🥞 Hotteok (Korean Sweet Pancake)

Name: Hotteok (Korean Sweet Pancake)
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour; 1 tsp instant yeast; 1 tbsp sugar plus 80 g brown sugar for the filling; ½ tsp salt; 180 ml warm water; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 40 g roasted peanuts, chopped; 2 tbsp neutral oil for frying

Origin: South Korea

260kcal

per serving · 100 g

260kcal

per 100 g

5 gProtein5 g / 100 g

8 gFat8 g / 100 g

42 gCarbs42 g / 100 g

Hotteok is a Korean street-food pancake made from a soft yeasted wheat dough filled with brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped peanuts. It is pressed flat in an oiled pan until the outside is golden and crisp and the filling melts into a hot, gooey syrup. It is sold from street stalls, especially in winter, and eaten warm from a paper cup.

Diets

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Vegetarianno meat or fish in a typical recipe

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Veganno meat, fish or animal products in a typical recipe

✓

No pork

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Contains glutenbecause of: flour

Not keto42 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Peanuts

What it is made of

floursugarpeanutscinnamonyeast

Recipe

6 servings90 min

Ingredients

250 g plain flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 tbsp sugar plus 80 g brown sugar for the filling
½ tsp salt
180 ml warm water
1 tsp ground cinnamon
40 g roasted peanuts, chopped
2 tbsp neutral oil for frying

Method

Mix the flour, yeast, 1 tbsp sugar, salt and warm water into a sticky dough; cover and let it rise for 1 hour.
Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and peanuts for the filling.
With oiled hands, divide the dough into 6 pieces, flatten each, add 1 tbsp filling and pinch closed.
Fry seam-side down in a lightly oiled pan over medium heat for 1 minute, flip and press flat.
Cook 2–3 minutes per side until golden and the filling has melted; serve warm, carefully.

How to make it lighter

Use a lightly oiled non-stick pan instead of plenty of oil; 1 tbsp oil ≈ 120 kcal.
Cut the brown sugar in the filling and let cinnamon carry the flavour.
Make smaller pancakes, and enjoy one as a treat rather than a meal.

History

Hotteok is generally said to have been introduced by Chinese merchants who settled in Korea in the late 19th century. It became one of the most familiar winter street snacks in South Korea.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →