Chinese Pancakes

Chinese Pancakes

Love these!  Learned how to make them in Taiwan and they never disappoint.  There are some blogs out there that have pictures that show how to roll them up, if you need.  (:

Prep: 20-30 min Cook: 15 min

Serves 6-8 (2 per pancake)

Ingredients

2 C flour

¾ C hot water (approx.)

1 T salt

1 bunch of green onions

Vegetable oil

Directions

·        1.  Mix flour and 1 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl

·        2.  Pour in hot water and quickly mix together until water is absorbed.

·        3.  Add more water (cold is fine), about 1 tablespoon at a time, into flour mixture just until dough forms

·        4.  Knead dough for a couple minutes, until smooth and somewhat firm (add flour if it is too watery)

·         5. Divide into 3 or 4 equal pieces

·         6. 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 some green onions

·        7.  Pick up 1 end of the round and roll dough around green onions into a long scroll-shape

·         8. Periodically, pat the roll from the middle to the end to get rid of any air on the inside

·         9. Take 1 scroll end and roll dough into a disk. Repeat with remaining dough

·         9. Heat about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat.

·         10. Place 1 disk on a floured surface and roll into a 1/2-inch thick round

·         11. Cook in the hot oil until golden brown (2 to 3 minutes per side)

·         12. Repeat with remaining disks.

Chcolate zucchini bread, that even Xandi would eat!

Once upon a time, we invited xandi and james over to dinner. We were pretty excited to make our new favorite dessert, zucchini brownies! No oil, no sugar, just a half cup of honey and soooooo delicious!! We were all obsessed.

Well, they hated them. Apparently they hate healthy things. And xandi can't stand bananas (who doesn't like bananas???), and admittedly, they tasted like chocolate banana brownies...so, it was a big disappointed for them.

But I didn't give up! I've been on the hunt for a delicious zucchini bread that EVEN xandi and James would eat, and I found it! Well, at least i think I have. Try it and let me know, yeah?

A word about zucchini- it makes bread sooooo moist and delicious. And you can't tell it's there. I absolutely promise you, there is not the slightest flavor of zucchini In this bread. BUT all the added nutrients ;).

Isn't it pretty?

My changes: in order to omit banana, there needs to be oil. But I used coconut oil, not vegetable. And since there is no banana, there also needs to be sugar. This recipe calls for 1/2 cup of brown sugar, usually that means packed. I didn't pack it, I used just under a half a cup of very fluffy brown sugar. It turned out perfect!

It seriously tastes just like chcolate cake. Try it and tell me what you think!