Start making noodles!

Three people, three basins. Each spooned a large bowl of flour and began to pour water. Now the climate is still a little hot, the room temperature is about 24 degrees, so this weather is good, just use tap water.

Of course, Li Qingming was strict and used boiled water that had cooled down. The water temperature is just right.

"Pour in warm water, not too much, add a little, as for how much to add, according to the amount of flour, to ensure that the flour is kneaded with just the right amount of dry humidity, not too wet, not too dry!" Li Qingming said, "Also, don't pour it directly on the flour, but pour it on the wall of this basin and slowly fall down." ”

Sun Zhengyi and Uncle Xiang followed him, and when the water was almost poured, they began to rub it.

"The more delicate the kneading, the better, so that the final dough is delicate enough. As for how delicate, you each have to figure it out!" Li Qingming said while rubbing it.

There is no absolute right way to do this, it depends purely on personal habits. Rub as well as you like.

After some kneading and adding water to each of them halfway, a dough is formed. Of course, the dough is not shiny, and the surface is not smooth.

But at this time, Li Qingming stopped.

"This dough is at a point where it feels like the dough can't seem to be any more uniform and shiny, so you can stop. All we have to do now is wake up!" Li Qingming said.

The two of them were stunned again. What does this mean when it's fresh?..

Wake noodles, also known as 饧 (IG two tones) noodles. It refers to the process of mixing noodles and letting them rest for a period of time before further processing or cooking. The process of making noodles makes the noodles easier to process, and the noodles are more chewy (chewy, with better shear resistance), soft, and the taste is more delicate and smooth.

As for the reason, in the process of mixing the dough, after the flour is fully mixed with water, the protein absorbs water and expands to form gluten, and after several calendering, the gluten sticks to each other, and wraps the loose starch in a fine and uniform network in the dough, and finally makes it a wet dough with plasticity and elasticity. However, at this time, due to the external force in the process of mixing or kneading, the protein macromolecules in the gluten are in an entangled state, and there is a large internal stress in the molecular structure, and due to the entanglement state of this molecular structure, the protein molecules shrink in space, which will make the taste of the dough rough, the gluten is reduced, and the palatability is poor.

The function of dough is to let the protein molecules in the dough have time to relax and remodel after mixing or shaping, (protein molecules can restore their spatial configuration through remodeling, which is a characteristic of protein molecules), which is a process of stress relief and remodeling of the spatial structure of protein molecules. Through the dough process, the network structure in the dough that has been twisted and destroyed by external force has been reshaped, and the proteins in the dough have regained their proper spatial configuration, which has been well stretched, and the dough will be more chewy (chewy), soft, and the taste will be more delicate and smooth.

The protein skeleton structure in flour has a relatively fixed time from the beginning of dough to the relaxation and reconstitution stability, and the dough time is generally not less than the dough stability time. In the evaluation of flour quality, the dough stability time is also an important indicator.

Uncle Xiang and Sun Zhengyi opened their sleepy eyes and almost didn't fall asleep.

Are they here to cook or to take lessons?

Li Qingming smiled.

"That's it, don't do anything, just leave it right here. Li Qingming pointed to the two people with worried eyes and said with a smile.

"Uh, that's it? This is the awakening?" the uncle was stunned.

"It's too easy, isn't it?" exclaimed Son.

"It's as simple as that, don't do anything, just put it here. Li Qingming shrugged, "That's why I'm introducing you to these to pass the time." However, there are many people, in the process of waking up, there is a misunderstanding!"

Misunderstanding? The two were surprised.

Li Qingming nodded.

"Many people mistake the water retention of the cover film for a necessary part of the noodles, or think that the noodles are an oxygen-free process that needs to be kept out of the air, which is actually a wrong view. The process of making noodles is a simple resting process, which does not require too many superfluous movements. As for covering the dough with a film or adding a lid to the basin when making noodles, it is purely to prevent the moisture in the dough from being evaporated or air-dried when standing. Li Qingming said.

The two of them looked around, although it was no longer summer, the climate in Jiangcheng was still very humid and hot, so there was no need to cover it or anything.

Of course, it is worth noting that when the temperature is low, the dough must be kept warm, otherwise due to the temperature expansion and contraction, the dough will collapse, thereby reducing the effect of fermentation and reducing the effect of the dough (the internal stress of the dough generated during fermentation has been offset by the dough collapse caused by the contraction of the gas in the dough hole) It can even adversely affect the dough making (when the dough collapses too strongly, and there is a reverse internal stress in the dough that has been initially fermented and expanded, the dough will make the second fermentation more difficult). Li Qingming reminded.

