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Recipe
- Make Uiro-Wrapped Balls using plant-based food coloring and shiro-an.
- Shape into kaki as below.
- Form leaves using Konashi, attaching by gently dabbing the top of the uiro with water.
- Corners of leaf should point along the indents.
Tips
- On shaping the leaf
- Make the rectangle taller than needed at first, then push down with the chopsticks. This will make the leaves look fuller.
- On shaping the kaki
- Don’t make the hera indents too deep, otherwise it looks like Ume. Instead, pre-form the ball into a rough rounded square to get the shape, then do a single light hera pass on each edge.
Shaping the kaki
- Gently roll the ball on the X and Y axes (viewed from top-down) to make a tall rounded square.
- Make sure the exterior stays plump and round, not straight-sided like an actual square.
- Press down gently with the pad of your thumb to flatten.
- Using the blunt side of a hera, make 4 indents.
Shaping the leaf
- Flatten a small ball of konashi, then pinch the four corners.
- Press the rear of a chopstick into the center.
