Korean Egg Bread (Gyeran Bbang)

A savory Korean street food favorite featuring fluffy muffin-like bread topped with egg yolks, bacon, tomatoes, and melted mozzarella cheese. These individual-sized breads are baked until golden brown and finished with fresh chives.

9 servings
48 min

Ingredients

  • 250 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 250 ml whole milk
  • 2 tsp butter
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 9 whole egg yolks
  • 120 g bacon
  • 90 g tomato
  • 120 g mozzarella cheese
  • to taste sea salt and black pepper
  • 15 g chives
  • chopped
  • to serve

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/400°F/gas 6 and line a nine-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    For the batter, put the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix well.

    3 min

  3. 3.

    In another bowl, whisk together the milk, butter and eggs.

    3 min

  4. 4.

    Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and pour the wet mixture into it. Gradually whisk it all together until fully blended and smooth.

    5 min

  5. 5.

    Divide the mixture between the holes of the muffin tin and add an egg yolk to the top of each one. Sprinkle a little bacon, tomato, cheese and a pinch of salt over each one.

    7 min

  6. 6.

    Bake the bread for 20-25 minutes, until set and golden brown. Sprinkle with chopped chives and serve immediately.

    25 min