Bergy Dim Sum #7, Mandarin Pancakes

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 put unsifted flour in a bowl.
• 2 pour in all the boiling water at once stirring with the handle of a wooden spoon (or use your mixer with the bread paddle mix and knead for 5 minutes).
• 3 when the dough is cool enough to handle knead for 10 minutes (this step is not necessary if you used your mixer).
• 4 whether you do this by hand or with the mixer the mixture is ready when it is a smooth, soft dough.
• 5 cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• 6 roll dough into a cylindrical shape and cut into 10 equal pieces.
• 7 keep covered with plastic wrap to prevent drying out.
• 8 take one slice at a time and cut in two equal pieces.
• 9 on a lightly floured board roll each piece into a 3" circle.
• 10 brush one side of one of the 3" circle pancakes with sesame oil, brush the oil right to the edge.
• 11 put the second 3 inch piece on top of the first and roll both pieces out into a pancake about 7 inches across.
• 12 they must be very thin.
• 13 cover with plastic as each is made.
• 14 when they are all rolled out heat a skillet or griddle, do not grease it.
• 15 put pancakes one at a time on the ungreased surface.
• 16 cook over low heat until pancake developes small bubbles.
• 17 turn frequently so that both sides are cooked (you'll see a few golden spots).
• 18 remove from pan and gently pull the two pancakes apart.
• 19 this should go very easy because of the sesame oil that you brushed between them.
• 20 pile the pancakes on a plate, put waxed paper between them and cover tightly with plastic wrap so they do not dry out.
• 21 these pancakes will keep several days in the refrigerator.
• 22 to reheat arrange pancakes in a steamer lined with a clean tea towel.
• 23 cover and put over simmering water for a minute or two.
• 24 to serve fold pancake into quarters.
• 25 the pancakes should be soft and pliable.