Sunday, June 19, 2011

Korean Pancakes

When I opened the box from Sophia, this was one of the things I was most excited about. To be honest, I didn't really know what to expect. I saw "Hot" and I saw "Sweet." I thought it would be like a sweet batter with a spicy filling.

The photos on the back are adorable. Why can't our American packages have cute little cartoons showing us how to cook each step!?

I saw the brown spoonful of filling and thought perhaps some sort of bean paste?

Well, needless to say, I was wrong! First, you mixed water, an included packet of yeast, and the pancake mix in a bowl and kneaded for 5 minutes. You rolled this mixture into 10 balls.

Next, you rolled out the dough into your hand, put a spoonful of the mixture, and sealed it. You placed it in a hot pan with a little oil. After the bottom browned, you were instructed to flip it over and mash it with a spatula. Then, you cooked each side an additional 1-2 minutes.

I anxiously broke into the first one and promptly burnt my mouth on the molten hot filling. Turns out, it is like a cinnamon sugar mixture. It melts down to this gooey, maple syrup kind of jam with little bits of nuts in it. Sinfully delicious! Thank you, Sophia!

9 comments:

Rick A.M. said...

Please deliver a dozen to me ASAP. Thank you.

Christina said...

The box only made 10 Rick! haha

Kristina @ spabettie said...

Mmm, I want these!! I wonder if my Asian market sells something like them, I am going to look! :)

sophia said...

mmm! Looks perfect, Christina! :D

It's called "hotteok" which is glutinous rice pancakes. They're usually served hot and sizzling on the streets. A very popular street food! :-)

and the inside IS a cinnamon-sugar mixture! Hee.

Errign said...

Yum....those look both really fun to make and delicious to eat!

Roz @ weightingfor50 said...

Oh my!!! These look amazing!!!!! Isn't it fun to try new things from far off lands??? (that sounded a bit "fairy tale" didn't it??? :)) Hope you are doing well Christina!!!

Biz said...

As soon as I saw the title I was like "I bet that's from Sophia!"

They look great! Such a thoughtful gift. :D

The Duo Dishes said...

That's a fun surprise in the middle. Maybe the burnt tongue wasn't fun, but if it tastes good, you'll forget all about that. Fun gift to get in the mail.

Jenn@slim-shoppin said...

That looks awesome and I love the packaging too!

Sorry about burnt mouth - that's no fun. I would have done the same thing!