"Master, can this be said to be simpler!" Sun Zhengyi was already dizzy.

This theoretical knowledge sounds too profound.

Nodding to the side of the uncle, he agreed.

"Actually, to put it simply, when you wake up, you should pay attention to the difference in temperature, if it is too cold, you must keep it warm and covered. If it's too hot, it doesn't matter. Of course, if it's too dry, you should also take care of moisturizing. In short, in this world, nothing is the same, everything needs to be in the right time, place and people. Li Qingming said.

"Master, we can understand that you are in the right place at this time, but do we need to pay attention to anyone?" asked Sun Zhengyi.

"Apprentice, who is this face? Isn't this just a human being? Isn't this just the right time, place, and people?" Li Qingming pointed out.

Well, that's true.

Regarding the allusions of the right time, place and people, Li Qingming and them have said it before. They also understand. It's just that I didn't expect that there is so much attention to making a ramen, and this one is really a bit jaw-dropping.

"Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that our Chinese cuisine is broad and profound, and has a long history. These ancestors have not been unparticular about researching this delicacy. It's not like all of a sudden, accidentally accidentally made a dish, and then it's done. All of this is theoretically studied. Huaxia pays the most attention to the origin. Li Qingming said proudly.

As a Chinese person, it is indeed a very proud thing. Many people always feel that those foreigners are noble and humble. This kind of thinking is simply absurd.

These foreigners, so to speak, didn't even figure out how they came here. Until now, it's all about who I am, where I've come from, and where I'm going.

But Huaxia, about this issue, in fact, has been described for a long time.

Who am I? In this Tao Te Ching, it is said: Tao is born in one, life is two, two is born in three, three is born of all things, all things are negative yin and embrace yang, and impulse is harmony. That is, each of us is that one. And then there were twos, and then there were threes, and finally because of all our actions, the world was connected.

Everything grows!

As for where I came from and where I'm going. This Zhuang Zhou dream butterfly, is it a butterfly Zhuang Zhou, or a Zhuang Zhou butterfly. On the other hand, it was elaborated.

Why is this still a question of Western philosophy, which has been claimed to be unsolved? In fact, this is why Westerners still refuse to admit the greatness of Chinese culture. Because they are all barbarians, they finally caught up and surpassed us in modern history, relying on the two industrial revolutions, which is deep down proud. This is like the former slave, under various coincidences, he finally turned over and became the master, so he naturally hoped to show off his might. How can you admit that you are not as good as the existence that you need to look up to?

"Okay, it's almost time to wake up, we can start to continue to meet!" Li Qingming looked at the time, it was almost over, and began to continue to meet.

"If the dough feels a little wet, put some flour on the table, and if it feels too dry, add some water. Just add a little bit to this, don't add too much!" Li Qingming ordered.

The two of them nodded hurriedly.

After kneading for more than 0 minutes, the dough of the three of them was smooth enough, bright and elastic, and Li Qingming stopped.

"How to tell if our dough is in place, it's very simple!" Li Qingming stretched out a finger and pressed it.

"Look, after pressing this, there will be a small pit in the dough, and then we immediately pull out our fingers, and if it bounces back, then it's fine!" Li Qingming said.

The two of them looked at each other, and sure enough. The two tried to compare themselves again, one was slightly harder, and the other was slightly softer. Obviously, there is still a need for a little more peace.

"There is another way, which is to insert it! This one is more direct!" Li Qingming inserted a finger directly.

The two of them looked at each other.

At this time, Li Qingming pulled out his finger, and a small hole the thickness of a finger appeared in the middle of the smooth dough.

This small hole will not shrink, but when Li Qingming's finger is lightly pressed, the small pit on the dough will slowly return to its original shape, and it will soon become a smooth, elastic dough again.

After trying Uncle Xiang and Son Zhengyi a few times, the dough of the two of them is almost the same as Li Qingming's.

"This first step is officially completed! The dough is done!" Li Qingming said with a smile.

Son Masayoshi and Uncle Xiang let out a long breath. It's not easy, but it's really interesting. You can learn so much about cooking!

"Well, let's start ramen!" At this time, Li Qingming also looked slightly nervous.