Rebirth of the beauty of the peasant girl

Chapter 62 Baking Mooncakes

After getting flour and other materials, Liu Qingluo began to prepare.

Although she's never cooked a meal, her theoretical knowledge is solid.

In the past, when she really had no books to read, she would flip through a few pages of recipes and drool over the exquisite food pictures inside.

First thing first, she begged Liu Heping to make cake molds for a few months.

It is enough to use wood for the molds. Liu Heping is a good carpenter. According to Liu Qingluo's request, it is not difficult to make a few molds with exquisite patterns.

She even wants to print the portrait of Chang'e fairy on the moon cakes.

But first of all, she had never learned painting, so she couldn't draw such a beauty.Secondly, the addition of portrait carpentry is too complicated, time-consuming and easy to consume materials, Du Shi does not allow him to waste such time.

The final mold came out with only ordinary patterns.

Liu Qingluo pressed the dough into it and tried it out. She was satisfied with the pattern before she started making mooncakes.

Pour the honey and alkaline water into a small wooden basin first, then pour a little rapeseed oil preserved by Du Shi, and stir well.

Of course, these steps are all performed by Du Shi, with Liu Qingluo guiding them.

Although Du Shi was playing with her, she used precious materials after all. She had to ensure that even if she failed to make mooncakes, they would not be knocked over...

"Mother, it must be stirred well..." Liu Qingluo stood on her chair, looking at Du Shi's movements with her head, and asked if she should.

"Yes, your old lady cooks, and I still need you to direct?" Du Shi said angrily, "Then what should I do?"

Liu Heping and Liu Wenquan, who were weaving baskets on the other side, couldn't help laughing.

Du Shi was furious, turned around and scolded: "Laughing, laughing! I don't know how to make these snacks, so I have to let this little girl direct!"

Just now I said that I don’t need others to direct me to cook...

Liu Qingluo said with a smile: "Mother, put the flour in quickly, the honey will solidify later, but there is no way to use it..."

"Ah!" Mrs. Du was taken aback, and no longer cared about scolding Liu Heping and his son, he poured the flour into the basin in a panic.

Liu Qingluo said repeatedly: "Mother, mother, please slow down, don't waste flour..."

"Oh, I got it..." Mrs. Du panicked, and then went to scold Liu Heping and his son for distracting her, causing her to mess up...

For a while, the small yard was full of laughter and curses, and it was in a mess...

It's easy to prepare the dough, and the next step is the mooncake filling.

Due to limited materials, Liu Qingluo can only consider the simplest bean paste filling.

Du Shi cooked the red beans in a pot, removed the floating skin, and then made it into stuffing.This is something she is good at, and there is no need for Liu Qingluo to direct.

The skin and stuffing were ready, but something happened that made Liu Qingluo scratch her head.

The next step is to wrap the stuffing in the dough, and then put it into the mold and press it into shape.

But the last step of baking requires an oven...

She only thought about the ingredients, but forgot that there was no such thing as an oven at this time.

"Niu Niu, did you just shape it into a round shape?" Mrs. Du gradually became more excited and asked her.

Liu Qingluo's face was full of embarrassment, and she said falteringly: "Mother... I want to ask you, do you have an oven at home?"

Du's eyes widened: "What, what is an oven?"

Liu Qingluo covered her face.

She knew she was stupid...

In the current productivity situation, how could there be such a thing as an oven...

But even if there is no oven, there must be something else...

Otherwise, how are the dim sum mooncakes sold in the shops outside made?

After talking about his troubles, Liu Heping laughed first, "I don't know what it is, isn't it just an oven, your Uncle Li's family sells sesame seed cakes, and there is an oven at home!"

"Really?" Liu Qingluo was both surprised and delighted.

She knew that the wisdom of the working people is infinite!

Seeing her eyes brighten, Liu Heping said cheerfully, "That's still fake, you're such a silly girl, you don't even know about this, didn't you like going to your Uncle Li's house to play..."

"Hey, I don't even remember..." Liu Qingluo scratched her head, and the yellow-green ribbons on her two buns fluttered gently.

Even the last problem was solved, Liu Qingluo no longer hesitated, and immediately joined Du Shi to press the wrapped mooncakes into molds.

"Really, it looks much better than the ones made outside..." Mrs. Du stared at the formed mooncake, marveled, and said repeatedly, "Let's take it to Lao Li's house and borrow his oven for use, hurry up..."

Seeing the shaped mooncakes, Du Shi became more active than Liu Qingluo.

The two of them packed a dozen small mooncakes in a basin and came to Lao Li's house.

There is only an old couple in Lao Li's family, and the only daughter has already married to another village.

Seeing Liu Qingluo and Du Shi coming, she was very happy, and immediately agreed to lend them the oven.

Although Liu Heping's family had been separated before, it could be spread half a mile away if anyone in the village farted. Everyone knew that the boss of the Liu family was a simple, honest and good person, and they were willing to associate with his family.

In addition, Liu Qingluo was engaged to a rich family, and the hearts of the villagers were more or less clinging.

Liu Qingluo saw the true appearance of the oven, and realized that the oven was really rough.

It is a brick cylinder with charcoal inside, and the pasta that needs to be baked is placed on the grid above it.

Will this work?

It's a long way from the oven...

Liu Qingluo looked nervously at Uncle Li putting the mooncakes in...

After silently calculating for about 5 minutes, she asked Uncle Li to take out the mooncakes.

"Niu Niu, you're not familiar yet..." Uncle Li felt that the child was messing around, so he hurriedly stopped him.

Based on his many years of experience in baking biscuits, at this time, at most, the outer skin is a little cooked.

Liu Qingluo was afraid that the time would run out, so she quickly explained: "Uncle, I just want to take it out and brush it with a little oil, and then put it in for roasting."

"I still need to oil it?" Uncle Li looked at Du Shi with disapproval on his face, "I've been making sesame seed cakes for so many years, but I've never seen such a method!"

He didn't think such a small child could understand anything, and hoped that Du Shi could stop it.

Unexpectedly, Du's face was firm: "Just do as my Niuniu tells you!"

Uncle Li had no choice but to turn off the oven and take out ten small mooncakes.With just one glance, he knew that the mooncake was still half-baked...

Isn't this a waste of food?

Uncle Li regretted lending them the oven...

Liu Qingluo didn't care about his eyes, and used a small brush to brush a layer of rapeseed oil on the ten mooncakes.Make sure you have brushed everything before putting down the brush.

"Uncle Li, bake for another 15 minutes... Uh, it's only a quarter of an hour, please." Her voice is soft, her eyes are full of smiles, and the two shallow dimples on her cheeks look really cute.

"You child..." Uncle Li couldn't get angry anymore, he took the mooncakes and put them back in the oven, thinking that these pastries were ruined...

(End of this chapter)