Daifuku with Kumquats

• 50 grams Shiratamako
• 50 grams Sugar
• 80 ml Water
• 100 grams Sweet cooked aduki beans (store bought is fine)
• 4 Candied kamquats (cut in half) Refer tofor DIY
• 1 Katakuriko

1. PreparationIf the cooked aduki beans are too wet, put in a sauce pan and heat to evaporate excess moisture.
2. Leave to cool.
3. Drain the kumquats in a colander.
4. Combine shiratamako and sugar in a heatproof bowl and mix together with a wooden spatula, adding water little by little.
5. After it's mixed, loosely cover with plastic wrap and microwave at 500W for 1 minute.
6. Take out the bowl from the microwave and stir the mixture well.
7. Cover with plastic wrap and heat for another minute.
8. Repeat twice (heat for 3 minutes in total).
9. Stir the mixture in a bowl well.
10. When it becomes smooth, place on a shallow container dusted with katakuriko.
11. Dust your hands with katakuriko and divide the dough into 4 portions.
12. Divide the aduki beans into 4 portions and roll into balls.
13. Place a portioned dough on the palm of your hand and stretch into an oval shape with another hand.
14. Put the portioned aduki beans and kumquat onto the dough and fold over the dough.
15. If you have sudden visitors or feel like eating Japanese confectionary, you can make these very quickly.
16. It's best eaten immediately although the dough will not harden with time.
17. If you put strawberries, you will have strawberry daifuku.
18. This looks like a strawberry covered with snow.

shiratamako, sugar, water, sweet cooked aduki beans, candied kamquats, katakuriko

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/149107-daifuku-with-kumquats (may not work)