# Chinese Scallion Pancakes

These Chinese scallion pancakes are crispy outside and flaky in the center with subtle scallion flavor.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup boiling water
- 0.25 cup cold water
- 0 green onion
- 0.25 cup grapeseed oil

## Instructions

1. Add all-purpose flour and salt to a bowl.
2. Mix in boiling water until absorbed and shaggy.
3. Mix in cold water.
4. Begin kneading with your hand to form a rough ball.
5. Knead on the table for a few more minutes.
6. Cover the dough and let it rest for 20 minutes.
7. Cut the white ends of the green onion.
8. Cut the dark green part of the green onion in half and then into smaller half moons.
9. Add grapeseed oil to a pan.
10. Add the ends of the green onion to the pan with oil.
11. Cook for about 10 minutes to impart the scallion flavor in the oil.
12. Remove the onions and add half a teaspoon of salt and half a cup of flour to create a paste.
13. Knead the dough for a minute and then work it into a log.
14. Cut the log into six pieces.
15. Roll the dough ball into a rectangle that's about 6 by 4 inches in size.
16. Add some of the scallion oil paste.
17. Sprinkle on your green onions.
18. From the bottom, roll up three to four times, pushing out air bubbles as you go.
19. Roll from one side to the other like a snail.
20. Use a little paste on the end to help connect the tail.
21. Cover this while you work on the remaining dough balls.
22. Roll them into pancakes.
23. Lay the pancake in a pan with hot oil.
24. Give the pancake a swirl so it doesn't stick.
25. Cover with a lid and cook for 1 minute.
26. Flip the pancake away from you and cover and cook for another minute.
27. Continue to flip and press until both sides are perfectly golden brown.

## Equipment

- bowl
- chopping board
- knife
- scrapper
- rolling pin
- pan
- lid
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hudGKv/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0284ec98-461c-4ab6-aa2d-9342253f8fd7
- Extracted: 2025-07-13

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