CHINESE FRIED PANCAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Dissolve the salt in warm water, and mix in 1 cup of flour to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface, and knead for about 5 minutes until slightly springy. If the dough is sticky, knead in ¼ teaspoon of vegetable oil.
• Divide the dough into 8 equal-size pieces, and keep the pieces covered with a cloth.
• In a bowl, mix the remaining flour with the remaining vegetable oil to make a mixture like fine crumbs.
• On a floured work surface, roll a piece of dough out into a thin square about 5x7-inch in size, brush the dough with toasted sesame oil, and sprinkle lightly with about 1½ teaspoon of the flour-oil mixture.
• Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of chopped green onion onto the dough, and spread the onion out evenly.
• Starting with a long end, roll the dough up into a rope shape, and pinch the seam and the ends closed. Roll the rope shape into a flat spiral, and press lightly with hands to compact the spiral and keep it from unrolling.
• Place the spiral down onto the floured work surface, and gently roll it out into a pancake with the onions folded inside, turning the pancake over often as it's rolled out. Roll gently and turn often to avoid making holes in the pancakes.
• Finished pancakes should be about 5-inch in diameter. Repeat with the rest of the dough pieces, making 8 onion pancakes.
• Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat, and brush with vegetable oil. Pan-fry each pancake in the hot skillet for about 5 minutes per side until golden brown on both sides.
• Cut into wedges and serve warm. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Mix flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl; pour in boiling water and quickly mix together until water is absorbed. Work cold water, about 1 tablespoon at a time, into flour mixture just until dough forms. Knead dough for 10 minutes. Cover bowl with a damp cloth and let dough rest for 40 minutes.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface; divide into 4 equal pieces.
• Roll 1 piece of dough into a large thin round; brush the top with vegetable oil and sprinkle with about 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 the green onions. Pick up 1 end of the round and roll dough around green onions into a long scroll-shape. Take 1 scroll end and roll dough into a disk. Repeat with remaining dough, letting each disk rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat about 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Place 1 disk on a floured surface and roll into a 1/2-inch thick round; cook in the hot oil until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining disks.