Shen Xiangmiao quickly noticed the problem, pointed to the four corners, and said: "It is better to make a thin iron sheet connected here, the lower pot can be slightly smaller, and the upper pot can be supported with the strength of the iron pillar, and the corners on all sides are wrapped with iron sheets, so beautiful and strong, and the upper and lower pots can be separated, so it is cleaned or charcoaled." ”

Shen Xiangmiao gestured as she spoke, and finally simply took a wooden stick and drew a picture on the ground.

Fang Huairen didn't understand it at first, but after seeing this picture, his eyes suddenly lit up: "This looks good, it is also firm, and more importantly, it is separated, and it is easy to wash." ”

"Hmm. The following one may wish to add four feet, and the feet can be tied with wooden blocks or wrapped with strips of cloth, so that the charcoal fire will not be too hot, and the paint on the table will be burned. Shen Xiangmiao added.

"Then there is nothing wrong with that." Fang Huairen nodded again and again, and wrapped the pot in cloth again: "I'll go to the blacksmith shop and tell him now, I must make a batch out in the next few days." ”

"The carbon is already optimistic, the best carbon, there is no cigarette, although it is not as good as the good silver frost charcoal, but it is also the best in this Qingshui Town." Fang Huairen added: "I also opened a small window in the windows of the Moon Man Building according to Miss Shen's instructions, and there will definitely be no oxygen or carbon in the Moon Man Building at that time." ”

What Fang Huairen said was the carbon monoxide that Shen Xiangmiao said.

The ancients used carbon for heating, even if it is smokeless carbon, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be carbon monoxide produced when it is not fully burned, which is enough to kill people, especially in densely populated places such as restaurants, once this kind of thing happens, it will be regrettable, so Shen Xiangmiao reminded Fang Huairen early to do a good job of ventilation to avoid this tragedy.

Fang Huairen attached great importance to what Shen Xiangmiao said, and immediately sent someone to do it.

"The shopkeeper will be busy with this matter first, I am also teaching Brother Zhang how to make this dish in the past few days, and when the situation in Deshun Building calms down in a few days, this dish can also be served." Shen Xiangmiao said with a smile.

"Hmm." Fang Huairen nodded heavily.

Because the building is still deserted today, there is no need to eat lunch after the meal, so I set up lunch early, and after eating, Shen Xiangmiao went to Shen Ji to stay for a while.

The business of the Moon Man Building is deserted, although Shen Ji is slightly better, but it cannot be compared with the past, there are not many people who come to buy food and lo-mei at this time, Shen Xiangmiao saw this situation, so she explained to Shen Wentao to take care of the business, and she went to Meng Ji on the side to take a look.

In the past few days, the moon is full of buildings and Deshun Lou are competing, and Shen Ji's business is poor, so Shen Xiangmiao took advantage of this idle time to teach Meng Weisheng to learn to make a new pastry, lotus crisp.

Lotus crisp, as the name suggests, looks like a blooming lotus flower, petal by petal, layer by layer, golden petals interlaced with each other, the center is a deep purple-red bean paste, at first glance, like a real lotus in general.

In contemporary society, because of the popularity of ovens and everyone's requirements for low fat in the diet, most of the lotus cakes have been made in the oven, but the traditional method of lotus crisps is actually fried.

Compared with the petal bun of the lotus crisp baked in the oven, the fried lotus crisp, layer by layer of puff pastry gradually becomes crispy and hard in the bubbling oil, and the skin layer by layer is like a petal, opening layer by layer, becoming the appearance of a lotus, which is more worthy of such a name.

Therefore, based on the beauty of the style, and based on the fact that baking at this time is not as easy to control the heat as frying, Shen Xiangmiao also adopted the traditional frying method when teaching Meng Weisheng to learn this lotus crisp.

First, make the oil skin with flour, water and lard, make the puff pastry with lard and flour, let it rise for a period of time after making, and then make the oil skin into a round cake, wrap the puff pastry with a slightly less amount than the oil skin, make it into a wide strip, and roll it into a roll.

Roll the roll flat into a dough, wrap an appropriate amount of bean paste filling, knead it into a round small bag, and then cut it into the word "rice" on the smooth side, and then put the semi-finished lotus cake into a suitable colander and fry it on low low heat.

With the bubbling of the oil in the pot, the oil of the lotus crisp kept tumbling, and the original white lotus crisp in the colander gradually became golden, and the petals layer by layer were also stretched out like blooming lotus petals......

When the whole lotus crisp turns golden brown, the whole lotus crisp is considered to be completed, and it can be eaten after being taken out to control the oil.

The style is novel and beautiful, it is very crispy to eat, and the bean paste filling in the center is extremely sweet, especially after eating one, it is especially enjoyable, and people can't help but lick their fingers, but they are still unsatisfied.

The key to making lotus crisp is the stacking of puff pastry layer by layer; The second is to completely cut the puff pastry when drawing the rice characters, but not to cut the whole bean paste filling; The third is that when frying, it must be at a low temperature and low heat, so as to be crispy and not mushy, and the color is bright.

These three key points have certain requirements for the maker, and they cannot be learned once or twice, but Meng Weisheng is now very skilled in making various pastries, and he has a very good grasp of his kneading strength, so when learning to make this lotus cake, it is much faster than ordinary people to learn, and even more than Shen Xiangmiao's imagination.

A day later, this Meng Ji was on the lotus cake made by Meng Weisheng himself.

Moreover, the lotus cake was very popular when it was first sold.

When Shen Xiangmiao arrived at Meng Ji, she saw that the shelf where the lotus cake should have been placed was empty, leaving only some crumbs of puff pastry.

"The lotus cake sells fast." Shen Xiangmiao couldn't help but sigh.

Without waiting for Meng Weisheng to answer, Meng Lingjie on the side replied: "It's not just this lotus cake, there are more fast-selling pastries in Meng Ji's pastries, you see there is not much left at this time, and the eldest brother also does it every day according to the amount you said, so that there is no need to sell the leftovers on the second day, and the people who can't buy it are also thinking about buying it, and they are coming to buy more." ”

"Or maybe it's the Shen family's sister, you have a hard time, and there are many ways to look at Xiaoxiao, but the effect is very good." Meng Lingjie said with emotion.

When he first came to Meng Kee Pastry Shop to start working, when he first saw the business partner mentioned by his cousin, he was shocked at the time, thinking that a girl so young could do something.

But on the day of the opening, the peer shopkeepers who came to provoke were simply cleaned up, and the suggestions given in the usual times were also very fruitful, and more importantly, the things made by the pastry making method handed over to Meng Weisheng were extremely delicious.