Breakfast Stuffed Scallion Pancakes Food

SCALLION PANCAKES

Steps:

• Make the dipping sauce: Combine the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil in a small bowl and whisk until the sugar dissolves; set aside.
• Make the scallion pancakes: Put the flour in a large bowl, then add the boiling water and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough forms a ball.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, elastic and no longer sticky, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer the dough to a large bowl, cover and let rest 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 200˚ F. Divide the dough into 8 pieces, then roll each into a thin 8-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Brush each circle of dough with 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil and sprinkle with 1 heaping tablespoon scallions; season with 1/8 teaspoon salt. Roll up each circle of dough into a cigar; then, working from one side, roll each into a coil, tucking the ends underneath. Lightly flour the surface again and roll each coil to a 7-inch pancake (1/8 inch thick).
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 pancake and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Repeat with the remaining pancakes, adding 1 more tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet each time and reducing the heat to medium if the pancakes are browning too quickly. Slice the pancakes into wedges. Serve with the dipping sauce.

EASY SHORTCUT SCALLION PANCAKES

Steps:

• Take the dumpling wrappers out of the refrigerator, and let them warm up a bit (they don't necessarily have to be at room temperature, but they shouldn't be cold). Wash the scallions and pat them thoroughly dry with a clean kitchen towel. Slice the scallions in half lengthwise and finely chop them.
• Prepare a small dish of salt and a dish of oil, along with a pastry brush.
• On a clean work surface, take a dumpling wrapper, brush it with a thin layer of oil, and lightly sprinkle with salt. Then cover with a layer of scallions. Top it with another dumpling wrapper, and lightly press it down. Repeat the process until you have 4-7 layers of dumpling wrappers.
• Use a rolling pin to roll the layered dumpling skins into a pancake--however thick or thin you like. Rotate the scallion pancake as you roll to get a perfect round shape.
• Heat a flat-bottomed non-stick or cast iron pan over medium heat. Spread 1 tablespoon oil around in the pan, and add the scallion pancake. Cook each side until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side. (Avoid using high heat, as it will burn the pancake without cooking it through).
• If the pan looks dry after flipping the pancake, you can add another tablespoon of oil.
• Enjoy these plain or with a dipping sauce! We've found that they go great with our dumpling dipping sauce.

CHINESE SCALLION PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl; pour in boiling water and quickly mix together until water is absorbed. Work cold water, about 1 tablespoon at a time, into flour mixture just until dough forms. Knead dough for 10 minutes. Cover bowl with a damp cloth and let dough rest for 40 minutes.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface; divide into 4 equal pieces.
• Roll 1 piece of dough into a large thin round; brush the top with vegetable oil and sprinkle with about 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 the green onions. Pick up 1 end of the round and roll dough around green onions into a long scroll-shape. Take 1 scroll end and roll dough into a disk. Repeat with remaining dough, letting each disk rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat about 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Place 1 disk on a floured surface and roll into a 1/2-inch thick round; cook in the hot oil until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining disks.

BREAKFAST STUFFED SCALLION PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the boiling water and stir with a rubber spatula until blended. If the dough is dry, add up to 2 more tablespoons water (it does not have to be boiling). When the dough is cool enough to handle, knead on a lightly floured surface until elastic yet firm, about 5 minutes. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the sesame oil and scallions in a small bowl and set aside.
• Divide the dough into 4 pieces and keep covered. One at a time, roll each piece into a 7-inch circle about 1/16 inch thick. Spread one-quarter of the scallion mixture evenly over 1 dough piece. Roll the dough up tightly like a jelly roll. Coil the dough into a circle, cover and set aside. Repeat with the remaining dough pieces and scallion mixture.
• Flatten each coil with your hand on a floured surface, then roll with a floured rolling pin into a thin 8-inch circle. Carefully transfer the pancakes to a large baking sheet lined with parchment. If you need to stack the pancakes, put additional parchment paper between the pancakes so that they do not stick together. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook, flipping halfway through, until the bacon is crispy, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve the bacon fat in the skillet.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Pour a thin layer of vegetable oil into the skillet. Add 1 dough round and cook until golden brown and crispy in spots, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer the pancake to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pancakes, adding more oil as needed.
• Return the skillet with the bacon drippings to low heat. Whisk together the milk and eggs in a medium bowl with a large pinch of salt and pepper. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and cook, stirring the eggs and scraping the sides and bottom of the skillet as needed, until small curds form and the eggs are just set, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn off the heat and gently stir in the Cheddar.
• Divide the cheesy eggs among the 4 pancakes, gently spreading the eggs over one half of each pancake. Lay the bacon over the eggs and sprinkle with the cilantro. Fold each pancake in half, then fold in half once more like a crepe.