Name: Korean Fish-Shaped Pastry (Bungeoppang) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1⁄4 tsp fine sea salt; 175 ml milk; 3 tbsp castor sugar; 1 tbsp melted butter; 1 egg; sweetened red bean paste; custard; chocolate; nutella; ham and cheese; 1 tbsp. melted butter

Korean Fish-Shaped Pastry (Bungeoppang) Recipe

Jdavie Smoot Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Korean Fish-Shaped Pastry (Bungeoppang)

If you’re feeling adventurous with your pastry, then this bungeoppang is a must-try. This fish-shaped treat is a popular Korean street food dessert.

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 25 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

For Batter

1 cup plain flour, or cake flour (125 g / 4.4 ounces), sifted
2 tsp baking powder, sifted
1⁄4 tsp fine sea salt
175 ml milk, or water
3 tbsp castor sugar
1 tbsp melted butter
1 egg

For Filling Options (Use about 1 tbsp. of filling per fish):

sweetened red bean paste
custard
chocolate
nutella
ham and cheese, (for savoury type fillings)

Others

1 tbsp. melted butter, or cooking oil for cooking

Instructions

Combine all batter ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Mix them well. Transfer the mixture into a jug that has a spout for easy pouring.
Preheat a bungeoppang pan over medium low heat. Quickly brush the pan with some melted butter or cooking oil.
Pour the batter mixture onto the bungeoppang pan. Only cover about 50% of the pan. Add your choice of filling then add more batter mixture on top to cover the fish mould. Close the pan and turn it over quickly.
Cook both sides of the pan until the fish pastry turns golden brown (about 2 mins each side). Remove the fish pastry from the pan and cool down on the rack briefly. Serve.

Recipe Notes

*1 Tbsp = 15 ml, 1 Cup = 250 ml

Nutrition

Sugar: 6g
:
Calcium: 106mg
Calories: 139kcal
Carbohydrates: 20g
Cholesterol: 26mg
Fat: 5g
Fiber: 1g
Iron: 1mg
Monounsaturated Fat: 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Potassium: 64mg
Protein: 3g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Sodium: 4831mg
Trans Fat: 1g
Vitamin A: 222IU
Vitamin C: 1mg

Nutrition Disclaimer

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