Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) – Fully Home Made Version

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version 1

Hey, Check this out! Last week I made these sweet pancakes with premixed ingredients from the factory, and now I present you here sweet pancakes with fully homemade ingredients. To be correct, I don’t have a farm to grow wheat or sugar cane etc. The point is that I was able to make it from scratch. :) It has been only a week since I posted the premix version, but due to its popularity and unavailability of the premix in the United States, I rushed a bit to post this recipe. .. You’re welcome. :D

Compared to the premix version, it was super. First, I made it, so it should be better with my extra tender love and care. Second, it didn’t taste like anything artificial because I could manage the ingredients. Third, it was very cheap. I didn’t buy any extra ingredients, because I had all ingredients available in my kitchen.

The Baked Hoddeok smelt really nice. A well balanced smell of melted sugar and cinnamon. The cinnamon smell reminded me of easter hot cross buns. Though, while you are fermenting you need to endure the unpleasant smell from the yeast, I don’t really have much experience using yeast, does it always smell awful?

Ingredients for 6 pancakes

  • All purpose white flour – 1¼ cups
  • Salt – 1/4 tsp
  • Milk – 90 ml (6 tbsp)

Fermented yeast water (mix these well in bowl 1)

  • Warm water (40℃) – 45 ml (3 tbsp)
  • White sugar – 1/4 tsp
  • Dry yeast- 1/4 tsp

Stuffing (mix these well in bowl 2)

  • Cinnamon powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Crushed walnuts- 2 tbsp (you can use peanuts instead, but I prefer walnuts)
  • Dark brown sugar – 90 ml (6 tbsp)

Steps

1. Leave the mix of fermented yeast water in a warm place (30-40 ℃) for 10 minutes.

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version step1

2. After 10 minutes, sieve the flour then add the salt, milk, and yeast water.

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version step2

3. Mix them well and cover the bowl with wrap. Ferment it in a warm place for 3 hours.

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version step3

4. When the dough is ready, put some oil on your hands (anti stick purpose) and separate an adequate amount of the dough (to allow 6 to be made), then put it on your hand.

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version step4

5. Widen the dough with your hands and put a spoonful of stuffing on it. Seal the dough. Repeat it for the rest of the dough.

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version doughing

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version step5

6. Pre heat the frying pan for 20 seconds and add some oil.
7. Put 2-3 sealed dough balls onto the pan and turn them over when the bottom part is cooked. (Cook them on medium to low heat)

Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) - Fully Home Made Version  cooking

8. Press the dough with a spatula and when both sides are golden brown you can serve them on a plate.

Sorry, while I was eating busily, I completely forgot to take picture of its front. It tastes best when it is still warm, you know. So here is a picture from last time, I made this with premixed ingredients, it should look the same. :)

Sweet Pancake Mix (Hoddeok)served

By the way, I had a bit of stuffing left and it was enough to make 2 extra pancakes. So if you follow my recipe, just keep that in mind.

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62 Responses to Korean Sweet Pancakes (Hoddeok) – Fully Home Made Version
  1. Daisy Calder
    January 29, 2012 | 11:08 am

    Really appreciate you sharing this blog.Much thanks again. Fantastic.

  2. Jesse Clark
    January 23, 2012 | 8:57 am

    I LOVED these when I was stationed in Korea! I used to get them whenever we stopped at the rest stops along the highway!

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  4. Lolo
    September 26, 2011 | 3:59 am

    I’m also interesting in making some Korean sweet dishes. My boyfriends mother’s side of the family is fully korean so I’d enjoy making some of these dishes with his mum. I’m making Ho Ddeok right now but I’m worried that the mix is expired ;-;

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  6. Monika
    September 14, 2011 | 4:15 am

    Thanks so much for the recipe! I’m half austrian-korean and as I child I used to love these little sweeties! ^^ Because I haven’t eaten korean dishes since I was a kid (except cupramen xD), I started looking for recipes and ingredients to teach myself ;) . So I’m really grateful for your blog :D

  7. Sara
    July 27, 2011 | 1:36 pm

    Hello! I’m an American who’s interested Korean foods. This recepie sounds delicious but I’m wondering…what is fermented yeast water? Is it possible to make the dish without it or with a stand-in?
    I would really love to make this but I would like to know about that first.
    (If you can’t contact me I understand :) )

    • Sakura
      August 14, 2011 | 11:13 pm

      Hello. I am not Korean but Japanese who likes this pancake. Fermented yeast water is the water which yeast become rise. Yeast is sold in any supermarket and used for making bread. you can get doughy dough with it. It will rise your pancake! so I think you need it.

  8. divasweet_77
    April 18, 2011 | 10:09 pm

    TQ very much for the recipe. The Hoddeok is a must to eat for me when I went to Korea. Simply delicious! Thumbs up!!

  9. Lisa
    March 22, 2011 | 1:06 pm

    Thanks for the recipe! I’m 13 weeks preggo and craving some hodduk! And I especially love made-from-scratch food these days- no processed foods. I saw this recipe last night and went to the market to buy some yeast which was the only thing that was missing in my pantry. I can’t wait to eat them tonight!

  10. Jenny
    February 19, 2011 | 12:36 pm

    Thanks so much for the recipe! I’m a half Korean American kid trying to teach myself Korean dishes, and this was my first one. It came out delicious! I took a picture and it wasn’t as pretty as yours, but it when I bit into it, it took me right back to the streets of Seoul buying all the yummy snacks. ;-)

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