Don't look at it as a hand with bright joints, as if it was a little more slender than a woman's, at the moment, it was like a trick, methodically lying on the board and controlling everything.

First pour the bag of flour into a large pot and fry it; then sprinkle a part of the crushed peanuts on the mound and crush them with a sledgehammer; then use a sieve to sift the crushed peanuts, and then continue to roll until they are crushed into powder; then pour the rock syrup water and peanut flour that have been boiled in advance into the cooked flour, stir it well, then knead it into a mass that will not loosen, and then pour it into a square mold, and spread it little by little.

That Mr. Xiao Lu bent over alone, and it was already amazing to finish these things smoothly. In the final step, he lightly brushed the dough with oil on top of the dough that lay on top of the mold.

The fifth aunt on the side explained generously: "This is peanut oil, and it is also the trick to make peanut cake more palatable." ”

The oiled peanut cake dough is placed on the grilled kang along with the mold. Mr. Xiao Lu added a bunch of firewood to the bottom of the baking kang, and raised his head to look at the dripping leaking pot, while not forgetting the cake balls on the kang, his expression was extremely serious.

The fifth aunt, Qi Ye and Meng Yunsheng, continued to explain: "To bake peanut cake, you only need to use fifty percent fire and half a cup of tea. Wait for ten drops of water to leak from this leaky pot, and the sweet and crispy peanut cake will be done. ”

Such a strict approach, just listening to her description made Qiye's eyes light up, and he looked forward to it.

Meng Yunsheng tilted his head slightly, and said to the fifth aunt with great interest: "It's the first time I've seen such an open and honest way to show the world. Aren't you afraid that people will learn it, and the secret will no longer be unique to the family?"

"Eh," the fifth aunt immediately waved her hand, as if she didn't take this worry to heart at all, "There's nothing to be afraid of. The purpose of being open and honest is to make the guests feel more at ease when eating. Besides, Mr. Xiao Lu's exquisite craftsmanship, how much flour and peanuts are needed, and the strength when kneading, he knows by himself. Even if others knew everything, they wouldn't be able to make him taste like that. ”

"Wonderful, wonderful. Meng Yun smiled and smiled, and the lightly fanned out a lot of peanut cake.

By the time the tenth drop of water was about to fall, a queue had already formed in front of the five aunts' peanut cake shop, which was still deserted. Qi Ye and Meng Yunsheng stood at the head of the line, and saw Mr. Xiao Lu placing the cake balls on the baked kang on the board at the door, and carefully removing the mold.

"Wow!"

An exclamation rang out from the crowd.

A whole piece of golden peanut cake roasted just right is displayed in front of you. Fan it with a large fan until it cools, and the seductive scent immediately spreads from the front of the team to the end of the group.

In the last step, Mr. Lu unhurriedly sprinkled the remaining crushed peanuts evenly on top and cut them into small pieces that were convenient for people to eat.

The peanut cake is ready! The crowd in line began to stir. Mr. Xiao Lu's face was still as plain as water, he only took off the cloth on his body, bowed slightly to the fifth aunt, and then retreated to the back room of the shop as if he had succeeded.

Next, it's the turn of the fifth aunt to appear. She had already prepared a gong and drum on the side, stood in front of the shop, and struck the gong and drum heavily, and the melodious shouting was heard.

"Hey—here comes steaming peanut cake! The old rule is that each person is limited to two pieces per day. ”

The more such small shops are, the more unique the rules are, and diners are willing to follow and be more willing to recite them in order to enjoy their food.

Aunt Wu's peanut cake shop is different from other pastry shops in Bianzhou City, which only opens at dusk every day, and only sells peanut cake. Everyone calls the master who makes peanut cakes "Mr. Xiao Lu", and he only makes a drawer of peanut cakes. Each diner can only buy two pastries per day, and the peanut cakes close when they are sold out.

Xu is such a strange rule, which makes the customers in front of the pastry shop become extremely bustling and enthusiastic, and of course, the two peanut cakes that were finally bought are also very cherished.

I took a lot of trouble to eat a bite of the peanut cake in Bianzhou City on this day, and now the hot pastry in the palm of my hand can't help but have some tears in my eyes, and I am a little reluctant to eat it.

"Dream, Dream Yunsheng, it's really not easy to eat this bite. Do you feel a sense of awe for these two peanut cakes?"

Meng Yunsheng looked at the two cakes wrapped in oiled paper and said with a smile: "Silly girl, I only know that if you don't eat it again, the cold cake will not be as delicious as freshly baked." ”

After hearing this, Qi Ye sighed, and finally picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. Biting the bottom half of the piece and chewing it carefully for a while, she opened her eyes wide, holding the remaining pastry as if it were a treasure, and nodded again and again, "It's delicious."

Two small pieces of peanut cake were eaten quickly, and there was simply not enough to stuff the teeth. The customers who were still lingering in front of the store after eating the pastries also showed the same yearning and pity as Qiye, and stretched their necks to see more into the store.

The fifth aunt arrived in front of the board, handed the last guest two pieces of peanut cake wrapped in oiled paper, and clapped her hands to call it a day.

"Well, it's just right today, the guests are gone, and the peanut cake is sold out. ”

Qi Ye looked over and said softly, "No, Aunt Five, there is still a large piece of peanut cake here that is not sold." ”

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