Whether you’re making mochi cakes, mochi doughnuts, butter mochi, or…well, mochi mochi, the key ingredient for achieving that signature bouncy, chewy texture is mochiko, a type of Japanese rice flour.

Flour alternatives are popping up on store shelves more and more. Made from foods such as brown rice, chickpeas, almonds, cassava, coconut, and even hazelnut, these flour varieties offer a wide range ...