjennrecipes.com/pork-filled-mochi/)
Three-color mochi (http://justjennrecipes.com/three-color-mochi/)
Coffee mochi (http://justjennrecipes.com/coffee-mochi/)
Peanut butter and jelly mochi (http://justjennrecipes.com/peanut-butter-jelly-filled-mochi/) (That one was just for you, Sparkle.)

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[myownface]

You better believe Sparkle was making a beeline for the PB&J. Sure, he'd try the rest, too. The pork-filled one was intriguing and the three-colour stuff was kind of neat. But peanut butter. And jelly.

See, that was awesome, right there. And Sparkle was in his happy place.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Hannibal smiled. "I thought you might enjoy that one."

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[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy was only too happy to make herself a plate of mochi to nibble from while she worked on her own.

Talk to Hannibal!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Before or after class, he's here.

Talk to the TA!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Once he pings in.

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[myownface]

Sparkle was so here.

And maybe kind of occasionally stealing a glance at Hannibal because his face. Well, obviously it was okay now, but.

But face.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Hannibal had heard the radio broadcast. He gave Sparkle an amused look. "Broccoli is not meant to be thrown."

OOC!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

I... may have to go to the Asian market tomorrow for rice flour.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Nothing to see here, just some extra recipes for me.

http://www.thesquishymonster.com/2013/12/mochi-rice-cakes-easy.html
http://food52.com/recipes/26308-plain-mochi
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Mochi
http://frockfiles.com/2014/01/29/soft-chocolate-mochi/