Chapter 049 Chapter 49 Kneading and rolling dough
In her previous life, An Qing had watched quite a few food videos. She was very interested in them and seemed addicted to them. She couldn't stop watching them, but she had never tried to make them herself.
I can still remember the steps of making Roujiamo very clearly.
However, she had never done it herself, so she decided to give it a try.
Boil the water first.
An Qing brought over a basin, scooped a bowl of flour into the basin with a large bowl, scooped out boiling water, and added it to the flour in the basin little by little.
In fact, the short video requires adding baking soda or something like that, but she doesn’t have it now, so she doesn’t know what it will look like.
An Qing was very cautious when adding water because she didn't know the exact amount of water, so she could only add it little by little.
The flour in the basin is divided into two parts, and boiling water is only added to half of the flour. It is said that half of the flour is cooked with boiling water, and the other half is mixed with cold water. Only when the flour is mixed together can the pancakes be crispy.
Adding water little by little, both sides were soon stirred into flocs. An Qing stopped pouring water and exhaled. Only then did she realize that she was so nervous about kneading dough.
After washing her hands with water, she began to knead the dough.
It seems so easy when you see others kneading dough, but when you try it yourself you realize how troublesome it is.
Although the flour was floc-like, I don’t know if it was because there was a little too much water, but the flour always stuck to my hands. In a short while, my right hand was covered with a lot of flour while kneading the dough.
An Qing could only stop and remove the flour from her hands bit by bit.
After hesitating for a moment, she grabbed a handful of dry flour and sprinkled it evenly on the dough that had been kneaded into a mess and had no shape.
Continue kneading until you feel the dough is a little firmer, but still need to touch your hands.
An Qing added a handful of dry flour and continued kneading.
At this point, the flour finally stopped sticking to my hands, but a little trouble arose. No matter how I kneaded the dough, it wouldn't be smooth. The surface would break as soon as it was folded, so that there would be breaks on the dough from time to time.
This...isn't it too dry?
An Qing was a little confused. It was her first time to knead dough. When she read novels before, she saw the heroine kneading dough, adding water when it was dry and adding flour when it was thin. In the end, a bowl of noodles was kneaded into a large basin of noodles. She laughed so hard that she fell on the bed.
Unexpectedly, even though she was so careful, she would still encounter the same dilemma as the heroine in the novel.
After thinking about it, An Qing didn't dare to add water directly. She was really afraid that she would add too much water and need to add noodles.
So she put a basin of clean water next to her, put her hands in to soak them, and then continued to knead the dough.
The water on her hands was absorbed by the dough until she felt there was no water left on her hands, but the dough was still a little dry, so she continued to wet her hands and then continued to knead the dough.
Thanks to the strong physical fitness of this body, An Qing did not feel the fatigue described in the novel when kneading dough. She felt quite relaxed.
He just seemed a little nervous because he was being too cautious.
She was not skilled at kneading dough. It took her a long time before she found the right posture and gradually became more skilled.
After she repeatedly added water to the dough by wetting her hands several times, the dough finally seemed to be no longer lacking water.
Only then did An Qing know what the smooth and non-sticky ball in the video looked like.
She continued to knead the dough until it was extremely fine and smooth, then she spread a thin layer of water on the dough and let it ferment slightly.
The main reason is that there is no gauze, so you can only put a little water on it.
An Qing opened the system panel, looked at it, and bought a bottle of soybean oil, then braised eggs, salt-baked chicken legs, and duck legs.
The ingredients are limited, but the meat from chicken legs and duck legs can be cut into minced meat and added to the pancakes. Eggs can also be used. It’s a pity that there are no green onions. It would be better if a handful of green onions could be added.
An Qing took out the soup pot, added some water to it, and there was no steamer. An Qing didn't want to cook the eggs and chicken and duck legs separately, lest the taste be diluted, so she could only put them in with the packaging and simmer over low heat.
As for Roujiamo, the meat inside is naturally best when it is hot.
In fact, the most delicious Roujiamo is the one that is made by stewing the fat and lean pork belly in brine until it is soft, then chopping it into pieces and adding chopped green onions to put in the pancake.
Take a bite and you’ll find the taste is truly delicious!
An Qing thought of the roujiamo she had eaten before, and her mouth suddenly became salivating. She wanted to eat the roujiamo right away.
She looked at the fermenting dough hopefully, hoping that she had the talent to succeed at once.
After washing her hands, An Qing continued to knead the dough and let it ferment.
After repeating this several times, she set up another stove, put the pot on the stove and started to heat the oil.
Take out a clean bowl, put some dry flour in it, and then pour the heated oil into it to make the pastry.
The pastry she made was very simple, without any ingredients, but the conditions were simple now, so it would be fine as long as it could be used.
In the short video, lard should actually be used instead of puff pastry, but there was no way, she didn’t even have pork, let alone lard.
Soon, An Qing cleaned the countertop, then took out the dough and kneaded it on the countertop. When she felt it was almost done, she started rolling it out.
She didn't have a rolling pin, but luckily the coffee in the supermarket was packaged in long tubes, about twenty centimeters long. It was a bit of a stretch to use it as a rolling pin, but it was usable.
Remember this, and ask Wei Xunyi to prepare a rolling pin for her later.
An Qing started rolling out the noodles.
