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Korean Hotteok pancakes filled with walnuts and brown sugar
Crispy Korean pancake with sweet walnut filling

Sweet Walnut Filled Pancakes (Hotteok)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Quick Meals Cakes and Desserts
The scent of hot oil and caramelizing sugar is the unmistakable aroma of Seoul winters. Hotteok is a filled yeast dough pancake fried flat. The magic happens inside: brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts melt into a liquid, hot syrup under the heat. Beware, the filling acts like 'lava'—hot and runny!
🕒 Prep Time 1 hr 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 320 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Korean

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Skillet
  • Spatula or Hotteok press
  • Mixing bowl

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Tree Nuts (Walnuts)

Instructions

1 ✓

Mix the warm water, milk, yeast, and sugar (for dough). Let it sit for 5 minutes.

Tip: The yeast 'wakes up' in the warm, sugary bath.
2 ✓

Pour the liquid into the salted flour and knead/mix into a sticky, soft dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled.

Tip: The dough is much softer than bread dough; this makes the result chewy inside and crispy outside.
3 ✓

Mix the filling: brown sugar, cinnamon, chopped walnuts.

Tip: The molasses content in brown sugar gives depth and melts beautifully.
4 ✓

Oil your hands (important!). Pinch off a piece of dough, flatten it in your palm, place a spoonful of filling in the center, and pinch close into a ball.

Tip: Oil prevents sticking and aids frying.
5 ✓

Place the ball in a hot, oiled skillet. Fry the bottom for 30 seconds, then flip and press down with a spatula into a flat disk.

Tip: This creates the characteristic shape. Don't press too hard or it will burst!
6 ✓

Fry both sides until golden brown over medium heat (approx. 2-3 minutes per side).

Tip: The sugar needs to melt inside without burning the dough outside.

Recipe FAQ

The filling leaks out while frying.
You rolled the center too thin or didn't seal it well enough. Pinch the dough mouth tightly!
The dough sticks to my hands.
This is normal. Oil your hands before shaping, do not use flour!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2/3 cup Warm Water
  • 1/4 cup Warm Milk
  • 1 tsp Instant Yeast
  • 1 tbsp Sugar (for dough)
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar (packed, for filling)
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup Walnuts (finely chopped)
  • 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil (for frying)