Make Chinese Pancakes
These delicious pancakes can be eaten as a side dish with other Chinese foods, such as Peking duck. Here is a recipe on how to make Chinese pancakes.
Serves 4 to 6 people.
Ingredients
- 300g (2 cups) flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 240ml (1 cup) boiling water
- Flour (for dusting)
Steps
- Combine the flour and sugar. Slowly mix together in the boiling water. Try to get a sticky dough mixture.
- Sprinkle flour in the mixture and onto the surface of your counter space. Only sprinkle lightly and spread out evenly.
- Scoop the dough onto the surface. Begin to fold the flour into the dough. Knead for a few minutes and add more flour if necessary. Stop when you have reached a consistency that does not stick any more.
- Cover the dough with a towel. Place the dough on the side and let it rest for 30 minutes in room temperature.
- Remove the towel and divide the dough in half. Dust your rolling pin with flour and roll each half into a thin layer about 1/2cm (0.2inch) in thickness.
- Use your cutter and cut out circles in the rolled dough. Place the excess dough on the side; don't throw it out.
- Use a bit of oil on one side of each circle. Put two circles together. While storing the circles, place them under the towel to keep in the moisture.
- Repeat the flouring stage as you re-roll them each pair together.
- Dry heat a frying pan over medium heat. Dry heating is basically heating something without liquid, such as oil. When the pan is hot, add a pancake to it.
- Cook each side for about 1 1/2 minutes. Then remove the pieces in half.
- Store under the towel until ready to serve. Or, after all of the pancakes has been made.
Things You'll Need
- Tea towel
- Fork
- Wooden spoon
- Rolling pin
- Frying pan
- Bowl
- Tray
- Brush
- Knife
- 3 inch/7 cm biscuit cutter
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Sources and Citations
- VideoJug - Original source of information, shared with permission
