Kushidango

Kushidango are Japanese sweet dumplings in skewers.

Ingredients:
* 1 1/3 cup joshinko (rice flour)
* 3/4 cup warm water
* For Sauce: 2/3 cup water
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 2 1/2 tbsps soy sauce
* 1 1/2 tbsp katakuriko (dogtooth violet starch) /cornstarch
* 1 1/2tbsp water
* *Bamboo skewers

Preparation:
Put rice flour in a bowl and add warm water. Knead the dough well. Make small round dumplings. Place the dumplings in a steamer and steam them on high heat for 10 min. Cool the dumplings and skewer them in bamboo sticks. (3-4 dumplings each stick.) Mix water, sugar, and soysauce in a pan and put it on medium heat. Mix the water and katakuriko starch in a cup and set aside. When the sauce boils, add the starch mixture and mix quickly. Slightly grill the skewered dumplings and brush the sauce over them.