The boss cooks, and the bankrupt company opens a state banquet restaurant

Chapter 143 Pastries? This is simply a work of art!

It was only late in the evening when Chen Wenliang arrived in Jingzhou.

When he was about to arrive at the station, he took an online taxi in advance, got on the car directly after leaving the station and headed to the development zone.

'Boss Su is really an all-rounder. He is proficient in all major cuisines, but now he actually wants to take over Chinese dim sum? '

Chen Wenliang was thinking about this all the way.

Is Boss Su talented or hardworking enough?

Why is it that Boss Su seems to be born with Kung Fu skills that others have not been able to practice for decades?

This is purely a matter of supporting a company by oneself!

If you put this skill in the chef world, you don't actually need to open a company. You can compete in competitions, and then become a gourmet when you have enough qualifications.

Can't figure it out!

As soon as the car stopped, Chen Wenliang saw people coming in and out of the door on the first floor of Meishilai. They were all carrying various decoration materials.

'Is Boss Su going to expand the company again? '

How awesome!

Carrying a schoolbag, I walked into the building and took the stairs directly to the second floor. I had eaten here many times before, so Chen Wenliang was no stranger to the internal structure of Delicious Food.

"Lao Ba? Why are you here?"

Zhang Laoer, who was bragging to Aunt Fang in the cafeteria, his eyes widened, "You've only been away for a few days, and you want to eat the steamed buns made by the second senior brother again?"

"Go, go!" Chen Laoba impatiently slapped his hands, "Boss Su asked me to help, where are the others?"

"Here it is." Su Chen estimated that the time was almost up, so he came to the second floor, "Eighth Senior Brother, I'm sorry that I was too busy and forgot to ask someone to pick you up."

Chen Wenliang has a carefree personality, "Hey, what are you talking about? How do we do it, start now?"

Su Chen nodded, "On the second floor."

The main ingredient for pastries is flour, and this is what the company is most in need of.

As for the ingredients for the stuffing, they have been handed over to Liu Shengnan. She and Bai Xiaobo will be mainly responsible for purchasing the ingredients today.

Taking Chen Laoba into the kitchen, Su Chen first asked a question.

"Eighth Senior Brother, I have tried many times, but every time the surface of the baked pastry is pitted and not smooth, what is the reason?"

"You didn't squeeze out the air bubbles when kneading the dough!" Lao Ba said without thinking, "Or the flour was sprinkled unevenly. Boss Su, why don't you do it again and let me take a look?"

Su Chen: "Okay, I'll do it, and you'll take care of it."

No matter how powerful the system is, it can only provide recipes and other help to improve skills. For example, when it comes to kung fu skills, experience is often more useful than theoretical knowledge.

Chen Laoba watched Su Chen mix high and low gluten flour, "Boss Su, I personally recommend 3% high gluten and 7% low gluten."

"Oh?"

Speaking of his professional knowledge, Chen Wenliang immediately started talking, "High-gluten flour has high protein content, and it is easy to produce bubbles during the fermentation process of making pasta. I forgot to mention this just now. I didn't know you." If you mix the two kinds of flour, I think the reason for the pockmarked noodles is probably that too much high-gluten flour is mixed in."

Professional is professional.

When Chen Laoba said this, Su Chen understood immediately.

"Okay, let's try changing the ratio."

After mixing a bowl of flour according to Chen Wenliang's proportions, Su Chen continued to mix lard and egg whites, which could be done directly with a whisk.

Don't stop until the lard and egg whites are completely emulsified and turn a jade-white color.

After seeing Su Chen digging a nest in the flour and preparing to pour the egg white liquid, Chen Wenliang stopped Su Chen and said, "Boss Su, my suggestion is"

He glanced around the kitchen, then took a fine colander and said, "Why don't you try sifting the flour from this?"

This was a novel method. Su Chen was not ashamed to ask, "How do you say it?"

"Sifting the flour will not only filter out the hard lumps inside, but the key is to make the flour particles more uniform and have almost the same density. In this way, it will be easier to knead the dough. You will know after you try it."

Su Chen did as he was told.

