Chapter 6, Desserts from Another World (1)
At noon, Mebis came to the basement of the tavern, and the dark space piled up large wooden barrels one by one, faintly smelled the smell of alcoholic fermentation, and found an empty wine barrel, Mebes took a large long spoon, fished out a pink, exuding a rich wine tune to the bottom of the barrel, and left satisfied,
For what he wants to do today, it is undoubtedly an epoch-making product for this world. There are still many delicious drinks, coffee, cocoa, etc. in his memories of the other world, but he has never heard of such things, and now he can only make some desserts that are relatively easy to get his hands on.
In Mebes's mind, bread was a hard, dry food, and only the bakers of the palace could make a softer, pure white bread, rather than a hard lump of hard teeth. Otherworldly memories record not only many different kinds of bread, but also unheard of foods such as 'cakes', the simplicity of the ingredients and the abundance of flavors that made Mebes quickly identify this recipe and now prepare all the tools needed.
Suffering from the fact that there is no such thing as an 'egg pump' in this world, Mebes can only find a few hard roots, and even the larger cake grinder has to be replaced by a copper castle for daily stewing, and after the preparation is completed, he begins to use the knowledge of the other world for the first time.
A few round eggs gently knocked into the clean and oil-free wooden basin, the fresh egg whites are as thick as jelly, which is particularly crystal clear in the tavern that penetrates the wooden house, and the orange-yellow egg yolk and transparent egg whites are gently picked up and placed in different wooden basins.
Add three or four drops of lemon juice, followed by the memory of "shaking the egg pump into the air, so that the egg whites are filled with gas, the so-called physical fluffy method", Mebis took three washed clean branches, clockwise and quickly whipped, the first time he was a little unnatural, muscle memory made him quickly master the skill of power, and the egg whites slowly from the thin like running water to the white and shiny solid, gently lifted, the egg whites on the branches did not move, this is the best 'egg white whipping degree' to make this cake.
Mebis stared at the white white egg white, and he had to hurry, because the memory reminded him that "prolonged exposure to air causes the loss of the gases inside the protein." This is followed by the egg yolk paste, the egg whites are beaten vigorously by the egg whites, and then the butter is roughly added to the recipe (no scales. He learned that every step of the dessert making is a precise and rigorous science, and the weight of the ingredients and the different recipes are all too small, and the words that are so small are the millimeters that are missing a thousand miles, which is a warning engraved in the depths of his mind.
Therefore, Mebis added every step according to the near-precise amount, and sometimes he wanted to add something to enrich the flavor of the cake, but he held back it to the end, in order to make it perfect.
After mixing the egg yolk with the fat evenly, he had to pour the 'cake flour' directly into it without a 'fine sieve' and mix it into a batter. Then Mebis gently scoops 3/1 of the egg white into the egg yolk paste, gently shoveling up and down irregularly
According to memory, this helps to preserve the egg white gas, and between the waves, the yellow egg yolk paste has been evenly mixed with the egg whites, forming a faint yellowish-white color.
The smooth cake batter slowly poured from the low mid-air, slowly poured into the copper pot coated with a layer of butter, and finally Mebis dropped the copper pot in the air, shook out the large bubbles mixed inside, put it in the fire at the right temperature, covered the covered wooden board, adjusted the time of an hourglass, and waited quietly.
In his spare time, Mebes thought about the operation of the tavern, "Can I use bread as a substitute for the tavern?" In his native memory, soft bread like the ubiquitous life in the other world was almost impossible here, and could be sold as a 'souvenir', and strange words were constantly incorporated into his words.
In addition, there are several other restaurants in the entire Green Town in addition to the Daddy Tavern, so let them share their own customers, plus their memories are full of another set of food styles, even if they appear in the tavern, they will not be able to open their taste buds in a short time, but like pastries, bread, etc., are still in line with the tastes of the mainland people, Mebeis thought carefully.
The preparation of staple foods, whether local or otherworldly, is more troublesome than desserts, and the same is true for bread, which not only has to be divided into several steps, but also takes several days to make a variety, such as the refreshing raisins, nuts, whole wheat toast and the heavy flavor of old flour bread prepared by Mebes for the townspeople.
