My dream is to one day go to Korea! I haven't had much experience with the food or anything like that but I really want to try as much as I can! So when I found this recipe I just had to make it! I mean come on who doesn't love stuffed pancakes!!! I know I do! Could you imagine what you could stuff them with? The traditional recipe is just brown sugar and pecans but imagine it with brown sugar and dried blue berries or cranberries! It makes my mouth water just thinking about it!So lets make a few!!!
Hoddeok Dough Ingredients:
2 cups of all purpose flour
2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
2 teaspoons of yeast
1 cup of warm water
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Directions:
1. Mix water, yeast, sugar, salt and oil together until dissolved.
2. Add in the flour and mix with a spatula just until incorporated.
3. Cover the bowl, and let it sit at room temperature for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
4. While you wait for your dough to rise, make the filling:
Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of any nuts, chopped
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
*Mix the sugar, chopped nuts and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.*
Directions:
1. This is what the dough looks like after the initial 1 hour rise. It will have doubled in size and will be very sticky.
2. Punch down the dough using your hands or a spatula and let it rest again for another 20 minutes.
3. This is what the dough looks like after the 20-minute rise.
4. Pour the sticky dough onto a floured surface and knead for a while with well floured hands until the dough comes together.
5. Roll into a ball and cut in half and then cut each half into four smaller pieces, so you’ll end up with 8 pieces of dough.
6. Again with floured hands take each ball of dough and pat it flat with your hand and fill the middle with a heaping spoonful of the sugar mixture.
7. Slightly push with the back of a spoon so the sugar sits nicely in the dough.
8. Fold each end up and pinch slightly together so it seals shut.
9. In a well oiled cast iron skillet/griddle (or any pan if you don’t have one) pour in a little vegetable oil so there is a thin coating and heat on medium flame.
10. Put the ball of dough pinched side down and cook for about 30 seconds until browned.
11. Flip over and carefully push the ball down into a flat pancake with the back of your spatula and cook for another minute. If it seems like you can’t flatten the ball anymore, then don’t force it - you might have put in too much filling and the sugar will just burst out.
12. Flip again and cover with a lid and cook for a minute until the sugar is nice and melted.
13. Keep repeating the cooking steps until all the dough-balls are cooked. Stack them in a plate and serve right away.
Review:
So what can I say about this recipe? Firstly, when pressing the dough in the pan I guess I didn't push down hard enough but it still turned out well and very delicious. My friend and I had a blast making this recipe. The first few we burnt because we were laughing so hard and not paying attention to what we were doing. I think everyone should have a good friend like this, who you can cook with! She is the one I am always planning cooking and baking days with. Plus she has a love for Korean culture and food as much as I do! Be very careful when you eat them. Ours were very hot so we had to cut them in half and let them cool before we could eat them, but once we took that first bite we couldn't stop!!! It was the perfect balance of sweetness! I loved the Pecans in it and the dough wasn't overly sweet and had a fun texture! It was like a gummy awesomeness! haha! I totally suggest this recipe for anyone who has a sweet tooth! Its perfect for those kind of days! Talk to you guys soon!
Ta Ta For Now,
Lil' C