Pour the mixed flour onto the colander and shake gently, a thin layer of flour will fall into the basin with each shake.

Drizzle over the lard and egg white mixture.

Until there was almost no flour in the colander, Su Chen looked down and said, "There are really big particles!"

"Yes. Although the flour is in powder form, there will inevitably be some large particles during the production process. We usually won't find it when eating noodles, but it will be more obvious if we are making more delicate pastries."

Increased knowledge!

Su Chen knew that there was absolutely nothing wrong with asking Lao Ba to check things out. He had already learned two such important things before even meeting him.

Immediately, Su Chen began to knead the noodles in the oil basin.

Seeing Su Chen's technique, Chen Laoba smacked his lips, "Okay, Boss Su, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your dough-making skills have improved a lot!"

The last time they made soy pot noodles, Su Chen also made a few temporary noodles. At that time, Chen Laoba knew that Su Chen must be a novice in the white case.

But if someone can cook so many dishes and make them so delicious, that’s already very impressive. It’s normal to have poor kung fu skills. How can any cook be proficient in everything?

But when I saw him this time, I saw that Su Chen's dough-making techniques and strength had greatly improved compared to last time, which made Lao Ba sigh with emotion.

'Isn't this the result of talent and hard work? '

Chen Wenliang didn't even have the slightest doubt that maybe after he left Jingzhou, Boss Su did nothing but practice kneading noodles secretly every day.

'Practice secretly and then surprise everyone? I was pulled here as a pretentious backdrop? '

A terrible idea suddenly appeared in Chen Laoba's mind.

Fortunately, he was just making random guesses without revealing anything. Su Chen didn't know that Chen Laoba had so many outrageous ideas in his mind.

Mix the flour in the basin into a smooth dough, then roll it into a long strip, cut it into small pieces according to the amount you need, cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator to refrigerate. This is also to prevent the dough from being overcooked. Fermentation.

"Boss Su, your customer this time is quite interesting. How can you only ask for good looks?" Chen Laoba said with a smile.

Su Chen sighed, "It's not convenient to talk about the customer's matters. In fact, I think this order is good. Pastry has always been a shortcoming of Tasty Food. It would be good to make up for it with this order." "

This is just what Su Chen said.

In fact, Su Chen had another new set of ideas in his mind.

It's just that it hasn't been implemented yet, so it's not convenient to say more.

"It's pretty good. I just don't know how effective it will be this time."

After Liu Shengnan came back, Su Chen made jujube paste from the pitted red dates he bought, and took out the mixture from the refrigerator. "Success or failure depends on this!"

The making of imperial concubine cakes is definitely not complicated, but once you overcome those few difficulties, everything else will be fine.

Flatten the paste with the palm of your hand, scoop a spoonful of jujube paste into the middle, wrap it back with your hands, and remove the excess paste.

Use your hands to roll the wrapped dough into a smooth surface.

When buying ingredients, Su Chen specially arranged for Liu Shengnan to buy a fine brush, which came in handy now.

With the brush dipped in red velvet liquid, Su Chen imitated the pictures saved on his phone and began to slowly draw patterns on the cake.

"Tsk! Is this a flower from ancient times? It looks like it has an internal odor."

Su Chen tilted his head and glanced, "Do you still understand this?"

Chen Laoba nodded, "I usually like to read some historical texts, and the one you drew should be a flower pattern that was popular in the Tang Dynasty."

"That's right, the song in the Song of Everlasting Sorrow talks about Concubine Yang. If it were placed in modern times, Concubine Yang would be a beauty internet celebrity."

Zhang Li said nothing, just watching. This was the first time she heard someone compare Yang Guifei to a beauty blogger. She couldn't help but laugh out loud, "The boss is so funny!"

At the same time, I also feel that Boss Su is too literate, and he can pick up ancient poems at his fingertips. If he had known that, why would he have invited Wang Rui over?

Su Chen drew very carefully. The six imperial concubine cakes were painted with peach-shaped, trefoil-shaped, copper-money-shaped, double-fork-shaped, plum-shaped, and peacock-feather-shaped patterns. The flawless white cake body had these patterns. After that, it felt like the level had improved a lot.

