Cover the strawberries with the sweetened adzuki beans and roll into balls. Scrape the red bean paste off the base of the strawberries.
Repeat with the rest of the strawberries and set aside.
Make the mochi dough
In a microwave safe bowl, mix 1 cup of mochiko flour with 1 cup of water
Stir well and microwave the mixture for 90 seconds.
Use a SOLID metal spoon to thoroughly mix the mochi mixture and return to the microwave - heat 60 more seconds until hot and steaming.
Mix well until the mochi mixture is somewhat translucent, and pour into a clean pan sprinkled with corn starch or tapioca starch.
Let cool slightly and flatten using your hands (THE MOCHI WILL BE HOT so wear vinyl or rubber gloves to keep your hands safe!) Use kitchen shears to cut the mochi mixture into 8 pieces.
Shape the Mochi
Cover the strawberries with the sweetened red bean paste and roll into balls. Scrape the red bean paste off the base of the strawberry so that you can tell which end is the base (see next step to see what I mean!)
Wrap the prepared mochi square around the strawberry-red bean paste filling with the tip of the strawberries pointed towards the middle of the square.
Pinch the edges tightly to seal. (TIP: You can use scissors to cut off the excess mochi)
Once the mochi cools you can use a sharp knife to cut the mochi in half. Enjoy!
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