Scallion Pancakes

To accompany our vegetarian Chinese dinner, Ryan and I made scallion pancakes mmmm. I saw this recipe on TasteSpotting a few days ago and thought it looked too delicious to pass up. Ryan was feeling adventurous tonight so he mixed and rolled the dough while I was cooking the rest of the meal. He actually did a great job (usually he's hit or miss with cooking) and the pancakes were quite delicious. Our dough came out a bit dry so we brushed on more sesame oil to compensate. Next time we'll just add a bit more water up front.



Scallion Pancakes
Courtesy of My Kitchen Snippets

2 cups of flour
1 tsp of salt
1 tbsp of oil
3/4 cup of boiling water (more or less)
4 tbsp of vegetable oil or sesame oil
1 cup of finely sliced scallion

1. Mix the flour and salt together and then add the 1 tbsp of oil and the boiling water to the flour. Mix thoroughly to form a dough then knead for 5 minutes.
2. Form it into ball, cover and let rest in the mixing bowl for 20 minutes.
3. Form into a log and cut into 12 - 16 pieces then roll each piece into a round disk.
4. Brush with oil or sesame oil and sprinkle with scallions. Roll into a cylinder and then coil it into a snail shape. Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
5. Flatten the dough with your hand and then roll it out again.
6. Heat up non-stick frying pan over medium heat and brush it with some oil. Pan fried both side until golden brown.
7. Cut into wedges and serve with any dipping sauce of your choice.