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Hotteok

Hotteok is a yummy snack from Korea that's like a pancake filled with sweet goodness!

Okay, so imagine a pancake that's kind of like a doughy bread on the outside, but on the inside it's filled with a sweet filling like brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts.

To make hotteok, you start by mixing flour, water, and yeast together to make a dough. Then you let it rise for a bit so it gets all puffy.

Next, you flatten the dough into a pancake shape and put a spoonful of the sweet filling in the center. Then you pinch the edges of the pancake together to seal in the filling.

Finally, you fry the hotteok on both sides until it's crispy and golden brown. When it's all done, you get a warm, sweet, gooey pancake that's perfect for snacking on!