This job is not easy. The strength needs to be controlled accurately. If you use too much force in some places, the skin will be broken, while if you use too little force in some places, the skin will be very thick.
An Qing has to come back from time to time.
She is very stubborn. The more unsuccessful she is, the more she doesn't want to give up.
When An Qing was young, her academic performance was very poor. At the beginning, she was very stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, so she gritted her teeth and studied hard. If others studied for an hour, she would study for two or three hours.
But she really has no talent for studying. This stupid method of learning was useful when she was a child, but it was useless after junior high school.
She just couldn't learn it, no matter how hard she tried, or even if she spent several times more time than others.
The saying "the early bird catches the worm" does not apply to her at all. An Qing was very depressed at that time and was in a low mood for a long time.
Later, her parents comforted her, saying that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and taught her not to work hard in areas she is not good at.
But until she traveled through time, An Qing still hadn't figured out what she was good at.
Maybe it's because she was too well protected by her parents and tried too few things, so she has never found her direction.
In fact, she should be glad that she traveled through time, because after she turned eighteen, her parents were very anxious about her marriage and took her to blind dates everywhere, as if they were afraid that she would not be able to get married.
An Qing didn't like them doing this and even argued with her parents a few times. The generation gap between the two sides made them particularly prejudiced about blind dates.
She was not happy about the blind date, but she also knew that her parents were thinking about her from the bottom of their hearts. Seeing them worrying about her and busying themselves for her, and looking for people to introduce her to blind dates, she felt angry and distressed, but she could not convince her parents and was forced to go on a blind date.
Before crossing over, An Qing had already met several men and was under so much pressure that she could hardly control her temper when facing her parents.
In fact, time travel is a good thing for her. She is actually very afraid that she will hurt her parents' feelings because of the blind date, but she is also unwilling to force herself to go on a blind date.
It's very contradictory and as messy as a tangled ball of thread.
Traveling through time actually allowed her to escape from this confusing situation.
Thinking about it, An Qing felt better. Although the world was coming to an end and her parents had turned into zombies, it was good to have a way to remedy the situation now.
She will not make her parents angry or unhappy, and when they start a new life, she will be able to give them a happy life.
but……
An Qing hurried over to eat noodles, frowning.
The world has ended, how can her parents live well?
The dough rolled by An Qing broke again.
She sighed, wiped the sweat off her face, and frowned as she looked at the dough, wondering how she should roll it out properly.
Tang Ming and Muchen, who were standing nearby, watched An Qing rolling the noodles over and over again in silence.
After An Qing failed again, Tang Ming came over and asked, "Want to roll all of this out thinly? Let me try."
An Qing looked at Tang Ming in surprise, "Can you?"
Tang Ming smiled and said, "I don't know. Let me try it first."
An Qing had failed more than a dozen times and was indeed a little discouraged. She nodded, "Then you give it a try. I'll rest for a while. Oh, and wash your hands before rolling."
Tang Ming nodded: "Okay."
He went to the side and washed his hands carefully, then took the coffee can and started rolling out the noodles.
Tang Ming's movements were slow, he rolled the dough bit by bit. An Qing was a little surprised by his movements. How come he looked so professional?
An Qing looked at Tang Ming in confusion.
He was very serious, his movements were slow but smooth, without any drag. Soon, a thin piece of dough was rolled out without a single damaged spot.
An Qing: "..."
She couldn't help but take a closer look. Indeed, there was no damage and the thickness was even and perfect.
An Qing was shocked, "How did you do that?"
Is this the difference between ordinary people and geniuses?
It was her first time too, and she failed even after trying more than ten times. People had watched her roll out the noodles more than ten times, so how could she succeed in one go if she tried it herself?
Tang Ming's expression was actually a little subtle. He looked at An Qing and smiled, but didn't say anything.
He moved his fingers, feeling as if he had done this before. He felt a sense of familiarity when he saw An Qing rolling out the noodles before. When he did it himself, he naturally knew what to do.
Tang Ming lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes.
An Qing admired Tang Ming's talent and was very envious. She didn't know how long it would take her to roll the noodles so well.
When the dough was rolled out, it was almost noon. An Qing hurriedly washed and dried her hands, and then spread the pastry evenly on the dough with her hands.
There is no possibility of redoing this step. If she fails, the thousand-layer puff pastry she wants to make will be ruined.
But it won’t be wasted. At worst, you can just pinch it into dough and make pancakes. They just won’t be as delicious as thousand-layer puff pastry.
An Qing felt a little regretful. As a newbie, why did she want to challenge such a difficult task right away?
After spreading the pastry with oil, An Qing pulled one side of the dough and began to roll it carefully towards the middle.
She tried her best to stretch and thin the dough carefully, but she didn't dare to pull it too hard for fear of breaking it.
Just roll it up nervously and carefully.
Fortunately, with full concentration, An Qing rolled the hair smoothly and her face was not torn.
When there was only a small piece of dough left to be rolled up, An Qing stopped, took out a knife, washed it clean, stretched and thinned the remaining dough little by little, and then cut it into thin strips like noodles.
After cutting it open, she spread some pastry on it and then continued to roll it.
Only after everything was successfully rolled up did An Qing heave a sigh of relief, with excitement on her face, "Success!!!"
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