Hotteok (Korean Sweet Pancakes)
Let’s make Hotteok (Korean sweet pancakes), a popular South Korean street food! Crispy on the outside with a chewy interior, these pancakes are traditionally filled with sugar and nuts for added crunch. Easy-to-make and a treat worth a try.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 115 g plain flour
- 35 g glutinous rice flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 10 g sugar
- 1/4 tsp instant dry yeast
- 125 ml milk lukewarm
- cooking oil see the notes
Filling
- 50 g brown sugar of your choice
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 50 g nuts of your choice
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
Make the Filling
- Roast the nuts and then coarsely grind them. Add the honey and mix well. Set aside.
Make the Dough
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour. Add the salt, sugar, yeast and mix well. Add milk a little at a time and mix with a wooden spoon. Add oil (1 tablespoon) and mix.
- Once the mixture is no longer powdery, knead for about 1 minute (in the bowl) until it becomes smooth. The dough is soft and sticky so it sticks to your hands easily. Applying some oil to your palms will prevent sticking.
- Grease a large bowl. Place the dough in the greased bowl. Cover with a greased plastic wrap and then with a kitchen towel. Place in a warm place (if cold climate) for about 1 hour to rise or until the dough has doubled in volume.
- Once the dough is raised, release the gas by punching the dough with your hands a few times, then cover again for another 30 minutes.
Shape
- When the dough is ready, separate the dough into 6 pieces as evenly as possible. Applying some oil to your palms/fingers will prevent sticking.
- After separating the dough into pieces, lightly roll them into balls. Flatten out one ball on your palms or on a cutting board. Applying some oil to your palms/fingers and on the board will prevent sticking.
- Put some of the filling in the middle. Gather the edges of the dough together, pinching to seal. Place the seared side down. Lightly flatten it with your hands. Repeat this for the remaining dough.
Cook
- While you shape the dough, heat a frying pan on medium heat with a thin layer of cooking oil. You can use more oil and fry the dough to get crispier pancake if you like.
- Place the seared side down on a frying pan and fry over medium heat. You can make one or more depending on the size of your pan.
- When browned, turn over and press with a spatula to flatten. It’s done when both sides are golden brown! Remove from heat and let it cool for a couple of minutes before serving.
Serve and Enjoy!!
- Eat as is, or cut them in half and add more filling.
Notes
You will need oil for the dough (about 1 tablespoon), to apply on the hands/board, and to fry the pancakes. Make sure to use a flavorless oil such as rice oil.