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Sweet Rice Corn Hotteok

February 6, 2014 by Holly Ford 14 Comments

Sweet Rice Corn HotteokThere is one special treat that my family is always looking forward to whenever we visit Korea. It is the “Hotteok“, the sweet Korean pancakes that you can find on any famous streets of Seoul or elsewhere in Korea.

These lovely sweet treats are to-die-for, especially in wintertime. With crisp-chewy dough on the outside and sizzling hot sugary syrup inside, you just have to be very careful not to burn your tongue. Even if you did, that is a small price to pay to indulge in such a heavenly taste.

I posted the original plain hotteok recipe a while ago, and today I want to introduce you to another kind: hotteok made with sweet rice and corn flour in the dough. We call it “oksoosoo chopssal hotteok (옥수수 찹쌀 호떡)”

There are two famous street vendors in Seoul for these pancakes – one in Insadong, the antique alley, and the other in Namdaemun market. I have tried both and they were pretty close in taste with slight difference in the texture and the color. They both are in the tourist attraction area, so, if you are traveling in Seoul, don’t miss out on their hotteoks.

 

Hotteoks in Seoul

Love at first bite, I had to ask the vendor owner in Insadong how he made his hotteok so crispy and chewy. Of course he wouldn’t tell me his secret of making them so addictive, but I learned that he used 3 different types of flour to create his hotteok.

Upon returning I have tried twice to come up with the recipe. Each time I used different ratios of each flour. I have to admit that I couldn’t get my dough to be exactly like theirs. But, I am very happy with how mine turned out. After all, my kids loved mine just like they loved the ones on the streets of Seoul.

So here it is, folks! Hope you get to try this hotteok at home. They are INSANELY good !

 

TutorialIntroducing “The Flour Brothers”! – The all-purpose flour, sweet rice flour, and the corn flour

 

Tutorial-2Combine the flours, sugar, salt, and the instant yeast in a mixing bowl and stir well.

 

Tutorial-4Mix 1 tablespoon of oil in warm milk and pour it into the flour mixture.

 

Tutorial-5And mix it up. The dough should be sticky. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour in a warm place.

 

Tutorial-6Meanwhile, chop the peanuts as finely as you can.

 

Tutorial-7Mix the chopped peanuts with brown sugar. You can add a little bit of cinnamon if you want. I skipped it this time.

 

Tutorial-8The dough has risen. Punch the dough to deflate it. If you have time, it is good idea to let it rise for the second time. That will improve the texture greatly.

 

Tutorial-9Tear off a chunk of the dough and flatten it in your palm (greased). The size is up to you. I like mine big.

 

Tutorial-10Carefully place some brown sugar peanut mixture in the center. I put in 2 tablespoonfuls.

 

Tutorial-11Gather up all the corners toward the center and seal it by pinching them together. Make sure there are no gaps or holes. Smooth it out to a ball shape.

 

Tutorial-12Drop it in a puddle of slightly hot oil over med-low heat.  Now you know why they are so good.

Note: If the bottom of your dough turns brown too quickly, then your oil is too hot. Your hotteok will burn on the outside but the inside will remain raw. Adjust the heat accordingly.

 

Tutorial-13Press the dough with a hotteok press if you have one, or use a spatula to flatten down gently. Do not press too strong. Otherwise the filling will ooze out and make a big mess.

 

Tutorial-14Just like that. Cook for about 2-3 minutes on one side…

 

Tutorial-15and flip to the other side and cook for another 2 minutes or until nicely browned. Take the hotteok out of the oil and place it on a cookie rack to drain.

Enjoy them while they are sizzling hot but be extra cautious, especially because of the sugar syrup inside!  It can easily burn your tongue. Nibble down a little at a time and savor the sweetness of this wonderful treat. Unfortunately these hotteoks will harden once they cool down and lose their crisp texture, so enjoy them while they are hot.

