Green Onion Flatbread

Okay, first: I have died and gone to heaven.

I don't have very many 'food regrets' simply because the diet changes have been worth it for me. BUT there are a few foods I miss. One big one, green onion cakes from my favourite Chinese takeout place. Light, fluffy and slightly sweet. This recipe has the flavor exactly like my favourite treat! Next time, I might try rolling them into small balls and deep-frying them!



Green Onion Flatbread

2-1/2 cups white rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/4 cup potato starch
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 Tbsp yeast
3-1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/4 cup warm water
2 eggs, room temperature
3 Tbsp sesame oil
1 cup finely chopped green onions
1 tsp coarse sea salt

First, combine the flours, starches, xanthan gum, yeast and sugar in your mixer bowl or food processor. Set the mixer onto a low setting. Pour the warm water into the four mix in a steady, slow stream. Scrape the sides if necessary. Add the eggs, one at a time. Turn the mixer up and mix until the batter is smooth and shiny. Add 1/2 cup of the green onions to the batter and mix to blend.

Combine the remaining 1/2c green onions, sesame oil and sea salt in a small bowl. Line three cookie sheets with parchment.

Knead the batter with a spatula, adding 2-4 tsp of rice flour as needed until the dough forms a ball. Divide the dough into six balls. Grease a sheet of plastic wrap with sesame oil and place a ball onto it. Cover with another sheet of lightly greased plastic wrap and roll each ball into a 6 inch disk. Sprinkle some of the onion oil mix and press into the dough lightly with the back of the spoon. Flip onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle a little of the onion oil mix onto the top of the flatbread and press into the dough with a sheet of plastic. Use one sheet of the plastic wrap to cover the dough as it rises. Repeat for the remaining balls.

Let the flatbread rise in a warm place for one hour. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

I never get as far as freezing them, but you could.