It’s that time of year again when the moon is at it’s most beautiful, and we commemorate the occasion by making ‘Otsukimi dango’, or Moon viewing dumplings.
Above: Robby Rabbit class poses in front of their delicious creations.
After washing our hands, the first thing we did was pour some water and mix it in with the dry ingredients. We all had a turn at mixing and kneading the dough until we had a good consistency.
After that we rolled them up into little balls, (well,some of them ended up all balls 🙂 ) and boiled them. After they cooled down we rolled them in kinako (soybean flour) and placed some anko bean paste on top.
When they were all ready we placed them with some flowers that are traditionally set out for Tsukimi, and proudly posed in front of our new creations. It was soon snack time though and we all enjoyed eating the fruits of our labor.
Missy Mouse class did a great job rolling the dangos into shape.
Deedee class posing with their Otsukimi dango