Sweet red bean bbang, called “danpatbbang” in Korean, is an old-fashioned bakery product. There are many different kinds of sweet foods that use red bean paste. This is one of the most popular ones. If you have a bread machine, you can make this very easy dessert at home. I will use my homemade red bean paste again in this recipe. 
Warm, freshly baked bread tastes very good with bean filling.
Yield: 16 Pieces
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- Bbang (빵) = Bread
- Bang (방) = Room
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 3½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2½ Cups Red Bean Paste
- ⅔ Cup Lukewarm Water
- ⅔ Cup Lukewarm Milk
- ¼ Cup Sugar
- ¼ Cup Butter, Melted
- 2 tsp Fast Active Dry Yeast
- 1½ tsp Salt
- Some Melted Butter (for Brushing)
- Some Black Sesame Seeds (to Garnish)
Directions
Place 3½ cups of all-purpose flour in a big mixing bowl. Make three holes in the flour, and then put ¼ cup of sugar, 2 tsp of yeast, and 1½ tsp of salt in each hole. Gently cover the holes with the flour.
Pour ⅔ cup of lukewarm water and ⅔ cup of lukewarm milk in the flour mix. Mix everything together with a fork or your hands.
Pour ¼ cup of melted butter into the dough and knead the dough. If you have a bread machine, let it mix the ingredients and knead the dough.
If you knead the dough by hand, knead the dough for about 30 minutes. Knead the dough strongly, as if you are washing clothes.
When the dough becomes smooth and elastic, it is done.
Loosely cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set it in a warm place, such as an oven with the light turned on, for about 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, obtain 2½ cups of red bean paste. You can use homemade red bean paste using my recipe, or you can use canned red bean paste from a Korean or Asian grocery store.
Divide the bean paste into 16 pieces and make round ball shapes out of the pieces. It will be about 1½ Tbsp of red bean paste for each ball.
When the dough has risen into a nice big size, take the dough out of the bowl and press down in the center to remove some of the air in the dough.
Divide the dough into 16 pieces and make a round ball out of each piece.
Flatten a ball until it is about 3 inches in diameter and place 1 red bean ball in the center.
Fold the dough up and over the red bean paste to cover it. Seal the center tightly so that the red bean paste will not come out.
Put the sealed part face down on a mat and press the dough into about a 2 inch diameter.
Cut 8 decorative slits around the edge, equally spaced apart.
Put some black sesame seeds in the center of the dough. Press gently to help them stick to the dough. You can substitute regular sesame seeds, crushed walnuts, or crushed pecans.
Place the dough on a cooking sheet and set it aside to rise again for about 15. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 350°F.
Bake the bread for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown. You can brush the surface of the bread with egg before baking, or you can brush melted butter on top right after it comes out of the oven, as I did. Those steps will give the bread a nice and shiny look. 
I believe that homemade cooking is delicious and healthy. If you love sweet stuff, but want to eat a little healthier, this recipe can be good to try. Thanks.
Hi Aeri,
I want to try making this recipe someday, but can you substitute white flour with whole wheat? Also, substitute white sugar with brown sugar? Thanks
hi Nurul Shahrizan,
of course..since you used healthier ingredients..the taste will be a little different..but it’s healthier.. Hope you like this recipe.
If those are your substitue to bake your bread.. you can do that.
I made that red bean paste bread few days ago.even after few days later taste much better.this is so healthy snack.
Hi Aeris! I just tried this recipe, in addition to your older recipes since I’ve created my foodblog. Love your recipes because they are super easy to follow
Oh wow!!!
I LOVE red bean paste (insert food name here). I went to the Korean grocery store a while ago to buy the canned paste, but they didn’t have any. My mom told me that I could just make some with the actual beans, but I told her no at the time. Then I saw your recipe up a few days later. I was so excited!!!
I can’t wait to try this recipe! I love dan-pat-bbang and this healthier version (since everything will be home made) will be even better!
Thank you for the recipe! (I think I overused the exclamation point here, ^^;)
hi YeonJi,
hehe..I enjoyed reading your story. Thanks .yes try it someday.
Thank u Aeri, your son is sooo cute I love him
Hi Aeri!
I was wondering if you can use the dough hook on the stand mixer to knead the dough????
Thank you!
hi JongSik,
If the instruction for your mixer says ..it’s okay to knead the bread dough.. yes you can.. ^^ thanks
Hi Aeri!
I just finished baking my sweet red bean bread! The kneading was really hard work! But the results are very rewarding! Here’s my picture of my bread!
http://twitpic.com/898t76
hi Joyce,
Wow, I love your bread picture. Thank you so much. hehe.. you did a good job.. very cute bread and look delicious too.
Hi Aeri!!! Do you know how to make 붕어빵?
hi Yun G.,
How are you?? Everything is great over there??
Yes, I will make it someday..just I need the special metal mold for it.
Hi Aeri. Thank you so much for this recipe. I just have a couple of questions, hope you can answer for me.
- can you please tell me what percent milk you used. Non-fat, 1%, 2%, or whole milk?
- if I’m using bread machine for the dough. What setting should I use and how long does it take to knead the dough with machine.
Side note- could you post a recipe for green bean paste. It might be green tea paste, but i’m not too sure. I had it when i was in Seoul and really want to try making it myself. All i know is that it’s green and taste similar to your red bean paste.
Thank you so much for all your recipe!
PS Bryson is so cute!!
hi Ann,
I used whole milk for this recipe.
It can be depending on bread machine. Mine has just (kneading) dough setting… if I use bread machine, I will use that setting..
I will add green bean paste to my list. thanks
Hi Aeri!
I love your recipes! My husband does not like red bean paste, are there any other sweet fillings that I could use?
hi Vanessa,
Does he like chest nut or sweet potato ?? You can make paste with them..and use them instead also. ^^
Thanks for sharing, Aeri!
Chinese New Year is coming up (23rd of Jan)
I’m going to try to make this for family. ^.^
*Bryson is growing up.
hi Bennyrondo,
Unni, happy lunar new year ~~ I hope that you have a great time with your lovely family. Yes, he is growing fast. hehe miss you ~~
Annyeong!
what a lucky coincidence. I have red bean paste in my fridge and I was wondering what to do with it (It’s too much for icecream).
Now I know! I’ll go to the kitchen and bake them right now
Thank you Aeri!
Greetings from Germany,
Steffi
Hi Aeri!
This looks really good, i’m going to try it! Could you make more korean baked good?
hi Meon,
hehe I will try ~~ thanks