Bungeoppang

Name: Bungeoppang
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 1 egg; 250ml milk; 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp baking powder; 250g sweet red bean paste; Butter or oil, for the mould

붕어빵/BOONG-uh-ppahng/

Also known as: Bungeo-ppang, Korean Fish-Shaped Bread, Carp Bread

About this dish

Fish-shaped waffle-like pastries with a crisp shell and a hot, sweet red bean filling.

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Ingredients

🌾200g plain flour

🥚1 egg

🥛250ml milk

🍬2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp baking powder

🫘250g sweet red bean paste

🧈Butter or oil, for the mould

Method

Serves 2

Whisk the flour, egg, milk, sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a smooth batter.

Heat and grease a fish-shaped mould.

Fill each side halfway with batter, add a spoon of red bean paste and top with a little more batter.

Close the mould and cook for 2–3 minutes per side until golden and crisp.

Serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bungeoppang ('carp bread') is Korea's classic winter street snack, sold from carts that appear when the weather turns cold.

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