Hoddeok (호떡) is a Korean traditional street vendor food. Korean people love to eat this delicious snack especially in the cold winter. It tastes best when it’s warm. You can find the ingredients for this recipe easily anywhere, so I highly recommend this one. Do you like sticky buns? Then I bet you will love this.
Yeast Mixture Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Warm Water
- 1/2 Tbsp Yeast
- 1/2 Tbsp Sugar
Dough Ingredients:
- 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
- Yeast Mixture
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1/2 Tbsp Salt
Filling Ingredients:
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 15 Chopped Peanuts (1 1/2 Tbsp)
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
Yield: About 16 Hoddeoks
To make a yeast mixture, in 1/2 cup of warm water, add 1/2 Tbsp of yeast and 1/2 Tbsp of Sugar. Set it in warm place for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, sift 3 cups of all purpose flour in a large bowl.
Add the yeast mixture, 1 cup of milk, and 1/2 Tbsp salt into the bowl. Knead the dough.
Because the dough is sticky, add flour to your hands.
Form into a ball and cover with plastic wrap.
Set the dough in the oven with just the light on for 3 hours.
The heat from the lightbulb is enough to let it rise. After 3 hours, it will double in size.
To make the filling, combine 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 1/2 Tbsp of chopped peanuts, and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. Mix all together.
- Oil hands before working with dough.
- Take a little larger than a golf ball and roll then flatten the dough.
- Add a spoonful of the filling to the center.
- Wrap the dough round it.
Pour some oil into a pan which is at a med-high temperature.
Place the dough balls into the pan.
About 10 seconds later, flip over then flatten with a spatula.
Fry until golden brown.
Oh~~They look good. *^^*
How long is the maximum time you can let the dough sit and rise? Can you freeze it after the rise and cook it later? I want to make these soon.
hi Samantha,
I said 3 hours to rise the dough in the recipe.. actually somebody else asked me the same question on youtube..that time I said.. it will not work..but after I talked a little with my husband… it can be possible.. he compared it with frozen pizza dough.. Since I didn’t try it that way..I can’t tell the exact answer.sorry.. if you try that ..can you tell us the result ? ^^ hehe thanks
they were sooo delicious. they reminded me of cinnamon buns and carnival/boardwalk fried dough. i havent tried to freeze the the dough yet but ill have to try it soon. are there any other hoddeok variations or desserts like hoddeoks but with different fillings? like red bean paste?
hi Samantha,
That’s what my family in law was talking to me… try different filling for hoddeok.. maybe I will try it someday..hehe thanks..I’m happy you liked it.
In this very moment I’m about to serve hoddeok to my friends. I try this recipe yesterday and I love it!!! Thank you for post it!! This is a great blog!!
Hi Susy,
Nice to meet you !!! Yes, I made this the other day too and really enjoyed.. thanks
Hey there, Aeri
Just stumbled across your blog, it’s great!
I was wondering though, what do you think I could substitute the peanuts with? My boyfriend’s allergic D:
hi Songhyun,
Oh~~ he has allergic to only peanuts or all kinds of nuts ??? if he can eat other kinds of nuts such as walnut, peacan.. or whatever he likes..I will recommend you to try that.. if he can’t eat those either..I will say just skip the peanut.. it will still taste good. I hope your bf likes it.
i’m from the philippines. We have a similar food like these. We call it Piyaya. It’s the same this. It is so amazing that we have the same food even if we are from different countries. That is so cool.
Hi, pio
Yes.. I always think that it’s really cool.. some food from different countries can be very similar each other.. hehe anyway..Nice to meet you.. hope to see you more often. thanks !!!
Aeri,
I finally have the time to try out the Hoddeok. It turned out very good. I am heating them up for breakfast. It’s my pancake substitute ! In fact I prefer Hoddeok over pancake. I think Hoddeok is healthier choice.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Hi, Charisma
haha.. you tried it at last.. great !!! wow.. you prefer hoddeok over pancake?? ^^ thanks !!! Have a great weekend ~~
Hi Aeri, I tried your Hoddeok recipe and it really tasted good. I really love it ^ ^
Hi, Louise
It’s always so exciting to hear that somebody likes Korean food.. and get success to try Korean food from my blog. Thank you very much ~~~
Aeri,
Is there a way to use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour? Im not asking for myself. But, my friend wants to know. She usually uses whole wheat flour for everything! And her husband loves this treat. What do you think?
Hi, fredaj20
I’m not that familiar with whole wheat flour..that is healthier flour right..
I think she can use it instead of normal flour.. since she use that for everything she will know if it effects on yeast or other ingredients.. her hoddeok will be even healthier hoddeok..right ?? hehe..thanks !!!
Haha…I have to spend 1 USD to buy one hoddeok in front of korean market~Thank you so much!I will try it by myself from now own!
simsim means bored in Korean.U’re right!hahaha…I tried to learn some korean while I was working over there…I think simsim sounds cute…:P
once again,really nice to meet you!
Hi, simsimbear
oh.. 1 dollar for one hoddeok ?? hey.. just make it by yourself.. hehe..
I agree.. simsim sounds cute.. haha..
Thanks for comment !! hope to see you more often.. ^^
Hi Aeri,
I made hoddoek for tonight’s dessert, and they turned out great–really delicious! My husband enjoyed them so much, I know I will be making them again very soon.
Hi, Betsy
wow..great !!!
I’m very very very happy you and your husband enjoyed your hoddeok. good job !!!! Thanks !!!
yes, u should do it!! that way we can all post the pictures we made with ur recipes. why don’t u throw the pillow to ur husband now….heee,just kidding!
p/s no problem, u can use post my pics!
Hi, layping
hmm..maybe next time.. hehe (joke) thanks for good idea.. we will try..Have a good day !!
haha.. you are funny~~ you know what ?? I was going to try what yous said.. then..I stopped bathroom….and came out… huk.. my husband disappeared.. He got up alone..
hi! made these today! they were perfect and best of all, yummy. everyone in my family loved them and there aint any leftover! ha,ha. btw, i made a picture of it but cant have it attached. can u tell me how to?
Hi, layping
Wow,, did you try it ?? assa !!! haha… cool.. I feel best when I don’t get any leftover. Good job !!!! Oh.. you gave me an idea..it will be cool..if we have a section that anybody can post a picture..by them selves..what do you think ?? I need to ask about it to my husband..he knows computer things well.. but he is sleeping now.. Should I rattle him to wake him up ?? hehe.. thanks for comment !!!
p.s Usually people send me a picture and I post it.
Hoddeok is my favorite Korean dessert that I tried so far. For desserts, I like sweet things, and many Korean desserts are not that sweet. This one is similar with sticky buns. I sometimes call them flattened sticky buns. There is a little bit of a stronger yeast taste in these compared to sticky buns, but they are still very good.
Hi, honey~~
wow you left ma~~~ny messages today. Thanks.. hehe I can add lots…lots..lots of sugar for you when I make Korean desserts. You will not think again that Korean desserts are less sweet than American desserts.. how about that ?? (joke !!) I agree what you said..hehe hm… you are still sleeping !!! GET UP !!!!
hi ! can i ask , can i use water instead of milk ? because i don’t drink milk.
Hi, dong
Nice to meet you.
Yes, you can use water instead of milk.
Thank you for comment !!!