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Shanghai Soft Egg Pancake — Classic Breakfast Staple

Shanghai Soft Egg Pancake — Classic Breakfast Staple

Name: Shanghai Soft Egg Pancake — Classic Breakfast Staple
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 150 all-purpose flour; 1 youtiao (Chinese fried dough stick) or maye (fried dough flake); 1 egg; 5 scallions; as needed original sweet bean paste (tianmianjiang); 2 salt

Other★ Easy32min

Prep 12m ·
Cook 20m ·
1 Servings

IngredientsWhat you'll need for Shanghai Soft Egg Pancake — Classic Breakfast Staple

	Ingredient	Amount	Notes
	all-purpose flour	150
	youtiao (Chinese fried dough stick) or maye (fried dough flake)	1
	egg	1
	scallions	5
	original sweet bean paste (tianmianjiang)	as needed
	salt	2

A delicious Shanghai Soft Egg Pancake — Classic Breakfast Staple recipe.

Cooking StepsHow to cook Shanghai Soft Egg Pancake — Classic Breakfast Staple step by step

Step 1 Detail

Prepare the main ingredients: 150g flour, 1 egg, 100g youtiao, 5g scallions.
Step 2 Detail

Place 150g flour in a bowl. First add 150ml water and stir until smooth with no lumps. Then gradually add another 50–70ml water to make a pourable batter, about the consistency of yogurt. Add 2g salt and mix well. Let the batter rest for about 15 minutes.
Step 3 Detail

Lightly brush a flat pan with oil. Pour in a ladle of batter and tilt the pan to spread it into a thin pancake (you can also use a spreader to help).
Step 4 Detail

Once the batter has set, crack an egg on top and spread it evenly. Sprinkle with chopped scallions.
Step 5 Detail

When the egg has set, flip the pancake. Brush with about 20g sweet bean paste (tianmianjiang).
Step 6 Detail

Place 100g youtiao on top and roll the pancake up.
Step 7 Detail

The soft egg pancake is ready to serve.
Step 8 Detail

Similar to the Henan-style jianbing guozi, and tastes wonderful.