Korean · Desserts

Hotteok

A yeasted pancake stuffed with brown sugar and nuts, pressed flat on a griddle so the filling melts to syrup. Korean winter street food.

50 min prep and cooking plus 1 hr proving the dough 1 hr 50 min start to finish Serves 6 servings Medium
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Hotteok

Photograph credit: Korean snack-Hotteok-01 by by yearofeats · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia

Making Hotteok Ahead

Best within the hour. Reheat in a dry pan for 2 minutes a side.

Making Hotteok

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  1. Mix the flours, yeast, caster sugar and salt, then work in the warm milk and dough oil to a soft, sticky dough.

  2. Knead in the bowl for 5 minutes, cover, and leave in a warm place for 60 minutes, until doubled.

  3. Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, peanuts and walnuts for the filling.

  4. Knock the dough back and divide into 6 with oiled hands.

  5. Flatten each piece, put a heaped spoonful of filling in the middle, and gather the edges over to seal completely.

  6. Heat 2 tbsp of the frying oil in a heavy pan over a medium heat.

  7. Put three parcels in seam-side down and cook 1 minute.

  8. Press each flat to about 1 cm with an oiled spatula, in one firm movement, and cook 2 minutes.

  9. Turn and cook 2 minutes more, until deep gold both sides.

  10. Repeat with the rest and stand them 4 minutes before eating — the filling is molten.

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A Few Pointers

  • Seal the parcel completely or the syrup runs out.
  • One firm press, not several.
  • Four minutes standing. The filling is hotter than it looks.

Why the Method Is What It Is

The filling turns to molten syrup at about 150°C / 302°F and will burn a mouth badly, so these want three or four minutes standing before anyone bites one. Press them with an oiled spatula or the bottom of a cup rather than your hand, and press once firmly rather than repeatedly — repeated pressing splits the seam and the syrup escapes into the pan.

What to Put Next to It

Hot barley tea · A cold winter street · Vanilla ice cream

Quick Answers

How long does Hotteok take to make?

30 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking, plus 1 hour of proving the dough, so allow 1 hour 50 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 6.

Hotteok Nutrition Facts

No nutrition figures are given for this recipe: they cannot be worked out reliably from its ingredient list (how much frying oil the food takes up cannot be known from the recipe). Why some recipes have none.

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