Hand Grabbing Pancake

Name: Hand Grabbing Pancake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: flour; water; cooking oil; scallions

March 23, 2025 15 Minutes Advanced

Nutritional Information

980 kcal

Calories

27g

Protein

150g

Carbohydrates

30g

Fat

Recipe Main Course

This hand-grabbing cake is a deliciously flaky, layered delight with a crispy exterior and soft, tender interior. Made with a simple dough of flour, boiling water, and a pinch of salt, the secret lies in scalding the flour for a softer, more pliable texture. After resting, the dough is rolled thin, brushed generously with cooking oil, and layered with fragrant chopped scallions for extra flavor. The magic happens when the dough is folded like a fan, rolled, and then cooked to golden perfection on a griddle. The result? A crispy, pull-apart cake that’s irresistibly buttery and aromatic. Perfect as a snack or side dish, this easy-to-make recipe brings restaurant-quality texture and taste right to your kitchen!

Ingredients

Instructions

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Step 1

To make the hand-grabbing cake, the dough should be softer. Add a small amount of salt to the flour and use boiling water to scald the flour, stirring it into a snowflake shape. After cooling, knead it into a dough and let it rest for a while.

Step 2

As everyone may not be clear about what scalding the flour means, a picture of the dough used for other filled cakes is added here. The dough is scalded with boiling water and stirred until it reaches this state. As long as it’s not used for making steamed buns, you can use boiling water to mix the flour, and as long as you can knead it into a dough, it’s okay if it’s not very smooth.

Step 3

After the dough has rested, take an appropriate amount and roll it out into a thin dough skin. The resting time doesn’t need to be very long, about half an hour is enough. After the dough has rested and risen, knead it by hand for a few minutes and then roll it out thinly. When rolling out the dough skin, you can sprinkle a thin layer of dry flour on the board to prevent it from sticking.

Step 4

Apply a layer of cooking oil to the dough skin, the more the better. Then, stretch and fold it like a fan, and you can also sprinkle some chopped scallions or other ingredients on it for more flavor. Fold it up and stretch it again.