The temperature of the oven was adjusted to 140°C for the upper heat and 160°C for the lower heat. This was the optimal temperature that Su Chen later obtained after many experiments in the practice room.

"Okay, let's wait and see if it can work this time."

"I don't think it's a big problem." Chen Laoba rubbed his hands and was already looking forward to Boss Su's masterpiece. "However, I think your pure skills are a bit wasted."

"Oh?"

Chen Wenliang said seriously, "Let's talk about this pastry. If you have this skill, you can open a Chinese pastry shop. This is a popular gift-giving thing nowadays. You are not afraid of selling it expensively, but you are afraid that it will not look good."

That's not a bad idea.

Su Chen also thought, "I don't have that much energy to do these things now. I just want to learn them first. Anyway, there are many skills and I won't be overwhelmed. I can try them later if I have the opportunity."

Chen Laoba kept this in mind.

His current salary in Lu Province is more than 20,000 yuan. As a white case master, this salary has basically reached its end.

At his age, it's not that easy to change careers.

In fact, Lao Ba has long wanted to open a shop by himself, but he knows nothing but making noodles. How much money can he make by opening a noodle shop? Even if you earn it, it is still hard-earned money from working early and working late.

So Lao Ba actually had other thoughts about coming to Jingzhou this time. Of course, all of this had to be discussed in detail, and it couldn't be decided by just a flash of heat.

Twenty minutes can be said to be fast or slow.

The oven dinged, and everyone's thoughts were pulled away. As everyone watched, Su Chen opened the oven and directly reached out and took out the baking pan.

"Hiss! Aren't you afraid of getting burned!" Chen Laoba was completely speechless.

Su Chen smiled, "As long as the speed is fast enough, I'm not afraid."

I felt a little depressed in my heart. I was used to it when I was in the practice room. Whether it was hot or cold, I started to do it directly.

With the passive skill of White Jade Hand, it is no problem to bake a baking sheet with a temperature of more than 100 degrees. It seems that I will have to pay more attention in the future.

Doing this is too arrogant, and it is easy to be taken away and sliced ​​for study.

The onlookers were shocked that Su Chen was not afraid of burning, and their attention was quickly attracted by the six imperial concubine cakes in the baking pan.

"Isn't this too beautiful? Is this the imperial concubine cake!" Zhang Li's little eyes were filled with disbelief.

Especially girls, who have absolutely no resistance to such good-looking things. Even Sister Katsuo, who has always been steady, now has stars in her eyes!

"It's beautiful, so beautiful! Let me take a photo first!"

Chen Laoba took a breath and said, "Awesome, Boss Su, if you have this skill, you should have told me earlier, and you even called me all the way over. Isn't this just trying to kill me?"

Now Chen Laoba is more and more certain that Su Chen secretly practiced alone and then pulled himself over to surprise him.

shameless!

"Not really." Su Chen looked at the cakes in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief, "If it hadn't been for your guidance, I really wouldn't have been able to do this."

I originally wanted to let everyone try it, but there were only six baked in total, which was not enough to share among the people present.

There are no props yet, so Su Chen can only place these six imperial concubine cakes on a white round plate, and then decorate them with a few green vegetable seedlings.

"This thing looks like a work of art. Who would be willing to eat it?" Aunt Fang expressed everyone's true thoughts.

"I can't believe that this is Yang Guifei's favorite snack. I have to be Yang Guifei today!" As He Shuting spoke, she stretched out her hand on the plate.

Su Chen called him back, "Don't worry yet. We have to let Ling Shuyu take a look at it. She is responsible for the design. A look at the real thing is more realistic than the picture."

Not long after, Ling Shuyu and Wang Rui came to the kitchen together.

As soon as he walked in, Ling Shuyu was stunned when he saw the six imperial concubine cakes on the plate!

This cake looks like a full moon on the outside and is milky white in color.

Even if you look closely, you can vaguely see the jujube-colored filling hidden under the milky white cake skin.

'I really want to store these six cakes in a glass cabinet'

This was Ling Shuyu's first thought.

