Korean Honey Bread Balls (Fried Yeast Dough Balls Glazed with Honey and Peanut)
Yeast-leavened flour dough is shaped into small balls, deep-fried at 170 degrees Celsius, then brushed with warm honey and rolled in chopped peanuts. The fermentation gives the interior a soft, bread-like crumb, while the exterior fries into a thin, firm shell rather than a fluffy batter coating. Substituting rice syrup for honey tones down the sweetness and pushes the flavor closer to the traditional Korean confection.
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Instructions
- 1
Mix yeast and 1 tbsp sugar into lukewarm milk and rest for 5 minutes.
- 2
Combine flour, remaining sugar, and salt, then add yeast milk to make dough.
- 3
Proof for 30 minutes, then divide into 16 small balls.
- 4
Deep-fry at 170C for 4-5 minutes until golden.
- 5
Warm honey, brush over fried balls, then coat with chopped peanuts.
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