Five-spice Chinese Pancakes

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 place flour, five spice powder, and chives (optional) in a medium bowl.
• 2 combine milk, margarine, and egg in a separate bowl.
• 3 add milk mixture to the flour mixture, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• 4 cover and chill for an hour.
• 5 place an 8-inch crepe pan or nonstick skillet pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot.
• 6 remove pan from heat and pour scant 1/4 cup of batter into pan; quickly tilt pan in all directions so batter covers the bottom of pan.
• 7 place pan back on burner and cook about 1 minute.
• 8 carefully lift edge of pancake with a spatula to test for doneness. the pancake will be ready to turn when it can be shaken loose from the pan and the underside is lightly browned.
• 9 turn pancake over, cook other side for about 30 seconds.
• 10 place the pancake on a plate and cool. repeat until all of the batter is used. stack pancakes between single layers of wax paper to prevent pancakes from sticking.