Hodugwaja || Walnut Cake, 核桃果子, 核桃菓子, くるみ饅頭, 호두과자

Hodugwaja are a popular Korean snack, shaped like walnuts and filled with a sweet red bean paste and a walnut. They’re often enjoyed with a cup of tea or coffee.

Key Ingredients:

All-purpose flour
Sugar
Eggs
Milk
Butter
Red bean paste
Walnuts

How to Make Hodugwaja:

Make the dough: Combine flour, sugar, eggs, milk, and melted butter to form a dough.
Prepare the filling: Mix red bean paste with chopped walnuts.
Shape the pastries: Use a special mold to shape the pastries, filling each mold with dough and the red bean paste-walnut mixture.
Bake: Bake the pastries in a preheated oven until golden brown.

Tips:

Mold: You can find special molds for making hodugwaja online or at Asian grocery stores.
Filling: You can experiment with different fillings, such as chestnut paste or chocolate.
Serving: Hodugwaja are best enjoyed fresh, but you can store them in an airtight container for a few days.

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