DDUK · Medium · 55 min
Songpyeon — Chuseok Half-Moon with Sesame & Bean
By Tteok Curator
Pine-scented half-moons — the Chuseok kitchen craft kids learn beside elders.
TL;DR
Pine-scented half-moons — the Chuseok kitchen craft kids learn beside elders.
Prep 40 minCook 15 minServes 20 pieces
Ingredients
- 300g mepssal + 50g chapssal flour
- 180ml hot water, pinch salt
- Filling: 1/2 cup roasted sesame + 3 Tbsp honey, or sweetened bean
- Pine needles or parchment
Steps
- Mix flour + water to pliable dough, rest 20 min.
- Form 30g balls, press cups, fill 1 tsp, pinch 3x into half-moons.
- Steam on pine 12-15 min until translucent. Brush sesame oil lightly.
Tips
- Seal tightly or filling leaks and browns dough.
More Korean food
Relevant pages on the two hub sites — recipes and a BBQ directory on bulgogi.ai, street rice cakes on tteokbokki.ai.
- bulgogi.ai — recipes & BBQ directory →Marinades, cuts, and a USA Korean BBQ map.
- tteokbokki.ai — street rice cakes →School-cart sauce, rose, mala, and tteok types.
- Wheat vs rice tteok for braising →Street tteokbokki chew lives on the hub, not this everyday-tteok journal.