Yakgwa

Name: Yakgwa
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 4 tbsp sesame oil; 4 tbsp honey and 3 tbsp soju or rice wine; 1 tsp ginger juice and a pinch of cinnamon; Syrup: rice syrup, honey, water and ginger; Pine nuts, to decorate; Oil for frying

약과/YAHK-gwah/

Also known as: Yak Gwa, Korean Honey Cookies, Korean Honey Cakes

About this dish

Flower-shaped honey cookies made from wheat flour, sesame oil and rice wine, deep-fried slowly and soaked in ginger honey syrup.

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Ingredients

🌾300g plain flour

🫙4 tbsp sesame oil

🍯4 tbsp honey and 3 tbsp soju or rice wine

🫚1 tsp ginger juice and a pinch of cinnamon

🍯Syrup: rice syrup, honey, water and ginger

🌰Pine nuts, to decorate

🛢️Oil for frying

Method

Serves 3

Rub the sesame oil into the flour, then mix in the honey, soju and ginger juice to form a dough without kneading.

Press into flower-shaped moulds or cut into squares and prick with a skewer.

Fry slowly in oil at about 110°C (230°F) until they puff, then raise the heat to colour them.

Soak in the warm ginger honey syrup for several hours.

Drain and decorate with pine nuts.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Yakgwa is a traditional Korean confection served at weddings, ancestral rites and holidays, and recently a trendy café treat.

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