

It will be sticky and have a consistency similar to cookie dough.

In a separate bowl, whisk the melted butter, granulated sugar, egg, egg yolk, and whole milk.In a large bowl, whisk the tapioca flour, glutinous rice flour, baking powder, and salt.Whole milk: Brings the dough together and keeps the donuts moist.Egg + extra egg yolk: The egg and extra yolk add fat, flavor, and structure to the dough.This means there's no need to prove the dough and all of the rising happens as soon as the donuts are cooked.

Baking powder: Like cake donuts, mochi donuts are leavened with baking powder instead of yeast.While it doesn't actually contain gluten, the high starch content of the rice makes it a strong binding ingredient that gives the dough an elastic, glue-like texture. Glutinous rice flour: Also known as sweet rice flour, glutinous rice flour is made from ground short-grain sticky white rice.It's sold at most grocery stores in the baking aisle. Tapioca flour: Also called tapioca starch, tapioca flour is a gluten-free alternative to wheat starch that gives the donuts a light, fluffy texture.They are typically deep-fried, but you can bake them if you'd prefer! Like cake donuts, the dough for mochi donuts is leavened with baking powder instead of yeast, which means there's no waiting for the dough to rise before baking or deep frying. The dough for the donuts is usually rolled into tiny balls that are connected to form an 8-ring circle. The donuts are made with sticky rice flour, which gives them a bouncy, chewy texture, and tapioca flour, which makes them light and cake-like. If you're familiar with mochi ice cream, mochi is the elastic coating surrounding the ice cream. Mochi (mow-chee) donuts (aka pon de ring) are a cross between American cake donuts and Japanese mochi. Top them with an easy glaze and fall into mochi heaven! The sticky rice flour gives them the best fluffy, chewy centers, and deep-frying makes them perfectly crisp and golden brown. Mochi donuts are adorable ring-shaped donuts that are a cross between American donuts and Japanese mochi.
