Ingredients
2 cups Mochiko flour (can be found in the Asian food section in your local market)
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon red or green food coloring
corn starch or potato starch

Method
Grease or spray a 5 cup microwave tube pan. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except corn/potato starch. Mix until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 10 minutes rotating the pan several times. Let the mochi stand a few minutes. Run a knife along the edges of the mochi to pull it away from the sides. Invert onto a board dusted with corn/potato starch. Cut mochi into bite size pieces with plastic knife and roll in starch. Makes about 36 pieces.