As for why white bread isn't offered, there's a reason for that. Nowadays, there is only food in the palace, and someone in a rural town actually sells this kind of food that symbolizes nobility. Mebis estimated that the mayor of the town will soon come over to talk to him about his life, of course, the half-footed big knight Xiuwei revealed that he didn't have the courage to threaten Mebis, an angry knight, basically no one in the town can resist it, because the strongest sheriff in Green Town, Seph, is just a formal knight, let alone an elderly knight.
Mebis prepared two piles of powder on the long wooden table, the difference between these two kinds of bread is the length of time, like the old noodles at least the day before yesterday to start making the next day, and then knead the dough, once or twice fermented, etc., the time is the longest, but if in terms of flavor, the stick bread is compared to the toast that can be fermented with yeast in a day, in essence, it is thrown out a few streets, and the rich wheat aroma and the deep taste of the flour are rarely surpassed by salty bread.
Wash the wooden basin that has just been used, pour in the flour that has been divided, add an appropriate amount of "fresh yeast" just taken out of the cellar, add the appropriate amount of water, Mebis feels the approximate humidity of the dough with the memory of her mind, completely mixes it with a damp cloth, puts it under a cool and ventilated storage cabinet, and waits for the yeast to take effect.
A smell of cake slowly fills the kitchen, the stove is still rising, and in the memories of the other world, there is something called a 'steaming and baking cooker'. Compared to this outdated stove, it can control the temperature more precisely and has many functions.
There are also things called 'refrigerators', where you can store food that is prone to perishability for a long time, and you can continue to use it as long as the ingredients are thawed. Such a mysterious artifact is available to everyone, which makes Mebis yearn for that place.
The rest of the flour Mebis dug a pit in the middle, a certain amount of mashed yellow cane sugar, and then knocked into 3 jelly-like eggs, and then poured into the whipped cream bought in the morning, adding an extremely attractive milk flavor, but this whipped cream can not be left overnight, the people who sell the cream are made on the same day and sold, the overnight whipped cream is like a rotten corpse, emitting a strong smell, this large bottle seems to be running out tonight, Mebes took a sip and felt the taste of milk fat.
Then slowly stirred into a paste, seeing that it was a little sticky, Mebis grabbed a handful of flour with his other hand and slowly added, and kept rubbing it with both hands, for knights, it is not difficult to make this kind of manual manufacturing with a strong physique, but, for ordinary people, not much, three or four can lie down.
Wait until the dough gradually becomes tendonous, water and egg whites gradually form a strong gluten, then add pink koji, knead evenly and finally add butter and salt, no koji is added at the beginning to delay his fermentation, the hand is warm, the temperature allows the yeast to multiply quickly, so that when the dough is reconciled, the yeast starts to operate, so that the quality will not be affected.
Mebis grabs Lefe raisins from the Northlands and uses them after soaking them in rum, as well as kiwi kernels, known as 'commoners' snacks, crushed into pieces, and slowly stacked on top of the divided dough in a 5:5 ratio, a technique to prevent the dough from being kneaded again after it is finished, destroying the gluten that was originally formed.
Mebis cut the embryonic body of the large ball with a sharp knife, divided it into equal small balls, and then kneaded it into a smooth spherical shape with a smooth surface by a special moving method, and placed it evenly on the table
"The next thing is to wait for the dough to absorb enough water, according to the otherworldly saying, this is called 'rest noodles'.
Counting the time, the cake was baked, and Mebes slowly opened the lid by the fire, and a more fragrant smell came from it, and the gushing aroma was like ashes after a volcano had dispersed, filling the entire wooden house, and passers-by far away from the town could also smell the fragrance, with the aroma of eggs. They all noticed that behind the Daddy's Tavern, many merchants wanted to taste it, but the words "resting" were hung on a wooden sign outside the shop, blocking people's desire to enter, so they had to discuss privately and gossip about what new dishes were coming out.
The cake in the oven swelled like a hill, and there were several cracks on the top of the roasted golden brown, and the bottom was the embryo body of the yellow ** person, and Mebis did not take it out immediately, because he knew that the baked cake should be placed in it for a while, and only when the temperature gradually decreases can it be taken out and cooled completely, and finally demolded.