Baked Yakwa
Looking for a dessert that's both impressive and easy to make? Try Baked Yakwa! This traditional Korean treat is sure to be a hit.
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup of sesame oil
- ¼ cup of soju alcoholic beverage
- ¼ cup cup of pure honey
- ⅛ tsp of kosher salt
- ¼ tsp of baking soda
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- 2 tbsp of unsalted butter
For topping:
- 2 tbsp of pine nuts, chopped
For the honey & ginger syrup:
- 1 cup of pure honey
- 2 cups of filtered water
- 1 tbsp of grated ginger, fresh
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
- Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add sesame oil. Combine till the oil has been distributed evenly.
- Mix soju & honey in a separate bowl.
- Add the soju & honey to the flour mixture. Gather the pastry in a ball. It should look and feel like the dough used for pie crusts.
- Divide dough into halves. Roll out the first half into a 1/4″ thick rectangle, 1” x 1” or so. Cut the dough into 1” wide strips. Cut strips diagonally, making diamond shapes. Repeat with another half of the dough.
- Pierce some holes in the middle of yakwa with a fork—lay squares into a baking pan. Brush tops with butter generously.
- Bake in 250 degrees F oven for 14-15 minutes.
- Then Mix water, rice syrup, and honey in a saucepan. to prepare syrup Stir occasionally while heating over med. heat. Once it is boiling, turn off the heat.
- Add ginger, then mix well and set the pan aside.
- Raise oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
- Cook for 10 more minutes.
- You can serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream. You can also garnish it with a sprinkle of sesame seeds or a drizzle of honey
Notes
Make +60 pieces