Such exquisite pastries should be preserved and viewed at any time. Who on earth is so cruel and wants to eat such exquisite pastries?

Wang Rui, who was standing behind Mr. Ling, had his throat trembling after being shocked for a long time.

"The two famous flowers in the country love each other so well that the king will look at them with a smile.

To explain the infinite hatred of the spring breeze, the agarwood pavilion leans against the langan in the north. "

"Boss Su, this is a snack specially made for the imperial concubine. Looking at this pastry, I felt like I turned into Tang Xuanzong for a moment! This is my imperial concubine!"

Forehead?

Everyone looked at the uninvited guest.

Ling Shuyu hurriedly explained, "I thought that the Chinese style dim sum this time would inevitably need to be paired with some ancient poems, so I specially asked Wang Rui to come over and help me see if there are any suitable ancient poems."

It turned out to be the case.

Su Chen studied it carefully, and he remembered it quite clearly. This poem was one of Li Bai's Qingping tunes. It said that the king and the noble concubine were sitting on the railing, with their eyes facing each other. The scenery was beautiful, and the person was even more beautiful!

"Okay. Let's use this one! This poem was originally written for the noble concubine and the king, so it's quite appropriate to put it on this pastry! Find someone to write it on paper with a brush!"

In this way, the first cake is ready.

While Su Chen was chatting with everyone, he also took the time to go back to the practice room and re-enact it.

There is no doubt that after Lao Ba’s suggestion, this pastry jumped from level C to level A.

That's enough.

In the final analysis, it is just a mixture of pasta and date paste. In terms of texture and taste, the upper limit is very low.

Su Chen even seriously suspected that the two levels of improvement were mainly due to becoming more beautiful.

After finishing a dim sum in a short time, Su Chen suddenly felt much less stressed.

He gave the six snacks directly to Ling Shuyu and asked her to make a rendering with the custom-made plate.

Su Chen continued to be busy in the kitchen with Chen Laoba.

"Eighth Senior Brother, this second pastry may be a bit difficult."

"How to say?"

Su Chen told about the lotus cake, and also talked about the difficulties he encountered during the production process.

To make lotus cake, first, use different colors of dough and wrap it in layers into a round dough.

Then use a knife to separate it from the middle to the surroundings. During the frying process in the oil pan, each layer of skin will automatically spread out, looking like a lotus flower blooming.

"It's still the same problem. After frying, the surface of the dough becomes porous, a bit like shrimp crackers. But actually what I need is a smooth skin."

Chen Laoba held his chin and thought for a long time, "From the perspective of pasta, I think it may be that the dough has not risen well. But from what you said, this may be the reason, but it is not the whole story."

Su Chen nodded. He had full proficiency in [explosion], so there would be absolutely no problem with temperature control.

Then the problem must be with the raw materials.

"Boss Su, I remember that when you came here last time, you cooked a dish. You soaked the ingredients in oil first. Have you ever thought about it? Sometimes when I make pancakes, in order to achieve the effect you mentioned, I will add some oil to the crust of the pancake. Apply a layer of oil on the surface. Sichuan peppercorn oil and so on will be used.”

Hey?

Su Chen's eyes lit up, "That seems to be the truth, huh?"

After the dough enters the high-temperature oil pan, the water will be absorbed by the phospholipids in the oil. The phospholipids itself is also a good surfactant, which will emulsify the oil and water.

Su Chen thought of this deep-seated principle, but had never thought about how to solve this problem. After being reminded by Lao Ba, his thoughts suddenly became brighter.

Applying a layer of grease on the surface of the pastry can indeed form a protective layer, so that after entering the high-temperature oil, the moisture in the pastry will not be absorbed instantly.

Just do it!

"Eighth Senior Brother, help me! Squeeze some pumpkin juice and dragon juice to mix the noodles."

Chen Wenliang understands this very well.

Sometimes when making dumplings or making noodles, vegetable juice is used to mix the noodles, which achieves the effect of changing the color and has almost no impact on the taste.

"okay!"

