162. Cookies
Taking the Jung so-yeon sisters to the pastry room on the second floor, Lee Jun-hyuk began to demonstrate the method of cookies to Jung so-jing.
"The method of cookies is actually very simple, whether this is good or not, you can follow me first. After one guess, you won't have to interject much to learn. Opening the refrigerator, Lee Jun Hyuk took out the ingredients needed to make cookies and said to Zheng Xiujing.
"That's good, uncle." Children are still very simple, and when they see what they are interested in, they are immediately excited. No, after hearing Lee Jun-hyuk's words, she was already eager to try and prepare to do it herself.
"But before you do that, you need to wash your hands and put on this apron, which is a bit big for you, but I think it's better than having you get flour all over your body."
"Let's go, Xiujing, I'll take you to wash your hands." As if it had been arranged, as soon as Lee Jun-hyuk's words fell, Jung so-yeon's words reached Jung so-jing's ears.
"Ernie," the two walked into the bathroom, and Zheng Xiujing turned on the faucet and said.
"Huh?" Watching Zheng Xiujing's movements, Zheng Xiuyan naturally took out the soap from the wall cabinet next to her and handed it to her sister.
"Although this is the second time I've seen my uncle, I think his people are so good." Seeing Zheng Xiuyan's movements, Zheng Xiujing's eyes lit up and said.
"yes." Following Zheng Xiujing's words, Zheng Xiuyan replied.
"He has a gentle personality, good cooking skills, can sing, and can make movies." Although the two sisters often quarrel or something, they are actually very fond of their sister Zheng Xiuyan, and even Zheng Xiuyan told her about Lee Junhyuk going to the crew.
"What do you want to say?" For Zheng Xiujing. Zheng Xiuyan is really familiar. Although the previous words are very normal. But looking at the smile on the corner of her mouth, Zheng Xiuyan knew that her next words would definitely make her crazy, so she asked vigilantly.
"If he becomes my brother-in-law, it will be perfect." Sure enough, Zheng Xiujing's next words gave Zheng Xiuyan a big "surprise".
"Ah, do you want to die?" Sure enough, Zheng Xiujing's words suddenly made Zheng Xiuyan's face turn red. In order to hide her shyness, Zheng Xiuyan pretended to be angry and said fiercely.
"Ernie, what I said is true, haven't you noticed that you and Uncle really have a tacit understanding, you see, Uncle's words just fell. Naturally, you brought me here to wash your hands, obviously, you already know Uncle Ludao's habit of tidying up before making food, am I right? And yes. Look at the action you just took the soap, so natural. It's like being in our house. If I hadn't known you, sister, I would have thought you would be my uncle's girlfriend now. Like a little detective, Zheng Xiujing said seriously, as if it was true.
"I have a tacit understanding with my uncle, because we are friends, don't talk about me, even Xiaoyuan and them, and I also know Uncle Li Junhe's habit before cooking, so when he takes you to the pastry room, I know that he will definitely let you wash your hands, and as for my familiarity with the location of the soap here, the same is true, because on Christmas the previous year, Xiaoyuan and I helped the uncle make a cake here, so I know the location of the soap. So, you little girl, don't think about how to marry your sister out all day long, do you know how to marry your sister?" Hearing Zheng Xiujing's analysis, Zheng Xiuyan explained.
"Well, okay, we're done washing our hands, let's make cookies." On the surface, she accepted Zheng Xiuyan's explanation, but his appearance and tone all showed that she didn't believe what her sister said.
"Xiujing, this kind of thing is not allowed to be said again in the future, Zhilu said no, especially when there are other people, it is not allowed to mention. Otherwise, I'll break up with you. Afraid that Zheng Xiujing would say these words in front of Li Junhyuk at an inopportune time, Zheng Xiuyan grabbed Zheng Xiujing, who was about to walk out of the bathroom, and said very seriously.
"I know, Ernie. About our sisters, when have you seen me tell others. Seeing Zheng Xiuyan's appearance, Zheng Xiujing knew that Zheng Xiuyan was very serious about this matter, so she said it seriously.
"That's fine, then let's get out of the way." Seeing Zheng Xiujing's appearance, Zheng Xiuyan also knew that her sister really wouldn't say it.
"Uncle, here we are. Now let's talk about it, how to get it. Walking out of the bathroom, Zheng Xiujing regained her lively appearance and said excitedly.
"It's just right, the butter has almost softened, so let's get started." Seeing Zheng Xiujing's lively appearance, Li Junhyuk also said with a smile.
"First of all, put the butter and sugar and salt in this small basin, and then use a whisk to break it up, give, you use this electric whisk, use the mid-range speed, I use the manual one, I will use it." While demonstrating himself, Lee Jun-hyuk pointed out Jung so-jing's movements.
"Yes, I used to help my mother break eggs, and my sister never did it." Hearing Li Junhyuk's words, Zheng Xiujing said proudly. After that, the very skilled bar whisk is turned to mid and then begins to stir.
"Yes, that's it, Xiujing is still very talented, wait for me, I'm not as fast as you." Seeing that Zheng Xiujing quickly beat the butter in the basin until the volume expanded and then turned white, Li Junhe instructed.
"Okay, uncle, what's next?" Very obediently stopped the movements in her hand, and Zheng Xiujing asked excitedly.
"Have you ever beaten an egg?" The movements in his hands did not stop, and Lee Jun Hyuk asked.
"Of course I did, it's very simple." Hearing Li Junhyuk's question, Zheng Xiujing immediately answered.