 

hotteokMan, oh man, they are good! Hot, crispy and chewy with a hot sweet brown sugar syrup…

But don’t indulge in them too much – a little conscience of mine is whispering to me to tell you: Be wise, my dears! Just be wise…

 

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Sweet Rice Corn Hotteok

Sweet Rice Corn Hotteok

Holly Ford
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Prep Time 1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time 20 mins

Ingredients
  

  • 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sweet rice flour
  • 3/4 cup corn flour
  • 1 packet 7g instant yeast
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoon finely chopped peanuts
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon optional
  • canola oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl whisk flours, yeast, white sugar, and salt together.
  • Add the canola oil to the warm milk and add it to the flour mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour. Deflate the dough and let it rise again for a second time for another 20 minutes if you can.
  • In a small mixing bowl combine light brown sugar, peanuts and cinnamon (if using). Set aside.
  • Heat generous amount of oil in a skillet (about 1/4" depth from the bottom of the skillet) over med-low heat.
  • Tear a chunk off the dough and flatten it on your palm. Place 1-2 tablespoonfuls of brown sugar mixture on the center of the dough. Bring all the corners of the dough to the center to seal the dough by pinching them together and turn into a ball shape.
  • Drop the dough into the oil in a skillet, gently press down with a greased hotteok press or spatula.
  • Fry the one side for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. (If the bottom of the dough turns brown too quickly, your oil is too hot. Adjust the heat accordingly.) Carefully turn the hotteok to the other side and fry for another 2 minutes or so. Remove the hotteok from the oil and drain the extra oil over a cookie rack.
  • Serve the hotteok immediately while hot. Be very careful, the syrup inside will be very hot!

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Comments

  1. [email protected] Riffs says

    February 6, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    These look so great! Love the brown sugar filling. Really fun recipe — thanks.

    Reply
  2. Deepa says

    February 7, 2014 at 2:34 am

    We make something similar in India, but on a griddle, without the yeast, and with raw brown sugar. But bread filled with gooey sweetness in any form and from any part of the world–I’m a shameless follower.

    Reply
    • Holly says

      February 7, 2014 at 5:34 pm

      Raw brown sugar sounds so delicious. There is something about grease and sugar that makes you fall in love.

      Reply
      • Jiji says

        February 13, 2014 at 11:10 pm

        love this response. sugar and oil wins my heart all the time, too!

        Reply
  3. Maria says

    February 7, 2014 at 11:58 am

    Looks so tempting I would surely give it a try 🙂

    Reply
  4. shoppingaholic Jiya says

    February 7, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    OMG it’s too easy and and I can bet tastes awesome. I have sweet tooth and would love to make it some day.

    Reply
  5. butterfingers says

    March 6, 2014 at 3:32 am

    Hello Holly,

    The sweet rice flour and the corn flour you used in this recipe is also known as glutinious rice flour and corn starch, am I right? I am a little confused here. And, can I reduce the oil for frying to just brushing the skillet deliberatly with oil? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Holly says

      March 6, 2014 at 8:51 am

      Sweet flour is the glutenous flour. But the corn flour is NOT corn starch. Corn flour is finely grounded corn meal. You can brush the skillet with a little bit of oil to reduce the oil consumption, but as you know “fat” makes the flavor. Hope you get to find all the ingredients and try it.

      Reply
  6. Deniz says

    July 2, 2014 at 5:36 am

    I’ve tried the original recipe before and I loved it. This also looks so good. I’ll try this one too. Thanks.

    Reply
  7. Loch says

    February 12, 2015 at 12:28 am

    Hi, I’ve been trying to find an online store who sells the press. Do you know of any? I live in Australia. Thanks

    Reply
  8. ace says

    December 18, 2016 at 6:28 am

    can we freeze the dough if its too much and save it for later

    Reply
  9. Alina says

    June 4, 2017 at 9:04 am

    These are dangerous…. dangerously addictive. They are so good I almost ate everything by myself, all at once. I took only 1/3 cup of brown sugar though and it was still pretty sweet. :)Thank you so much for this amazing recipe!

    Reply
    • Holly says

      June 5, 2017 at 10:16 am

      You are so right, Alina. This is a dangerous treat. I am with you, I can eat the entire batch if I let myself.

      Reply

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