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Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread)

고구마 공갈빵

Rounds of bread dough filled with a smooth sweet potato and milk mousse, pressed flat like hotteok and baked until puffed. The filling relies on the natural sweetness of sweet potato and milk rather than added sugar.

Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread)
120mPrep
15mCook
10Servings
HardLevel

🥘 Ingredients

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Dough

Filling

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

1

For the filling, boil and peel the sweet potatoes, then mash with the milk into a smooth mousse. (Boiled sweet potatoes are wetter, so adjust the milk.)

Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread) — step 1
2

Mix all the dough ingredients except the butter until the clean-up stage, then add the butter and mix to the final stage.

Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread) — step 2
3

Let the dough rise until doubled, divide into 50 g pieces, round them and rest for 10–15 minutes.

Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread) — step 3
4

Flatten each piece, wrap it around some sweet potato mousse, shape into even rounds and place on a tray.

Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread) — step 4
5

Press the tops down lightly, like hotteok.

Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread) — step 5
6

Bake at 190°C for about 15 minutes.

Sweet Potato Gonggal-ppang (Puffed Bread) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

277Calories (kcal)
56.14 gCarbs
8.73 gProtein
1.92 gFat
4.46 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.