Wednesday 16 June 2021

Sweet Hotteok

This is the classic hotteok: soft yeasted dough filled with a mixture of cinnamon sugar and chopped nuts. I chose almonds, pecans, and hazelnuts for my filling. The recipe author used walnuts, almonds, and sunflower seeds. Use whatever you prefer, but I do suggest you have at least a few almonds in there.

Hotteok

Slightly adapted from Aaron & Claire

Ingredients

Dough

  • 6g instant yeast
  • 220g warm water
  • 30mL whole (3.25%) milk
  • 30g sugar
  • 300g hard (strong/bread/high grade) flour
  • 4g coarse sea salt
  • 15g unsalted butter, melted
  • 20mL oil

Filling

  • 5 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 3g ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 Tbsp. flour
  • 6 Tbsp. chopped nuts, whatever type(s) you prefer

Dicrections

Dough

  1. Combine the yeast, warm water, milk, and sugar and set aside for 10 minutes.
  2. Combine the flour and salt and set aside.
  3. Once the yeast mixture is nice and foamy, stir in the melted butter and oil.
  4. Pour the yeast mixture into the flour mixture and stir to combine.
  5. Continue stirring and folding for five minutes.
  6. Cover and set aside for ~1 hour. (Exact time will depend on room temperature, how warm the water was, etc.)
  7. Meanwhile, prepare the filling.

Filling

  1. Combine all filling ingredients, mix well, and set aside.

Assembly

  1. Once dough is well-risen (it should just about double in size), heat a pan over medium heat.
  2. Pour a generous amount of oil into the pan. Set out another bowl with more oil in it.
  3. Dip your hands into the oil in the bowl and make sure they are well-coated.
  4. Grab a chunk of the dough and tear it off.
  5. Press it into a flat disc. (I do not recommend putting it down. Just do all the shaping in your well-oiled hands.)
  6. Place a generous amount of the filling in the centre of the disc.
  7. Grab the sides an stretch them up and over the filling.
  8. Place the the stuffed dough in the pan and repeat with a few more pieces of dough until the pan is full.
  9. Once the underside has browned, flip the hotteok over.
  10. Press down firmly and continue cooking until the other side is browned.

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