Wagashi Shaped Like Shirotan the Seal

• 100 grams White sweetened bean paste
• 7 grams White flour
• 2 grams Mochiko
• 5 grams Sugar
• 1 dash Ground black sesame seeds

1. Put the shiro-an white bean paste in a bowl, then add sifted flour, mochiko, and sugar.
2. Mix it all together until the dough is formed.
3. Break the dough into five portions and steam in a steamer for about 25 minutes.
4. They'll expand once steamed.
5. Knead the dough all together again in a tightly wrung out wet kitchen towel for about ten minutes.
6. The dough will be hot, so be careful!
7. When it doesn't feel sticky and has a mochi-like consistency, it's ready!
8. While they're still a little warm, mold into Shiro-tan shapes.
9. For the tail, it'll look best if you press the end down firmly, then cut a part the end with kitchen scissors.
10. They're still missing their faces, though!
11. Dab a little black sesame paste on a plate, and draw the face with a toothpick.
12. Wow!
13. Doesn't he look so happy to be held?
14. They're so cute!
15. How am I supposed to eat them...
16. Look, they're having a meeting... "Watch out, she's going to eat us!"
17. By the way, these are some actual Shiro-tan stuffed animals.
18. They're about 1 meter long...

white sweetened bean paste, white flour, sugar, ground black sesame seeds

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/167767-wagashi-shaped-like-shirotan-the-seal (may not work)