Recipe

Pul-bbang (풀빵) Korean pancake dumplings

Pul-bbang (풀빵) Korean pancake dumplings

Photo by Tamar

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    Tamar's Notes: I found a Danish Æbelskiver pancake pan at William-Sonoma some time ago. I kept staring at the catalog, scratching my head trying to figure out why the pan and its baked contents looked so...

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Serves 4

Assembling the pulbbang:

2 tablespoons pulbbang batter Ask a question about this ingredient

.5 teaspoons sweetened red bean paste Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Set the pan on medium heat. You don't want the pan too hot, otherwise the first side will cook too quickly and the pul-bbang won't have a nice, round shape. They'll be round on one side and flat on the other.

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  2. Place approximately 1 tablespoon of batter into each well of the pan.

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  3. After you have filled all the wells with batter, immediately start placing the 1/2 teaspoon of the filling of your choice in the middle.

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  4. Add another tablespoon or so of batter to the top to cover the filling. Let the dumplings cook for a couple of minutes.

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  5. Turn each dumpling over after you notice bubbles in the batter and slight pulling away on the edges. Toothpicks or wooden chopsticks are best for this task. Flip them "early," so they are gold-colored on the underside, rather than golden brown.

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  6. Cook for a few minutes more on the other side. From there, you can flip them alternating until they are golden brown on both sides.

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3 Comments on Pul-bbang (풀빵) Korean pancake dumplings

Img_2764 Reply

During the bulk bin contest I did some things with sweet brown rice and adzuki beans in a savory context. All the research I looked into referred to adzuki beans in their sweet applications. Seeing this, now I understand why. This is beautiful, and I can practically taste it from your beautiful photo. Great job.

Bigtex1_ Reply

Ooh! I don't have a little pancake pan, but I love sweetened red bean paste. I'll have to try this out with a muffin or madeline pan. Thanks!

Monkeys Reply

mmm...looks wonderful!

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