Chapter 268: All for Birthday

When the iron shelf was pulled out, a large number of heads who had secretly approached at some point couldn't wait to squeeze over to take a look, and when they saw a few huge black things on the black iron shelf, everyone showed a look of disdain, and they became more and more sure that Li Han was wasting things and getting nervous.

Li Han rubbed his nose in annoyance and muttered in a low voice: "This oven still doesn't look as good as an electric oven, it's actually burnt......"

muttered, but did not stop the movement of his hand, put the iron shelf on the table, took down the black thing at the top of the iron shelf and put it on the board, took out the Swiss Army knife that was stuck in the boot at any time, washed and dried it, and then put the knife down.

Liu Che came a long time ago, Shaofu was in Weiyang Palace, and the news from there spread to the palace very quickly, after hearing the news that Li Han cried bitterly when he slept and slapped the servants and shook his hands home, the royal unity expressed great surprise and curiosity, so Liu Che came.

When Liu Che arrived, Li Han's mud lumps had not yet been prepared, and the prince led a large group of children of all sizes to chase, hide, and snoop back and forth.

"Hey, let's go, let my brother-in-law mess around for a while and it'll be fine! Hey? Why is it so fragrant? ”

As soon as Liu Che finished his first sentence, he smelled a pungent aroma, and subconsciously turned his head to stare at the thing Li Han, but was surprised to find that after the black thing was cut, it revealed the golden yellow inside, and the sweet smell emanated from there.

Li Han carefully cut off the charred finger-thick crust little by little, leaving a golden cake.

Cut off a piece and tasted it, Li Han frowned, the taste was correct, but it was not as soft as the cakes of later generations, and it seemed that there was no baking powder.

It seems that the only way to do this is to increase the amount of yeast again, and next time you can try to put in some rice wine. The most important thing is that you still need some baking soda, and this thing has been brought for so many years, and I don't know if it has failed, so I have to try it.

Just do it, Li Han dropped these semi-finished products that were not very successful, and hurriedly went to find the raw materials to continue trying, and when he passed by the door, he saw a large group of onlookers ignoring them directly and hurriedly left.

Liu Che was the first to rush to the table. Breaking off a large piece, taking a big bite, Deng Shi sighed happily and said, "Oh my God, it's so delicious!" ”

This is worth it, a group of people at the door rushed in, Ji Xiu, Ji Fei, Ji Lin, Li Zhu, Li Ling, and Wei Qing stepped forward together to grab a piece and stuff it into their mouths, and a cake was eaten in an instant. Immediately stared at the few remaining pieces on the iron shelf.

These children are good children, they eat delicious food, and when they are full, they still remember that the adults did not eat, so. Each brought some to honor the elders, the grandparents and mothers were sent by Ji Lin, the two uncles and uncles were sent by Li Zhu and Li Ling, and Ji Xiu, who was close to Fang Yuxiu, was sent to his sister-in-law. Liu Che sent it to his sister, and Wei Qing also sent it to his sister.

So, when Li Han found all the raw materials and returned here again. All that was left was empty iron shelves and scorched tables.

And the Li family is also completely relieved, knowing that the head of the family is nothing more than tinkering with a new type of food, that thing is really delicious, fragrant, sweet, soft and soft, I heard the children say that Li Han is not satisfied with this, and he is looking for something all over the world to prepare to make it more delicious, so what else is there to interfere with, just wait to eat!

The little master Ji Lin kindly gave the cook a piece along the way, and after tasting the taste, the fat cook knew that he had misunderstood the lord, and was so annoyed that he couldn't think of this kind of self-made dim sum?

Last time, the lord clearly said that it can be called a "cake" when baked with eggs and noodles, and he only knows that these two materials are made into small pieces, and after steaming, they are coated with honey and then put in a dry iron pot and cover the lid to bake the surface yellow, so this kind of "cake" is also praised by everyone for being delicious, and he is also complacent for a while, and today I tasted what the lord made, only to know that the previous one was called "egg steamed buns" at best.

In the next experiment, the fat chef put in full cooperation, Li Han constantly adjusted the composition of the starter culture, added baking soda to the second furnace, and adjusted the baking time from one hour to half an hour.

As soon as the semi-finished product came out, Li Han could only taste a small piece to taste, and a large group of people crowded in, just wanted to get angry, raised his head and saw that his grandmother, who easily didn't come out to shop, was in the first place, so he quickly cut a large piece and handed it to his grandmother, and sent it away to the old man, and when he came back, there was only an empty shelf left.

Although the family has given such a high enthusiasm for this cake, Li Han, who has perfectionist obsessive-compulsive disorder, will not stop there, he roughly knows the ingredients of baking powder, that is, baking soda plus some acidic substances, and then using corn flour as an intermediary to form a white powder, now since there is baking soda, what is the substitute to find it?