It is very easy for Chen Wenliang to make this. He squeezes the pumpkin into very fine juice, then adds some water to boil it, and finally filters it to get a very pure golden yellow soup.

The same is true for dragon fruit.

Not long after, two portions of red and yellow soup were ready.

On Su Chen's side, thanks to Lao Ba's previous tips, he also had a new understanding of how to use various flours.

This time I used all-purpose flour.

The first requirement for lotus cake is that the finished product must be like a lotus flower. Whether it tastes good or not is really not that important. Lotus stamens are yellow, so mix all-purpose flour with lard oil, then pour the squeezed pumpkin juice directly into it and start kneading the dough.

After just a few kneadings, the little flour in the basin turned into a yellow dough, and at the same time, there was no sticky flour left on the edge of the basin.

Chen Laoba was absolutely shocked when he saw this scene, "Boss Su, with your progress, are you different now?"

It only took half an hour, but this progress was actually visible to the naked eye!

If this is the case, then Boss Su probably doesn't practice secretly. This girl is a pure and talented player!

Naturally, Chen Wenliang didn't know that Su Chen was very sensitive to the feel due to the bonus effect of the [Precision Strike] badge and the passive increase in touch of the white jade hand.

Earlier, the masters used to use vague words like "appropriate amount" and "a little". In fact, the main reason is that in the preparation of many dishes, adjustments must be made on the spot according to the actual situation of the ingredients.

It’s really not that easy to set a specific quantity.

Therefore, the apprentice has to figure out the meaning of these words based on his own production experience and feel over many years.

Although Su Chen didn't speak, Chen Wenliang was still shocked and a little emotional.

"Today's apprentices often work on machines. In fact, to put it bluntly, manual work is still good. With your skills, it can last three to five years for others. The key is that manual work is detailed and not as rigid as machines."

Su Chen reconciled with the yellow stamens, "You're done, eighth brother, please don't praise me. There is always a favorite in everything, and you will naturally be enthusiastic about what you really like. Most apprentices nowadays are doing it to make a living, which is different." "

Chen Wenliang nodded in agreement.

This is indeed the case. The energy invested in making a living and loving what you learn must be different.

Keep the mixed stamen dough aside, and then use dragon juice to mix the petal dough.

Su Chen encountered a difficult problem here.

"Eighth Senior Brother, the color of the lotus petals has a gradient." Su Chen took out a picture, "Look carefully, the edges of the petals are pink, and the color becomes lighter and lighter as you go inside. The innermost part has actually become White."

"This" Chen Wenliang was also dumbfounded.

Others don’t make lotus cakes like Boss Su. They basically use the same dragon juice and mix it directly with the noodles. The fried lotus cakes still look like lotus flowers.

It’s just that the color of the petals is pure pink.

"Can you solve this puzzle?"

Chen Wenliang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Boss Su, you are too striving for perfection. I can only think of using splicing, but the dough you rely on will inevitably have flaws, and I'm afraid it won't be worth the loss."

Su Chen shook his head, "I have another way, but I can't do it myself. You try."

Su Chen poured the dragon juice into three bowls, and added different amounts of water to the last two bowls to make the color slightly lighter. The color of the last bowl was even close to that of water.

Only a very faint hint of pink can be seen.

After using these three juices of different colors to mix three doughs respectively, Su Chen said, "Can you wrap the dough according to the depth of the color, and then use some method to fuse them?"

In other words, these three doughs must be combined into one dough, but the color level cannot be changed, that is to say, it cannot be kneaded!

Just rub it and it changes!

"Let me try?"

Chen Wenliang kneaded the darkest dough into a larger cake shape, then kneaded the second dough into a smaller cake shape, and the last one also used the same method.

Then he spread the three pancakes flat on the chopping board and patted them from the middle to all sides with his palms.

"This is a good method, although the speed is a bit slow, but you can clearly see that the dough is merging with each other."

Su Chen observed Lao Ba's technique and found something interesting.

When Lao Ba was slapping, he would constantly adjust the strength and angle of his hands according to the degree of fusion. After more than ten minutes of slapping, Chen Lao Ba exhaled heavily.

