Hotteok Sweet Street Pancakes (호떡)
Why this food?
The warm, chewy Korean street pancake filled with brown sugar and cinnamon. Crispy outside, gooey inside — the ultimate winter comfort food from K-variety shows.
🇰🇷 K-Culture Tip
호떡 was introduced to Korea by Chinese merchants in the late 19th century and evolved into something distinctly Korean. The cinnamon-sugar filled winter version has become one of the defining smells of a Korean winter — vendors near palaces and markets like Insadong sell out daily. Many Koreans say they cannot eat hotteok without thinking of their grandparents.
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Substitute Ingredients
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| Original | Substitute |
|---|---|
All-purpose flour 밀가루 | All-purpose flour King Arthur Shop at Walmart |
Brown sugar (filling) 흑설탕 | Dark brown sugar Domino Must use brown sugar — white sugar will not caramelize Shop at Walmart |
Yeast 이스트 | Active dry yeast Fleischmann's Proof in warm water first to confirm it is active Shop at Walmart |
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Walmart edition
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Dark brown sugar
- 1 packet (2.25 tsp) Active dry yeast
Instructions
- 1
Mix dough: 2 cups flour + 1 yeast packet + 1 tsp sugar + 3/4 cup warm water + pinch salt, rest 1 hour
- 2
Mix filling: 1/2 cup brown sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon + 2 tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)
- 3
Divide risen dough into 8 golf ball-sized portions
- 4
Flatten each ball in palm, add 1 tbsp filling, seal edges and re-ball tightly
- 5
Pan-fry in 1 tbsp butter over medium heat 2 minutes each side, pressing flat with spatula as it cooks
