Hotteok (Sweet Korean Pancakes)
Hotteok (Sweet Korean Pancakes) is a popular Korean winter street food. It is soft and chewy outside with sweet gooey brown sugar and nut filling. Eat it when still hot and fresh right out of the pan so that the filling is still melted.
Servings:
Ingredients
Pancake
- 1 cup (240 ml) warm water
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 2 cups (250 gr) all-purpose flour, plus more for shaping the dough
- Oil, for frying
Filling
- 1/2 cup (100 gr) brown sugar
- 4 tbsp finely chopped nuts
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
Instructions
Pancake Dough
- In a large bowl, combine together water, sugar, salt, oil, and instant yeast. Add the sifted flour into the mixture and mix with a wooden spatula until well combined.
- Cover the bowl and rest the dough for 1 hour at warm temperature or until doubled.
- Mix the dough with a wooden spatula until the gas is released. Cover the bowl and rest the dough again for 20 minutes at warm temperature.
Filling
- While waiting for the dough to rise, combine together the brown sugar, chopped nuts, and cinnamon powder in a medium bowl until well combined. Set aside.
Assemble
- Spread flour onto a working surface. Put the dough on the working surface, sprinkle with more flour, and knead to release the gas. Cut the dough into 8.
- Flatten and spread the dough. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar filling onto it. Gather the edges and seal the dough. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Preheat a non-stick frying pan on medium heat and add a thin layer of vegetable oil.
- Once the oil is heated, place one dough onto the frying pan, the sealed part down. Cook for 25-30 seconds or until the bottom is light golden brown. Flip and press the dough with a spatula or hotteok hand presser until flat and thin. Cook until the bottom is golden brown for about 1 minute. Flip the dough again and cook for about 1 more minute to let the brown sugar filling fully melted.
- Transfer the cooked hotteok to the paper-lined plate to remove the excess oil. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Serving: 1hotteok | Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg
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