Carrot Hotteok

The scent of Korean winter: Hotteok is a yeast dough stuffed pancake, fried by street vendors on hot, oiled griddles. The eating experience is inimitable: after the crispy, fried exterior, your teeth sink into soft dough, then the hot, cinnamon-sugar syrup (here enriched with carrots) bursts out. Careful, the filling is piping hot!
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 1 hr 50 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 400 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Korean

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Frying pan
  • Spatula (for flattening)
  • Mixing bowl

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten

Instructions

1

Prepare the yeast dough and prove until doubled in size.

Tip: The dough has risen when it holds the indentation of your finger and doesn't spring back.
2

Grate the carrots and mix with the sugar and cinnamon.

Tip: Sugar draws water from the carrots (osmosis), so the filling becomes syrupy during frying.
3

Fill the dumplings, seal them, and fry in the pan, pressing them flat.

Tip: Only flatten (press) when the bottom is already slightly cooked, otherwise the raw dough will stick to the spatula.

Recipe FAQ

The filling leaked out.
When sealing, make sure the dough edges aren't floury, and pinch them together thoroughly. Place in the pan seam-side down.
The middle remained raw.
The oil was too hot. Fry on medium heat and cover the pan for 1-2 minutes so it cooks through in the steam.

Ingredients

  • 300 g Flour
  • 180 ml Water
  • 50 g Sugar
  • 7 g Dried yeast
  • 100 g Carrots
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil