Scallion Griddlecakes Recipes

CAJUN STYLE CRAYFISH SCALLION RICE CAKES

Steps:

• Mix the crayfish, rice, eggs, scallions, cheese, hot pepper sauce, garlic powder, and salt and pepper together. Test seasoning by cooking a tablespoons-worth; adjust seasonings. Mold the correctly seasoned cakes into round or oval cakes. Lightly dust in flour and saute in vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides.

GRILLED SCALLION SKEWERS

Steps:

• Preheat the grill or a grill pan.
• Cut the roots and tops off of the scallions so you have the bulb plus 1-inch of the green left. Reserve the scallion tops for future use.
• Make a few slices into the green part of the scallion so it sprays out a little. Thread the scallions onto the skewers, brush with oil, and grill over a medium heat for about 10 minutes, turning once or twice.

SCALLION GRIDDLECAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a blender or food processor blend milk, sour cream, egg, and 1/2 cup scallion until smooth. Add mixture to flour mixture and stir remaining 1/2 cup scallion until combined well.
• In a large non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and, working in 2 batches, drop batter by tablespoonfuls into skillet. Spread batter into cakes about 2 inches in diameter and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden. Transfer griddlecakes as cooked with a metal spatula to a heatproof plate and keep warm. Makes about 8 griddlecakes, serving 2 as a side dish.

SCALLION CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir in 2/3 cup boiling water, mixing flour and water just until flour absorbs all the water. Gradually stir in enough cold water (1/4 to 1/3 cup) so that a dough is formed and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. The dough should not be sticky.
• Remove dough from the bowl and knead on a lightly dusted board with floured hands 3 to 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic, adding more flour if necessary. Lightly cover with a dampened cloth and allow to rest for 1 hour.
• Redust the surface and hands with flour, and knead again for a few minutes or until smooth. Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. As you work, always cover any unused dough with a lightly damp cloth. Using a floured rolling pin, roll each section into a 7-inch round. Lightly brush each round with sesame oil. Evenly sprinkle 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and scallions on each round, and then tightly roll each round into a fat rope. Tightly coil each rope, pinching the end of the rope into the dough to seal. Cover with a lightly damp cloth and allow to rest 15 to 20 minutes. Redust surface with flour, and using a floured rolling pin, roll each coiled bun into 7-inch rounds.
• In a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat until oil is hot but not smoking. Carefully add one scallion round and fry 1 to 2 minutes, until golden. Carefully turn cake over and fry 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until golden brown. As the cake fries, lightly press the center with a metal spatula to make sure center is cooked. Transfer each cake to a plate lined with several thicknesses of paper towels. Continue frying the remaining scallion rounds one at a time. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set oil aside to cool before discarding. Cut cakes into 6 to 8 wedges and serve immediately.

GRIDDLE CORN CAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the egg, corn, milk and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot nonstick griddle. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

CINNAMON GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In a separate large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, corn syrup, butter and vanilla extract. Stir in the flour mixture.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium low heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
• While pancakes are cooking, mix the icing. Combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and enough milk to make a liquid frosting. Drizzle frosting on hot pancakes before serving.

RAISED GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the cornmeal and boiling water. Let soak for about 15 minutes. While still warm but not hot, stir in the flour, sugar, milk and yeast. Cover, and let rise overnight in the refrigerator.
• In the morning, mix in the eggs, baking powder and salt. If the batter seems too thin, add more cornmeal to thicken it up. If desired, set aside a cupful of batter for the next morning's batch of griddle cakes (see Cook's Note).
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium heat. Spoon pancakes onto the hot griddle, and cook until browned on each side. Serve at once with butter and syrup.

GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Lightly grease a heavy nonstick pan (i.e. spray with non-stick cooking spray), and start heating it at medium-high heat.
• Sift together the dry ingredients in one bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, milk, and butter.
• Now combine the dry and wet ingredients together, stirring just enough to moisten the dry ingredients. Do not worry about getting rid of all of the lumps. (It is important to combine the dry and wet ingredients separately, and then combine them together to reduce the amount of time that the gluten in the flour has to toughen up.).
• Pour the batter onto the hot pan in about 4" circles.
• Flip the cakes when they get bubbly on the one side.
• Continue cooking until the bottom browns. I usually peek by pulling up the edge with a spatula.
• If the griddle cakes are cooking too fast, reduce the heat.
• Never flip the griddle cakes more than once as this will make them heavy.
• Serve the griddle cakes immediately even if this means that people have to eat at different times because there are not enough to go around when the first batch comes off of the griddles.