Suddenly, Li Han remembered that when he was in Longxi, he found that there was alum stone mixed in the saltpeter, and there were a lot of alum in the spare time, and he brought it back for his grandfather to use in medicine.

Li Han, who was in high spirits, hurriedly went to get a piece of alum, rolled it out and added it with baking soda, and added glutinous rice wine in addition to the yeast.

The double-layer oven effectively separates the open flame, and the heat bakes the cake through the thick bricks and mud walls little by little, and the time and fire have also gained experience.

It was still the case, Li Han only tasted it, and was pushed to the side and squeezed further and further, and when he was able to walk in again, he knew that he didn't have to go in, the iron shelf must be empty, and even the fallen slag would be carefully swept into the plate and cut off.

Those diners were so anxious that Li Han never came to tell them that it would actually be more delicious to go to the kitchen and spread the bucket of beaten cream......

This discovery made Li Han very happy, so that you all ignored me and just stared at the cake, so I didn't tell you how to make it more delicious, and ended his food research and development with a smile and humming a song all the way.

For the Queen Mother's birthday, he already has a specific plan, since the main event has been done, then next, the Liu family can not enjoy leisure, they must all be mobilized and put into the vigorous birthday celebrations, how can I be busy alone?

Entered the palace with a treacherous face, and when he saw Liu Che smiling and staying in front of the emperor and queen, he understood that his cake must have been passed into the palace, it doesn't matter, anyway, none of you have seen the finished product.

"Father, the Queen Mother's birthday is coming, the child thought, let the royal children participate, hold a birthday program, let the Queen Mother be happy, do you see if you can call them out and let the children teach them for a day?"

As soon as Liu Qi heard that it was for his mother's birthday, how could he not allow it, anyway, all the Liu clansmen were in Beijing recently, and his own children were also there, so let Li Han make trouble, so he readily agreed.

So, in addition to the dead Liu Rong, Liu Qi's thirteen sons and three daughters were all summoned together by Li Han, and taught secretly all day after closing the door in Liu Che's palace, and finally seriously stated that no one was allowed to leak the news, if the show was known before the Queen Mother's birthday, it would lose the meaning of surprising the Queen Mother, that is, whoever is not filial, the father will be very angry, and the consequences will be very serious.

In this way, these children originally liked the mysterious atmosphere, and they were afraid of their father's punishment, so no one revealed the secret of heaven, so the birthday of the Queen Mother arrived.

During the day, it is the birthday ceremony of the hundred officials presided over by Taichang Temple and Honglu Temple, which does not belong to Li Han, according to the court etiquette, Li Han announced that he will hold a birthday celebration for the Queen Mother in Changle Palace at night, and when the time comes, please arrive on time to participate, and leave in a hurry.

Throughout the day, the Li family restaurant and the chefs at home were busy preparing the birthday banquet dishes, and after Li Han went back, he solemnly stated that no one was allowed to move the cake baked today, it was for the queen mother's birthday, and the family wanted to eat it and he would bake it out a lot, so that everyone could eat until they vomited.

At this time, everyone knows the severity, of course, no one dares to steal it, Li Han carefully baked several furnaces, and asked the blacksmith to make a nine-layer cake on top of each other to make a nine-layer cake, and then let the chef bring the cream and spread it carefully and evenly.

Li Han also squeezed out the fresh red flower juice from the flowers, the green vegetable juice from the green vegetable leaves, and the yellow color of the carrots to make various colors of cream, wrapped them in pieces of soft cloth, cut out a small opening at the top, and squeezed out colorful flowers on the surface of the cake.

Then use the greenhouse fruit to cut into beautiful pieces and put them on the layers of cakes, close to success, on the huge top of the longevity peach, squeeze out with bright red cream: "Congratulations to the Queen Mother for the blessing of the East China Sea Shoubi Nanshan" A few big words, even if it is Qi live.

The paper mill was not idle, using cardboard to paste out a huge cake box, the carpenter was not idle, specially made a base with wheels for this cake, and the processing factory was not idle, making sixty colored candles, and also using the carpenter's carved molds to make a number of beautiful lotus candles.

In the evening of the afternoon, the sky was full of colorful clouds, and Changle Palace had been arranged by Li Han's commander with joy, and a colorful shed was specially built in the courtyard, the roof of the shed was all decorated with red silk, and a row of huge silk flowers was hung in front.

In the middle of the high platform in the color shed, a beautiful seat was arranged for the Queen Mother, and in front of it was a soft cushion, and there were three steps between the high platform and the flat ground, all of which were covered with red wool felt. (To be continued......)