# Crispy Scallion Pancakes

A recipe for ultra crispy scallion pancakes made with a few ingredients and not many steps.

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

## Ingredients

- all-purpose flour
- salt
- water
- spring onions
- shiitake mushrooms
- flour
- salt
- Chinese five spice
- hot oil

## Instructions

1. Combine all-purpose flour, salt, and water to make a basic dough.
2. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes to hydrate it.
3. While the dough rests, make the filling by combining spring onions, optional shiitake mushrooms, flour, salt, and Chinese five spice.
4. Pour hot oil over the filling ingredients to turn it into a paste.
5. Taste the paste and add more salt if needed.
6. Divide the rested dough and roll it out into thin pieces.
7. Spread a generous amount of the paste all over the dough.
8. Roll the dough into a log.
9. Twist the log into itself.
10. Press down on the dough bun.
11. Roll out the bun with a rolling pin to create flaky layers.

## Equipment

- rolling pin

## Tips

- Resting the dough for 30 minutes hydrates it, meaning less kneading is required.
- Pressing down on the bun and rolling it out with a rolling pin creates flaky layers.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@vernahungrybanana/video/7561573027876556054
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0e558fee-6863-4024-8f0d-f557b11bf488
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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