Dessert

Cong you bing (thousand-layer scallion pancake)

Name: Cong you bing (thousand-layer scallion pancake)
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 400g Flour; 220 ml (hot) Water; 80 ml Olive oil; 1 tsp Salt; 6 Spring onion

Preparation time: 2 h
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Flour — to buy400g
Water — to buy220 ml (hot)
Olive oil — to buy80 ml
Salt — to buy1 tsp
Spring onion — to buy6

Preparation

Gradually mix flour and hot water until a supple dough forms, knead 8 min until smooth.
Let the dough rest under a damp cloth 30 min to relax the gluten.
Roll the dough into a large, very thin rectangle, brush the whole surface with oil.
Generously sprinkle salt and sliced spring onion over the whole surface.
Roll the dough into a long tight log, then coil that log onto itself in a spiral (the technique that creates the thousand layers).
Gently flatten the spiral with a rolling pin into a 20cm disc without crushing the layers.
Pan-fry with a little oil, 4 min per side over medium heat, until golden and crisp.
Cut into wedges and serve immediately piping hot, the layers should pull apart easily.