Chapter 65: The French Baguette
Sha Fengzhi's agitation method is very useful to Sikong Yao, once he bets on the honor of the pastry chef, Sikong Yao will be tight, and then show his skills.
The baguette is one of the most traditional French breads and at the same time a representative of French bread. The French word for baguette originally meant a long strip of gemstones.
The recipe of the French baguette is very simple, no sugar, no milk, no oil, no milk, just flour, water, salt and yeast four basic raw materials, and in shape, weight also has extremely strict requirements, unified for each strip 76 cm long, weighing 250 grams, but also stipulates that the oblique cut must have seven cracks to standard.
Baguettes are plain and emphasize a crunchy skin. The simpler the thing, the more it stands up to recommendation, a perfect baguette with a soft and slightly resilient heart, the more you chew, the more fragrant it is.
The key is the size of the dough tissue formed by the combination of wheat flour and water, and the taste and texture of the dough due to the aging of the dough due to fermentation.
Sikong Yao skillfully mixes the ingredients evenly, adds a certain proportion of water, stirs into a dough, and kneades back and forth for half an hour to completely squeeze out the mixed air in the dough, which is the key to determining the degree of bread fermentation.
The dough fermented with maltol as yeast gives baguettes a subtle sweetness that can withstand repeated chewing.
Sikong Yao said indignantly: "Sha Fengzhi, you don't even have a steam oven in Fulong Village, how do you make baguettes?" β
In addition to the high-gluten flour that is used for baguette processing, the key to baking is that the steam oven can retain the moisture in the dough and not make the baked bread dry and stiff.
Sha Fengzhi knows how to bake, for him, bread is something that is stuffed into his mouth, and after swallowing it in his stomach, he will not starve to death.
Sha Fengzhi waved his hand and said, "I don't understand what you say, aren't you a pastry chef, you can figure it out yourself." β
Without a steam oven, this baguette is destined to be unpalatable.
However, Sha Fengzhi is right, Sikong Yao is a dessert chef, and the dessert chef naturally has the method of a dessert chef.
Sikong Yao made a temporary shower with a piping belt, gently sprinkled a thin layer of mist on the surface of the dough, and then divided the dough into small pieces weighing 250 grams after standing for 40 minutes, and finally proofed for one hour, when the dough rose to 8 percent, seven cracks were quickly cut along the surface of the bread with a blade and immediately sent to the oven.
Middle layer oven, 235Β°, time 30 minutes.
Sha Fengzhi was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be quite powerful, yes, the position of the head chef is yours." β
Sikong Yao retorted: "It's not rare. β
The use of French baguettes is not as cumbersome as that of French dinners.
Just stretch out your left hand and grab the long stick, tighten it with your five fingers, then follow up with your right hand to catch the end of the stuck bread, then rotate down with your left hand and upside down with your right hand, unscrew the bread, put a large piece in your mouth, and chew repeatedly.
The baguettes made by Sikong Yao are simply different from the prisoners' food, with a crispy and crispy crust in the mouth, and then the bread is soft and tough.
Chewing repeatedly, a little bit of faint malt sweetness leaked out to invade every taste bud, the more you chewed, the richer the taste, the sand sealed a careless, almost flashed the tongue.
Sikong Yao said proudly: "How is it, is it much better than the baguette made by your cook?" β
Sha Fengzhi had never eaten such delicious bread in his life, and Sikong Yao suddenly subverted his concept of bread.
Originally, Sha Fengzhi thought that bread was used to satisfy hunger, and it was the same if it was unpalatable and delicious, as long as it could fill the stomach.
And the appearance of Sikong Yao made Sha Fengzhi begin to realize that bread can also bring happiness.
Sha Fengzhi has spent his whole life in battle, and he has never cared that a piece of bread can be so tempting, and immediately laughed and said: "Sikong Yao, you are a genius, I have decided, you are the chief pastry chef of Fulongzhai." β
Sikong Yao didn't look at Sha Fengzhi with his eyes, so he said: "It's not uncommon for me to say, it's not worth working for people like you." β
Sha Fengzhi has confessed to countless cunning people, a little girl like Sikong Yao, who is not deeply involved in the world, was seen through by him at a glance, and compassion is her weakness.
Sha Fengzhi continued: "Okay, no problem, anyway, there are still a bunch of unpalatable bread left in the warehouse, and the life or death of those prisoners is none of my business." Huanggang, those pioneers are on strike, then beat them until they start working, and it doesn't matter if they are stubborn, they will be killed directly. β
Sikong Yao gritted his teeth in anger and shouted, "I don't allow you to do this!" β
Sha Fengzhi sneered: "Why listen to you? Lao Tzu can do what he likes. β
"You said that if I sent you back to Fulong Village, you would let everyone go."
Sha Fengzhi smiled even more coldly, as if listening to another joke, and said, "Little girl, don't be so naΓ―ve, do you believe what I say?" What are you? β
Sikong Yao said viciously: "I am the chief pastry chef of Fulong Village. β
Now, Sikong Yao can only try to give those who are suffering a full meal.
