Green Onion Pancake

OK, my obsessive tendency is getting out of hand. After the successful green onion pancake, I wanted to try out another type on my guinea pigs. In Chinese cooking, there are quite a few type of green onion pancakes, the ones using yeast, the ones with cold water like what I made previously, or the ones (I decided on today) that's kneaded with hot water. It was a big hit too! Yay, I'm on a roll! I don’t think we’ve ever eaten this much green onion in this household this quickly. =)

Green Onion Pancakes

1 cup of AP flour (about 4.5 oz)
1/4 cup of hot water (about 2.7 oz)
2 green onions, finely chopped
salt
oil

Sift flour with a dash of salt.

Mix in hot water. Wait couple of minutes, when the water flour mixture isn't too hot, knead with your hand till smooth. Cover with a wet towel, let it sit for at least 30 minutes till the dough is smooth, and bounce back when pushed down with a finger.

Divide into 4 balls. Flour a smooth surface and a rolling pin. (Continue to flour the surface and the rolling pin during the process to prevent the dough from sticking.) Roll a piece of dough into a circle about 1/16" thickness, about 8" in diameter. Brush with oil, sprinkle a thin and even layer of salt, spread 1/4 of the chopped green onion on evenly.

Roll the dough up from two opposite ends till they meet in the middle. Close the ends. Twist the dough like a rope. Roll the dough into a disk, tug in the end on the bottom. Push down on the dough. So it becomes a flat disk. (This roll, twist and roll process will create lots of layers in your already very thin pancakes.) Repeat with all the dough pieces.

Roll a dough disk into a circle about 1/8" thickness, about 6" in diameter. Repeat with all disks. (If the green onions popped out like some of mine did, just tuck it in.)

Heat the pan on medium, once it's hot, turn it down just a tad (still above medium low). Add 1 tsp of oil, spread the oil by twirling the pan. Add one pancake, 3 minute on each side.

Serve while warm.

This doesn't reheat well, so make only enough for one meal.