Thank you for your dana!
We will be looking for volunteers to make desserts and other items at home to sell at the festival! With all the activity on the day of the festival, we will not be able to return baking pans, so please use disposable ones!
Short on time? We also gratefully accept any monetary donations towards the festival. Please make your check payable to Ekoji Buddhist Temple and specify "for Obon 2017" on the note line. Please bring or mail to: Ekoji Buddhist Temple, 6500 Lakehaven Lane, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.
- Butter Mochi (recipe below)
- Green Tea Rice Krispies or Fruity Pebbles Krispies (recipe below)
- Or bring your favorite baked goods (uncut) that do not need to be refrigerated!
Short on time? We also gratefully accept any monetary donations towards the festival. Please make your check payable to Ekoji Buddhist Temple and specify "for Obon 2017" on the note line. Please bring or mail to: Ekoji Buddhist Temple, 6500 Lakehaven Lane, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.
Best Butter Mochi
Ingredients:
1 stick melted butter
1 16 oz box Blue Star Mochiko
2-1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
1 14 oz can coconut milk
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9"x13" pan. Melt 1 stick butter.
In large bowl, sift together the Mochiko, sugar, and baking powder.
In medium bowl, combine the evaporated milk, coconut milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Pour into dry ingredients and blend. Stir in melted butter.
Pour into greased 9" x 13" pan. Tap bottom on a hard surface to settle batter.
Bake 50-60 minutes or until golden brown.
Matcha Rice Krispies (see "tips" for Fruity Pebbles Krispies)
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
10-12 oz. marshmallows
1.5 tablespoons matcha powder
6 cups Rice Krispies
Directions:
Grease a 9 x 13 pan (or line with wax paper) and set aside the Rice Krispies in another bowl
Melt butter in a large pot over low-medium heat.
Stir in marshamllows and mix until melted, continually stirring so they don't burn
Remove pot from heat and stir in matcha powder.
Add cereal and stir quickly - you'll have about 30-60 seconds until it gets too gooey to mix
Pour mixture into the pan and let cool.
Tips:
The more marshmallows the better. Most come in 10 oz bags, but Harris Teeter sells 12 oz jumbo marshmallows- just cut the marshmallows so they melt faster.
Grease your spatula to make mixing easier.
Substitute Fruity Pebbles for Rice Krispies and don’t add matcha powder for another tasty treat.
Make ahead of time by tightly wrapping up the cooled Rice Krispies in wax paper and/or plastic wrap and keeping in the freezer.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
10-12 oz. marshmallows
1.5 tablespoons matcha powder
6 cups Rice Krispies
Directions:
Grease a 9 x 13 pan (or line with wax paper) and set aside the Rice Krispies in another bowl
Melt butter in a large pot over low-medium heat.
Stir in marshamllows and mix until melted, continually stirring so they don't burn
Remove pot from heat and stir in matcha powder.
Add cereal and stir quickly - you'll have about 30-60 seconds until it gets too gooey to mix
Pour mixture into the pan and let cool.
Tips:
The more marshmallows the better. Most come in 10 oz bags, but Harris Teeter sells 12 oz jumbo marshmallows- just cut the marshmallows so they melt faster.
Grease your spatula to make mixing easier.
Substitute Fruity Pebbles for Rice Krispies and don’t add matcha powder for another tasty treat.
Make ahead of time by tightly wrapping up the cooled Rice Krispies in wax paper and/or plastic wrap and keeping in the freezer.
Kalua Pork
Ingredients & Directions:
1 (6-7 lb.) pork butt or shoulder
2 1/2 tablespoons coarse sea salt, sprinkle all over pork
(optional) For extra "ono" pork, place 3 strips of bacon on the bottom of the slow cooker
Place pork in slow cooker
2 1/2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring, pour over top of pork
Set on high for 8 hours (less time for smaller pork)
-Recipe courtesy of Lezley Okamoto
Ingredients & Directions:
1 (6-7 lb.) pork butt or shoulder
2 1/2 tablespoons coarse sea salt, sprinkle all over pork
(optional) For extra "ono" pork, place 3 strips of bacon on the bottom of the slow cooker
Place pork in slow cooker
2 1/2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring, pour over top of pork
Set on high for 8 hours (less time for smaller pork)
-Recipe courtesy of Lezley Okamoto