Scallion Pancakes
Ingredients
- Dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup hot water (please be careful when handling this)
- ¼ cup room temperature water
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Filling
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8-1/4 cup oil
- ½-3/4 cup green onion (finely chopped)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon five spices (optional)
- Dipping Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sugar (I used brown sugar)
- Sprinkle of red pepper flake or chili oil (optional)
Instructions
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Dough: in a big bowl, combine flour, and salt, make a hole in the middle and gently and slowly add hot water and use a fork to mix. Add room temperature water and combine everything, now add oil and bring combine to form a dough. Knead for about 5 mins until a ball is formed. Cover with a clean towel and allow the dough to rest for about 30 mins.
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While the dough is resting, in a small bowl, combine the filling. Add flour, salt, and five spice.
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Add green onions add oil then combine with a spoon and set aside.
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In another small bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
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Cut the dough into 4/6 balls, pick a dough and cover the rest while you’re working on the first dough.
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Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to form a thin circle if possible. Use a small spoon to scope some filling and spread out using the back of the spoon leaving the edge of the dough out. Then roll to filled dough inward to form a log/tub.
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Then roll in from one tip to the end of the tube to form a bun then repeat the process with the rest of the dough.
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Pick on bun at time (cover the rest of the dough), use your palm to flatten the bun, if any of the filling leaks your fingers to conceal it.
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Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out more depending on the thickness you desire, thin dough make flaky pancakes. When you’re rolling make sure the dough is not sticky to the surface by lifting/moving the dough. When rolling the dough, it is okay if any of the filling shows.
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Coat nonstick pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat, add the flatten dough and reduce the heat and until golden brown about 1 minute depending on how thick/thin the dough is, flip to cook the other side, remove unto a plate and repeat the process.
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Serve with the dipping sauce or eat as is. Enjoy!