Korean Dessert: How to make Hotteok

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar adds a lower glycemic index option.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds provide a similar crunch with less cost.

Mix 1/4 cup boiling water and 1/2 cup cold water to achieve a temperature of 40 to 45 Celsius.

Add yeast to the water mixture and mix with hands for about 10 minutes until it doesn't stick to fingers.

Prepare filling by mixing brown sugar, cinnamon, and sunflower seeds in a bowl.

Take a piece of dough about the size of your palm, fill it with the mixture, and fold to seal.

Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add a good amount of oil.

Once hot, reduce heat to low and flatten the filled dough in the pan.

Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes, then flip and press down gently to cook the other side.

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