"Boss Su, do you think this will work?"

A piece of pie crust shows three gradient colors from the outer circle to the inner circle. Just looking at it now is already very beautiful.

Su Chen looked at the dough cake with satisfaction, "It should be OK. I haven't tried it yet. I won't know until I make it."

Cover the two kinds of noodles and put them aside to keep them awake for now. What Su Chen needs to do now is the oil core.

The main function of the oil core is to shorten the dough and make it more layered when fried.

This is simply adding flour and oil and kneading until even.

The oil core was kneaded, and the dough for the flower pistils was almost awake. Su Chen took out the dough and handed it to Chen Wenliang, "You can do it."

"Me?" Chen Laoba pointed at himself, "Can I do it?"

"Definitely better than me." What Su Chen said was true. He had rolled it out several times in the practice room, but every time the result was unsatisfactory.

Now let Chen Wenliang roll the dough, and I can learn something secretly.

"Okay." Chen Wenliang held the rolling pin, "How to do it?"

"Roll the yellow stamens into a square shape, and the oil core is also square. Roll out half of the stamens, then wrap it inside the yellow stamens, and then roll it into a thin slice of about three millimeters."

Good guy.

Chen Wenliang patted his forehead and said, "Boss Su, you really give me problems!"

Even though he said this, Chen Wenliang started to operate without hesitation. As soon as he rolled out a dough, he took a toothpick and pierced the dough with stamens.

"This is?"

Chen Wenliang said, "The all-purpose flour has a strong texture after being mixed with it. If you drop it on the panel, it will easily produce bubbles. If they are not punctured, it will not look good when fried later."

So that’s what happened.

Su Chen quickly wrote down this little knowledge. No wonder the lotus cakes he fried were like fried cakes, with small bubbles all over the surface. It turned out that there were so many doorways here. If Chen Laoba hadn't been invited over, It is not necessarily possible to solve these problems smoothly.

I have to say that Lao Ba's white crime skills are definitely worthy of recognition.

Following Su Chen's instructions, the white oil core was wrapped into the yellow stamens, then sealed and rolled into a thin crust about three millimeters thick. This step was completed quickly.

"If you fold it three times, it's done."

Divide this piece of thin skin into three equal parts, then fold it up, cover with plastic wrap and continue to wake up.

"Eighth Senior Brother, your skills are really good. If you hadn't had a family, I would have really wanted to get you into the company." Su Chen looked at Chen Laoba's skills and felt a little envious in his heart.

"Hey, it's easy to say. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Chen Wenliang kept what Su Chen said in his heart.

In fact, he went all out today. In addition to helping, he also wanted to show Su Chen all his skills.

If there is really a chance for cooperation

Is it a problem to take care of a family?

If a man fails to make a fortune when he reaches the age of forty, he may never have a chance in this life. And Su Chen might be his noble man!

"Okay, the next step is the same way. You wrap the skin of the petals with oil core and roll it flat. This time you have to fold it in four."

With the previous operations, Chen Wenliang became much more proficient in doing this step.

Still rolling the dough, use a toothpick to poke the small bubbles that appear. Finally, fold the thinly rolled dough three times, fold the two ends toward the middle, and then fold it in half again. It is completed according to Su Chen's request.

"Can you please take a look at that noodle? We have to roll it out thinner now."

Chen Wenliang took the stamen noodles from before and pressed them. "It's no problem. Please tell me what to do."

The main purpose of resting the dough is to remove the gluten in the dough, so that it will be easier to roll out. Otherwise, you have to roll it hard and the pastry layer will be broken.

Su Chen took a knife and cut a narrow strip along the side and looked at it, "Look, it's no problem."

Viewed from a cross section, the three layers of yellow and white are both uniform and beautiful.

Su Chen took it and folded it in half, "roll it out to the same thickness as before. The petal skin is also the same."

Fold it in half, then fold it three times, and finally roll it out into a thin crust. "Katsuo, where is the mold I asked you to buy?"

Liu Shengnan rummaged through a pile of things for a long time and handed over a cylindrical metal mold. The hollowed out end showed 12 semicircular shapes.

