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Korea, Asia · Hotteok (Korean Brown Sugar Pancakes)

Bread Hotteok with Vanilla Ice Cream

A 15-minute, no-dough hotteok: rolled-flat sandwich bread filled with brown sugar, walnuts and mozzarella, sealed into half-moons, butter-fried and topped with ice cream.

ServingsServes 2
Total cooking time18 min
DifficultyEasy

Method

  1. Cut the crusts off the bread and roll each slice flat with a rolling pin or bottle until about 3 mm thick. The thinner it is, the crisper it gets and the better the edges seal.

    Add in this stepSoft white sandwich bread (slices) 4

  2. Finely chop the walnuts and mix them with the brown sugar and cinnamon for the filling.

    Add in this stepWalnuts 20 gDark brown sugar 40 gGround cinnamon 0.4 tsp

  3. Put 1 tbsp of filling and a little mozzarella on one half of each slice, leaving a 1 cm border. Dab the border with water, fold the bread over, then press down with the rim of a glass to cut out a sealed half-moon (pieces: 4).

    Add in this stepShredded mozzarella 40 g

  4. Melt the butter in a 26 cm frying pan over medium-low heat for , until it foams.

    Add in this stepButter 15 g

    medium-low heat
  5. Lay in the half-moons and cook over medium-low heat for , then flip and cook more, pressing gently with a spatula so the sugar inside melts faster. They are done when both sides are golden and crisp (batches: 1).

    medium-low heat
  6. Let them cool for about a minute, plate, top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, drizzle with honey, add a pinch of cinnamon and serve right away.

    Add in this stepVanilla ice cream (scoops) 2Honey 2 tspGround cinnamon ⅛ tsp

Cook's tip

High heat burns the bread before the sugar melts, so keep it at medium-low. If an edge opens up, crimp it again with a fork. Leave out the mozzarella for a more classic hotteok flavour.

Cooking it at camp

With just bread and filling there is no dough and no rising, which makes this a perfect camp snack. Shape the half-moons at home and pack them in a tub; at camp you only need to fry them. If ice cream is not an option, a spoonful of yogurt, or nothing at all, is still delicious.