Making Scallions Pancakes at home is easy, and they taste just like the ones at the restaurant! They're doughy and flaky, with sesame and scallion flavor.
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour
1/2tspsalt
1cupboiling water
Up to 1/4 cup toasted sesame seed oil
1cupthinly sliced scallion greens
vegetable oil for cooking
Instructions
Pulse to combine the flour and salt in the food processor, and with the machine running, drizzle in 3/4 cup of the boiling water. Process until the dough comes together in a clump around the blade (and if it doesn’t, drizzle in more water one tbsp at a time). Knead the dough into a smooth ball, and cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap. Let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough into four even pieces and roll each into a smooth ball. Roll each ball out into an 8 inch diameter disk, and brush it with sesame oil. Roll it up into a jelly roll, then twist it into a tight spiral. Flatten with your palm, and re-roll into an 8 inch disk. Paint the disk with sesame oil again, then sprinkle with 1/4 cup scallions. Roll it up into a jelly roll again, twist into a spiral, flatten gently, and re-roll into a 7-inch disk. Repeat with the remaining pancakes.
Heat the vegetable oil in an 8 inch nonstick skillet over medium high, and when the oil is shimmering, cook the pancake for 2 minutes until the bottom is golden brown. Flip with tongs, and cook the other side for another 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel, sprinkle with sea salt, cut into wedges, and enjoy!