Hotteok
Chewy griddled pancakes filled with melting cinnamon-spiced sugar.
Ingredients
- 300 g All-purpose flour
- 100 g Sugar
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 4 tbsp Neutral oil
- ½ tsp Salt
- 50 g Peanuts (optional)
Method
- Mix the flour with warm water and salt into a soft dough, then cover and leave in a warm place to rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Crush the peanuts and grind a little cinnamon from the stick, then mix them with the sugar to make the filling.
- Divide the risen dough into rounds, fill each with a spoon of the sugar mix, and pinch closed into a sealed ball.
- Griddle the filled pancakes in the oil over medium heat, pressing them flat with a spatula, until golden and crisp on both sides, about 10 minutes.
- Serve hot, taking care with the molten sugar centre.
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About Hotteok
Hotteok is a Korean street-food pancake, a wintertime favorite sold from griddle carts and eaten piping hot from a paper cup. It starts as a soft, yeasted wheat dough that is left to rise until doubled, then divided, filled, and sealed around a pocket of brown sugar spiced with cinnamon and studded with crushed peanuts. On the griddle the pancake is pressed flat so it turns golden and crisp outside while the sugar filling melts into a molten, syrupy center.
Biting in gives you the contrast that defines hotteok: a chewy, slightly crisp exterior giving way to a hot, gooey rush of cinnamon-caramel and the toasty crunch of nuts. It is sweet and warming, the kind of thing designed to be eaten with cold hands on a winter street. The rise gives the dough its characteristic chew, so the hour of proofing is worth the wait. Serve them straight off the pan, but warn everyone about the lava-hot sugar center, which is notorious for burning eager mouths.
Hotteok: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Hotteok?
A serving has about 379 calories — 7.4g protein, 57.9g carbs, 13.6g fat, 0.9g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Hotteok gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains All-purpose flour. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
How long does Hotteok take to make?
About 90 minutes start to finish, but only around 24 of those are hands-on — the rest is cooking time. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Hotteok?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out peanuts — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Hotteok make?
This recipe makes 6 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.