Just watching Su Chen use this mold to cut out 8 circles from the thin stamen skin, "I can only make 8 this time."

Chen Wenliang said, "Eight is a lot. This thing is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it also tests your skills."

"Eighth Senior Brother, you need to help me rest a bit. The dough needs to be rolled out thick in the middle and thin around the edges. We will stuff it with stuffing later."

Chen Wenliang helped with the pistil skin, while Su Chen took out the finished white lotus paste that he had bought. This thing can be bought ready-made.

But when it came time to place an order, Su Chen decided it would be better to make some white lotus paste by herself.

"Wrap white lotus seed paste with pistil skin." Su Chen took a piece of skin and demonstrated, "Just like making a bun, just wrap it all up and seal the mouth."

This step is not difficult for both of them.

Others who watched them made it felt like they wanted to try it, but no one dared to take the initiative to try such an exquisite pastry.

Su Chen and Chen Wenliang wrapped eight yellow stamens in white lotus paste, and then put them in the refrigerator to chill.

"It will harden after being refrigerated for a while, which is convenient when using the flower knife."

Chen Wenliang asked curiously, "Boss Su, you know everything. Did you learn it in some Chinese pastry school before?"

"That's not true." Su Chen said, "It's just a hobby."

Chen Wenliang glanced at Su Chen meaningfully.

I thought to myself why Boss Su always loves to pretend. How can anyone play a hobby like this? Your hobby is better than other people's professional ones, right?

Where is such a person?

In the same way, use the mold to cut out 8 petals.

At this time, the yellow balls that had been refrigerated for a while had hardened. Su Chen held a thin knife and said, "Pull the flower knife, the more you pull, the better it will look after it explodes."

First, use a thin knife to cut a cross, and then make a total of 8 cuts in each fan-shaped area!

"Your knife skills are really ruthless and accurate."

Su Chen cut one and placed it on the plate, "It's okay."

Without the bonus of the badge, it would be impossible to cut it so steadily. This is a small ball with a diameter of about two centimeters. Most people cannot cut so many cuts into a ten-inch cake!

Cut all eight small balls, and then use a knife to cut off the layer of yellow stamen skin under the balls.

Su Chen didn't want to explain anymore at this time.

I just feel cumbersome.

It’s no wonder that current apprentices don’t like to learn this Chinese pastry.

Indeed, Chinese pastries are both beautiful and delicious when made, but just such a lotus cake requires the two of them to study and make it.

There are not many people in the world who can match his skills, and there are only a handful of masters who can match Lao Ba Bai's kung fu.

That's it, after the lotus cake is made, it must be sold now!

This stuff doesn’t last long, it’s almost always made to order!

'No wonder there isn't a lot of information about these pastries even on the Internet these days. '

'If this trend continues, this kind of thing will be lost soon.'

Let’s take a look at other people’s Western-style baking.

Just stir it according to the recipe proportions, then throw it directly into the oven and wait for it to be done. It is simple and easy to get started. Even without special learning, you can make it in style!

'Chinese pastries were the exclusive pastries for dignitaries in ancient times, and they are still the same today! '

Ordinary people simply don’t have the energy to study, nor the economic conditions to taste it.

After carving out the red petal skin with a mold, use a rolling pin to roll it into a larger shape. It will also have a thin shape around the edges and a thick middle.

"It's finally over." Su Chen exhaled heavily.

Place the cut side of the knife downwards and the peeled oil core upwards. Place a whole yellow stamen in the middle of the red dough. Then press the stamen ball with one hand and use the tiger's mouth position with the other hand to push the petals back. , finally restrained into the shape of Shaomai, and then restrained again!

The hole was sealed.

"Wow! It's really not easy to make this pastry!" Chen Wenliang said with emotion.

Aunt Fang also hit her shoulder, "Don't talk about what you did, I feel tired just looking at it. Those people in ancient times were so awesome, they can think of all this."

"I used to watch TV and thought the emperor was really stingy when he gave snacks. Now it seems that if it's this kind of snack, it's really awesome!" He Shuting didn't know what was going on in her head. Anyway, she felt that this must be the talent of the emperor. Something to eat.

