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Baking Retreat: Naturally Gluten Free Rice - Mochi and Hawaiian Butter Mochi Cake

  • Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT, 06107 United States (map)

Naturally Gluten Free Rice: Mochi and Hawaiian Butter Mochi Cake

Baking Retreat
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (ET)
Pam Hardiman

This fall, our adventures in naturally gluten free baking goes to the Pacific to explore the very flexible rice-based filled mochi balls from Japan (which can be sweet or savory) and the chewy, custardy Hawaiian butter mochi cake. Both can be enjoyed by all, especially folks that need to avoid gluten, since they are naturally gluten free. Space is limited to 16 participants.

Offering: $75, includes lunch and baking ingredients


Presenter Profile

Pam Hardiman

Pam Hardiman creates vibrant liturgical fiber art at her studios in Farmington, CT, and Ludlow, VT, including banners, paraments, vestments, and clothing. Author of Raise the Banners High!, Pam has done this work full time since 2004. Her work is in churches, schools, hospitals, and retreat centers (including Holy Family) across the country and around the world. When not creating in her studio she can be found in her kitchen baking delicious breads and other tasty treats.


Dietary restrictions? Holy Family is committed to making your stay as comfortable and enjoyable as possible, and to that end, we can accommodate most dietary needs. Please email Marianne, our Dining Room Manager, at mbrady@holyfamilyretreat.org, if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, so that we may make preparations in advance of your retreat.