Chinese Scallion Pancakes Recipe

How to make it

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• Combine the 2 flours in a large bowl. Stir in the vegetable oil.
• Pour in half the boiling water into the flour and begin stirring immediately, then use your hands to combine into a dough.
• Add the remaining boiling water as needed. Cover the dough and let it rest for 2 hours.
• While the dough is resting, wash and dice the spring onions.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead briefly, then cut into thirds and continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Roll each of the three sections of dough out into a flat piece approximately 1/2 cm or 1/4 inch thick. (If desired, you can make a thinner pancake, about 1/8 inch thick)
• Brush the pancake with a bit of oil, and sprinkle with spring onion pieces. Roll up the pancake and cut into 7 - 8 pieces.
• Use the palm of your hand to flatten each piece. Roll out again.
• Heat a bit of oil in a large skillet.
• Shallow fry the pancakes until both sides are golden brown, being sure to sprinkle with a bit of salt during frying.
• While cooking, press down on the center with a spatula to make sure the pancake cooks.
• Serve whole or cut into wedges. Serve plain or with soy sauce or another dipping sauce if desired.
• recipe is from about.com, photo (although I edited) is from blog.jagaimo.com/archive