The sofa couldn't stop laughing, and said, "Hahaha, that's fine, go and prepare, it's time for dinner soon." As for you, the one who grilled the fish, you will go to the wasteland to pioneer tomorrow, Huanggang, you organize, and those newcomers should also start working. β
Although Sikong Yao didn't know what the pioneer was thanking for, when he entered the crypt for the first time, those scrawny people were obviously destroyed by the pioneer work, and Sikong Yao definitely wanted to protect Meng Xiyao.
Sikong Yao reprimanded: "Wait, Meng Xiyao is my friend, I want him to be my assistant." β
Sha Fengzhi is definitely not a good talker, and it is naturally impossible for him to agree to Sikong Yao's request with interests first, and asked: "He, he is a grilled fish, the pastry chef is a pastry chef, and the grilled fish is a grilled fish, how can it be mixed up." β
Unexpectedly, Sha Fengzhi choked her with Sikong Yao's words, and suddenly blushed with anger.
Sha Feng was unforgiving, and then said: "The pastry chef is the dessert maker, and the grilled fish is the one who makes the grilled fish, how can the grilled fish be the assistant of the pastry chef, unless he can also make desserts." β
Sikong Yao couldn't help but want to scold just now, but Meng Xiyao gently patted her shoulder and slowly stepped forward.
"Who said people who grill fish don't make desserts?"
As soon as Meng Xiyao raised his head, a fiery gaze burst out in his eyes, which made Sha Fengzhi feel a panic in his heart.
Sikong Yao wanted to fight for Meng Xiyao, but Meng Xiyao waved his hand and persuaded An: "Have you forgotten? I know how to make desserts, too, and you taught me. β
Sikong Yao suddenly remembered that when he first recognized Meng Xiyao, the matsutake chocolate in the dessert house!
Sikong Yao didn't know why Meng Xiyao, as a Western chef, would learn to make chocolate, and she didn't know how many times Meng Xiyao had secretly practiced behind her back since she ordered it that day.
In this way, Meng Xiyao's cooking of truffle chocolate can be described as superb, a set of exquisite skills are handy, the materials are accurate, and the whole process from taking materials to putting them into the mold is smooth without a trace of involvement.
The round ball of chocolate lies quietly on top of the porcelain bowl, and the view from a distance is enough to make people salivate.
Even if it is a highly skilled pastry chef like Sikong Yi, he has to say a word to Meng Xiyao.
Sha Fengzhi was so engrossed that he almost forgot to breathe, before he came back to his senses, gasping for breath, his chest rising and falling slightly, and a powerful heart couldn't stop beating.
That chocolate truffle is extraordinary at first glance, and it smells so good.
Huang Gang on the side was also stunned, always thinking that Meng Xiyao was just a good hand with a knife, but he didn't expect to be so good at making desserts. If Meng Xiyao's knife technique could be as skillful as his technique of stirring cocoa sauce, I am afraid that the entire Fulong Village would not be his opponent.
Sha Fengzhi gasped, and then laughed wildly: "Okay, good, I didn't expect you, a grilled fisher, to hide it deeply." β
Sikong Yao also didn't expect Meng Xiyao to have this stunt, and smiled at Sha Fengzhi: "See, his dessert making skills are no worse than mine, now he doesn't have to go pioneering, right?" β
Sha Fengzhi clapped his hands and said approvingly: "Of course, such an outstanding talent as him, Huang Gang, hurry up and loosen the chains for him." β
Sikong Yao was overjoyed, but he didn't expect Sha Fengzhi to be a person who cherished talents.
However, Sha Feng stopped the next sentence, but it made Sikong Yao's heart extremely cold.
"Then give him an eighty-pound chain, and arrange for him to work in the wasteland as soon as possible."
Sikong Yao's eyes were about to burst out with anger, and a cold killing intent instantly overflowed from her body, and the backslashing Sha Fengzhi completely angered him, and he worked hard for most of the day, but in the end he was still treated as a monkey.
"Sha Fengzhi, you are too much!"
Wang Wei and Wang Hong loaded the bullets in an instant, and the two machine guns were quickly aimed at Sikong Yao.
Huang Gang was shocked by the murderous aura on Sikong Yao's body, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
Sha Fengzhi shouted: "Huanggang, hurry up!" β
Huang Gang reacted at this time, and hurriedly took out an eighty-pound iron chain and handcuffed Meng Xiyao, with a pair of hands and feet, and this pair was a full hundred and sixty pounds, which was heavier than Meng Xiyao's body.
Meng Xiyao's talent is really terrifying, whether it is the fire attack of grilled fish, the skill of dessert or the skill of knife skills, it is enough for Sha Fengzhi to list him as the number one enemy, plus he has fought in the Changshan Mountain Range, Sha Fengzhi knows that Meng Xiyao is meticulous and not chaotic in the face of danger, such an opponent must not be allowed to grow.
Sha Fengzhi makes a living in a war-torn environment, and knows the truth of strangling potential enemies in the cradle.
Maybe Meng Xiyao is not afraid at this time, but the edge he has shown in the past two days is too dazzling.
If it weren't for Meng Xiyao who saved his life, Sha Fengzhi would have put Meng Xiyao to death immediately.