"Didn't you divide the egg whites?" Seeing that the butter in his hand was also beaten, Lee Jun-hyuk put down the small basin and continued to ask.
"That's gone. But I saw my mother do it, and it was to use two egg shells upside down, and the egg whites came out. Zheng Xiujing tilted her head and said with a bun puffed out like her sister.
"Here, you can use this to filter out the egg whites directly, and you don't have to go through the trouble of turning it upside down. Try. Knowing what Zheng Xiujing meant, Li Junhyuk said with a smile.
"Wow, that's amazing." Suspiciously, crack the eggs on a small, spoon-shaped container. Really. It's like Lee Jun-hyuk said. The yolk of the egg is left on the top of the separator, and it is very convenient for the egg white to flow out along the small hole under the container. Seeing this, Zheng Xiujing said excitedly.
"It's fun." Seeing Zheng Xiujing's appearance, Lee Jun-hyuk smiled.
"Yes, it's fun."
"Then you can crack five more eggs here, put the sifted egg yolk in this bowl, and wait for you to make something to eat."
"Yes. I got it. Like seeing a new toy, Zheng Xiujing was very happy with this egg white separator.
"Xiuyan, if you're bored, why don't you come over and get me this?" Seeing Jung so-yeon sitting boredly on the side, Lee Jun-hyuk was concerned.
"No need, uncle, no matter how you do it, the taste I make is not as good as that of yours, uncle, so when I want to eat it, I will ask you to make it for me." One hand rests on the chin. Zheng Xiuyan shook her head and said. Zheng Xiuyan said it naturally. didn't realize that her words would make Zheng Xiujing, who had ulterior motives, hear other meanings.
"That's right, uncle, don't let your sister do this thing, just like my sister said, whatever she wants to eat, uncle, you will do it in the future." Hearing Zheng Xiuyan's words, Zheng Xiujing snickered weirdly, and then said with a straight face.
"That's right, you can come to me for whatever you want to eat in the future, as long as I can do it, I'll make it for you when the time comes." Li Junhyuk didn't notice the other meaning of Zheng Xiujing's words at all, and said naturally.
"OK, uncle, I'm done, what are I going to do next, are you going to break up this egg white?" In order not to let her sister and Lee Jun-hyuk notice the other meaning of her words, Zheng Xiujing immediately shifted the topic to cookies.
"Clever, after breaking up, divide the egg mixture into the butter in three times. Stir to combine. Li Junhyuk kept his hands on it, explaining to Zheng Xiujing while demonstrating it.
"And then." Following Lee Jun-hyuk's instructions, Jung so-jung finally stirred the butter and egg whites well and asked.
"Then it's much easier, give you this little sieve, take a big spoonful of the dry powder, and sprinkle the dry powder into the stirred butter through this sieve. It's like this. Continuing to demonstrate to Zheng Xiujing, Lee Jun-hyuk is skillfully operating.
"Uncle, this flour is already very fine, why do you need to use a sieve." Seeing this, Zheng Xiujing asked puzzled.
"If you don't sift it, it will clump when you stir it for a while, and the cookies won't taste good." Hearing Jung so-kyung's question, Lee Jun-hyuk explained.
"Oh, that's right." Understanding the meaning of this action, Zheng Xiujing began to move.
"Yes, that's it, when this is done, you can knead these things with your hands until there is no dry powder. Here you go, this is a glove for kneading dough. There's no small one, so you can deal with it. Handing the disposable film gloves to Jung so-kyung, Lee Jun-hyuk explained.
"Wow, this is so tiring." After kneading for a while, Zheng Xiujing felt tired.
"It's normal to feel tired, after all, this is a job done by adults, and of course children will feel tired when they do it. Do you want me to help you? Hearing Zheng Xiujing's words, Li Junhyuk said with a smile.
"Well, that's what I said. But uncle, I can do it myself. Declined Lee Jun-hyuk's help, Zheng Xiujing continued to work hard and began to knead.
In fact, the kneading of cookies before molding is not as tiring as Zheng Xiujing said, because it is a baked biscuit, and it also needs to be molded, so the dough of cookies is actually relatively soft, but as Li Junhe said, although this dough is relatively soft, it is indeed more tiring for a little girl who has only turned eleven years old.
"Okay, that's it, and then it's time to make a mold, here you go, this is a squeezed cookie-shaped mouthpiece. Wait until you put a small piece of dough here, and then squeeze it with both hands to squeeze out your favorite model. Remember, the model can't be too big, it can't be too small, and it's fine to make it like this, otherwise it won't heat evenly and it will affect the taste of the cookie. As he spoke, Lee Jun Hyuk made a moderately sized cookie.
"Well, well, I'll try to make different models of all of these." Taking over the mold in Li Junhyuk's hand, Zheng Xiujing continued to say excitedly.
"Okay, Xiujing, you can do this here, after you get these ready, the remaining materials are enough to make this, take a copy, and you can make it according to your preferences." Your sister and I went next door to practice, and when you turn all the dough into biscuits, then try it yourself, and when you're done, I'll put the biscuits in the oven for you. "Handed over the mold in his hand to Jung so-kyung, Lee Jun-hyuk said.
"Well, uncle, you can leave it to me with confidence, I will definitely do it beautifully." Hearing Li Junhyuk's words, Zheng Xiujing patted her small chest and reassured.
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In the afternoon, a large family had a reunion dinner, but the update was delayed. Two chapters are not rushed, so a big chapter was written. Not much to say, happy Lantern Festival, I will go to work tomorrow, and I will resume two shifts a day. (To be continued......)