Chapter 150: Chaise Cake 2 (Second Watch)
Mei Ying never imagined that this strange girl who suddenly appeared in the workshop would become the key person to solve her problem.
She looked up and down at Rong Ling, who was dressed in fashion in front of her, and couldn't connect her with making pastries at all.
I saw Mei Ying's brows frowning slightly, and there was still a lot of doubt about Rong Ling in her eyes.
But at this time, Rong Ling's firm and confident eyes gave her the urge to give it a try.
After all, there really isn't a better option right now.
Simply use a dead horse as a live horse doctor, no matter what, Mei Ying must not let Mei Xiufang be laughed at by her opponents.
"Good! Then you can give it a try! ”
This time, Mei Ying made a bet on Rong Ling, and it was a bet that she couldn't lose.
Rong Ling saw that Mei Ying agreed, and knew that the mission had officially started at this moment.
From the time he crossed over here, every mission of Rong Ling ended in victory.
This time, of course, will not be an exception.
For his cooking skills, Rong Ling is naturally full of confidence.
"Here we are, it's the kitchen! This time, the pastry I want must be made using the ancient method, are you sure you can? ”
Mei Ying confirmed to Rong Ling again.
"Of course, Sister Mei, you can rest assured, the pastries I made will definitely not disappoint you."
Rong Ling nodded confidently, the so-called ancient method, for her, is just a daily life in the Dajing Dynasty, so this is simply easy for her.
Mei Ying saw that Rong Ling was so confident in the pastries she made, and the sense of trust in her heart increased a little.
Because there were other places in the workshop that needed to be arranged, Mei Ying did not spend much time in the kitchen.
Soon, in this huge kitchen, only Rong Ling and another girl who worked were left.
"What are you going to do?"
After Mei Ying left the kitchen, the girl who started was naturally no stranger to Rong Ling.
Being able to cook with female stars, such an honorable opportunity, she is naturally very happy.
So, even though the pastry had not yet been made, the girl's face could not hide the smile of joy.
She couldn't wait to see Rong Ling's craftsmanship with her own eyes.
"Let's make chaise longues."
"Chaise pie?"
The girl who had done it was puzzled, it was clear that she had never heard of such a pastry.
But for Rong Ling, who is the imperial chef of the palace, this chaise cake is the favorite tea of the harem ladies of the Dajing Dynasty.
Therefore, Rong Ling has to make several copies almost every day, so that now she can even memorize the recipe backwards.
Rong Ling is looking for the ingredients he needs in the kitchen area, because the key to making chaise cakes is mainly to master the technique, so the ingredients are very simple.
I saw that she took a bag of jujubes, milk, eggs, flour, sugar, corn flour, and powdered sugar.
In addition to these main ingredients, Rong Ling took another piece of lard from a small bowl.
After picking up the ingredients, Rong Ling came to the stove, she took off the jacket she was wearing, took off the apron hanging on the kitchen wall, and put it on herself.
Then, after cleaning your hands, it's time to start making chaise pies.
"If you think about it, I haven't done it since I came here, so I hope the technique isn't rusty."
After speaking, Rong Ling moved his fingers, rolled up his sleeves, and started drying!
"Come, you help me wash the jujube first, remember, wash it and cut it in half, and then steam it on high heat for twenty minutes!"
"Good!"
Rong Ling handed over the easiest step of making jujube paste to the girl who started it, and he put all his mind on making the pie crust.
Because, the most important thing about the taste of this chaise pie is on the crust.
Whether you can achieve melt in your mouth depends on the three steps of mixing, kneading, and resting.
I saw Rong Ling take a large bowl, put the softened lard and powdered sugar into the bowl and stir until it was white and viscous.
Immediately afterwards, Rong Ling took two eggs, separated the egg whites and yolks, and put the divided egg whites into the stirred viscous and continued to stir.
After the viscous material was stirred into a paste, Rong Ling added milk, sugar, baking soda and flour to the paste, and then kneaded all the ingredients in the bowl together by hand.
This step is the key to testing the skills of the pastry chef.
If the kneading time is short, then the whole dough is not integrated enough, and it is easy to loosen and not form.
If the kneading time is long, the texture of the whole dough will die, and the resulting chaise pie will be hard and yellow.
Therefore, how to master the kneading time of the dough has become the key to testing Rong Ling.
Although it had not been more than four months since she had made chaise longues, Rong Ling still relied on muscle memory to put them in a bowl when the ingredients were fully integrated and the dough remained white on the outside.
The rest of the time is to wait for the dough to relax naturally, so that the wrapped chaise pie will have a softer texture.
"The jujube is steamed!"
Here, Rong Ling has just woken up the dough, and the jujubes that have been steamed in the pot over there are also out of the pot.
Rong Ling took the night's jujubes, introduced them into a thin sieve, and pressed them with a wooden shovel.
This step is a test of Rong Ling's patience. The longer you press, the more delicate the jujube paste will be.
Moreover, this jujube skin must be removed, otherwise once it is left, it will affect the taste and level of the finished product.
Rong Ling held a wooden shovel in one hand and a sieve in the other, filtering the steamed jujube into a puree little by little.
Then, in order to set the shape while it is hot and maintain the slightly sour and slightly sweet taste of the jujube, Rong Ling immediately started the pot and stir-fried the jujube paste over low heat until it did not stick to the pan.
After making the jujube paste, it is time for the final filling stage.
Rong Ling kneaded the awakened dough into strips, and then cut the thick strips into sections and kneaded them into a small dough.
Immediately after, she kneaded a small piece of fried jujube paste and put it in her hand.
Then, holding the small dough in one hand and the jujube paste in the other, quickly wrap the jujube paste into the dough, and finally, flatten the wrapped dough, and this chaise pie is ready.
Next, Rong Ling used the same method to wrap the remaining dough and jujube paste, and then dotted the pattern with red edible pigments, and soon, four delicate and lovely chaise cakes were ready.
"That's it! Next up is the roast! It only takes fifteen minutes! ”
"Good!"
The girl who helped put the chaise pie made by Rong Ling into the oven for baking, and fifteen minutes later, with the sound of "ding", the chaise cake was made!
When Rong Ling came to the main hall of Mei Xiufang with this pastry that she hadn't made for four months, Mei Ying had been sitting there waiting for a long time.
"This is a chaise pie I made, please taste Sister Mei."
Hearing Rong Ling's confident introduction, Mei Ying looked down at the chaise cake on the table.
The skin of this cake is as white as the moon, and with the red pattern embellishment, it is like the face of a concubine with red makeup painted on the center of the eyebrows, which is beautiful and moving.
Mei Ying curiously picked up a piece of chaise longue, put it in her mouth, and savored it.
The crust melts in the mouth, the jujube paste filling is sweet and soft, and the chewing between the lips and teeth fills every corner of the mouth with the fragrance of jujube and cake.
This feeling is like a noble concubine dancing among the flowers, which makes people intoxicated and unstoppable.
Mei Ying was stunned, she couldn't imagine that this cake would be made by the young girl in front of her.
Delicious, so delicious!
"That's it for this refreshment! Little girl, you really impress me! ”
[Congratulations to the master for completing the task, the instrument skill has been unlocked]