How can ordinary people eat this stuff?

Seal the ball, then shape it slightly, brush the uneven opening with a layer of egg wash, and then dip it in sesame seeds.

This is considered a concealer.

Continue to cool in the refrigerator until the balls harden and then take them out.

"Grandma's special! Just for this list, let me ask you, is 20,000 yuan expensive?" Su Chen pinched a ball angrily.

Even though he is a very patient person, he is also extremely irritable at the moment.

It seems that I am still far from being a craftsman.

"Twenty thousand?" Chen Wenliang scratched his head, "If you ask me, it's expensive or not. If you just talk about these two dim sums, they are definitely a bit expensive, but if you combine them with the environment and service, they can't be called expensive in any way. ”

"I don't think it's expensive either." Zhang Li found a stool somewhere and sat on it. Her short legs were dangling so much that she couldn't touch the ground. "I saw on the Internet that some people went to that Bulgari for an afternoon meal. Tea, a few pieces of cake can cost thousands of dollars, and that can’t even compare to the tail of our pastry!”

In any case, Su Chen felt that this order of 20,000 yuan was definitely worth the money!

I still haven’t felt anything about this thing until I actually experience it.

Use a knife to cut 3 cuts into the hard round ball on the side without sesame seeds, which represents 6 petals.

When the knife goes down, the depth is relatively deep, almost directly reaching the position of the stuffing.

"Oh, let's explode!"

8 small pink balls that look ordinary. If no one had seen their production process with their own eyes, no one would have imagined that this thing would be so complicated.

Su Chen pinched one and put it in the fence, "These things have to be exploded one by one, and they can't be thrown in all at once. Just wait."

The oil temperature was about 130 degrees. I held the small ball and put it into the clear oil. I saw small bubbles popping up from the small gaps.

As for Su Chen, in addition to putting the Yanli in the oil pan, his other hand was constantly adjusting the oil temperature by controlling the heat.

"High temperatures can easily cause discoloration. The most taboo thing about this pastry is high oil temperature."

Chen Wenliang also knows a thing or two about this, "The color of this kind of dough made with fruit juice and vegetable juice is very unstable, and the color will change if the temperature changes slightly."

As more and more bubbles appear on the surface of the ball.

Aunt Fang's eyes suddenly lit up, "It's open, it's open!"

"What's on?"

"Hiss! Look, it's really open!"

Zhang Li jumped down from the chair, "What's on? Ah? What's on?"

Everyone focused their attention on the small ball in the fence.

It was supposed to be a round ball, but now the small bubbles it produced turned out to be anything but hexagonal!

If you look carefully.

The little ball looked like a budding flower at the moment, and Su Chen's hand seemed to have magic!

The flower bones are blooming at a speed visible to the naked eye! ! !

When all the petals bloom, the stamens inside also bloom quickly under frying. Different from the blooming of the petals, the changes in the stamens look a bit messy, but this is also more in line with people's understanding of the shape of the stamens themselves.

Su Chen used chopsticks to take the lotus out of the pot and put it on the white jade plate.

Everyone present felt that it was becoming difficult to breathe.

"Boss Su, you really turned the rice into flowers!" Aunt Fang made a pun.

It speaks to everyone's heart.

Liu Shengnan suddenly thought of something, and immediately took out a few items from the pile of things he bought and placed them on the plate.

There were a few lotus leaves and a few lotus pods.

"Work of art, this is simply a work of art! This" Chen Wenliang could not think of any adjectives to describe the scene in front of him.

Six petals bloom in layers, with pink edges and a gradient of tender pink inside, with a bright yellow stamen inside.

Paired with decorative leaves, what kind of pastry is this?

It looks like a lotus flower has been picked on a plate!

"I can't imagine, I have to take a photo quickly!" He Shuting immediately put her face to the edge of the plate, click!

There is a group photo.

Su Chen, on the other hand, breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

In this case, is it enough to handle this order?

The pastry dispute caused by celebrities.

Chinese style, sure to win!

(End of this chapter)