The family had bought chickens and ducks before and eaten them, and a few days ago they even had a big meal at a state-run restaurant, so Chen Suwen didn't plan to grill meat for them this time.
She brought over the bread dough that had already relaxed and fermented. On the large baking tray that Zhou Qingyun had made for her, rows of bread dough were properly relaxed.
Chen Suwen instructed her son to put the bread dough into the bread oven to bake, and the entrance of the bread oven was blocked by a large metal "door".
"I checked, and at this temperature it should take about fifteen minutes to bake. Please note the time."
Chen Suwen said to her son.
Zhou Cunzong glanced at his watch and nodded to his mother, "Okay, I'll open it and take a look in fifteen minutes."
Of course, in addition to pumpkin bread, Chen Suwen also made pumpkin cookies, which she also put in the baking pan.
Sweet potatoes and pumpkin slices cut into wedges were also added and baked.
It's a rare opportunity to fire a kiln; wouldn't it be a waste to just bake some bread?
Let's just bake something.
Ye Yulian looked at the mother and son with surprise as they watched their actions. "Suwen, you can make bread?"
"Isn't bread something from abroad? I heard that only big hotels that entertain foreign guests make it."
Bread was a rare commodity for people in this era, and it was quite expensive to buy outside.
She never expected Chen Suwen to do that.
"It's not that difficult. As long as you have a kiln, you can make it with a little effort."
"Although you need to knead the dough to stretch it into a thin film and let it rest when preparing bread dough, it's not that different from making steamed buns or dumplings."
"It's just a bit troublesome to make, but it's much more convenient with a bread oven."
"Then I must try your bread. I bought that honey bread at the Overseas Chinese Store before, it was very expensive."
Chen Suwen nodded.
Honey bread rolls are indeed delicious; they were still sold in her time, and she loved them.
The old-fashioned bread also tastes good, but of course it depends on the baker's skill.
Chen Suwen was quite confident in her skills; she was sure her bread would be delicious.
"Grandma, Grandma..."
As Chen Suwen was saying this to Ye Yulian, several children who had run off to play somewhere came running back.
"Grandma, it smells so good! What delicious food have we made?"
Zhao Lexin and her two siblings ran back, following the sweet smell all the way to the backyard where they found Chen Suwen and the others.
Ye Yulian also smelled the sweet aroma of the baked bread; the smell was truly irresistible.
People in this era already had fewer opportunities to eat sweets, so the sweet taste of this bread was even more appealing.
Even Ye Yulian, who is almost fifty, couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Grandma, we smell something really nice while we're playing outside."
"Ah Gou said our family made something delicious, is that right?" Zhao Lexin leaned closer to Chen Suwen and asked.
She had already smelled where the smell was coming from, but she still wanted to ask her grandmother.
"Grandma, it smells so good!" Zhou Mei said as she tried to get closer to the bread oven, but was stopped by Zhou Cunzong halfway there.
"Oh, Xiao Mei, don't go near the bread oven, or you'll get burned and then you'll be crying."
"Just a few more minutes and we can eat."
Almost ten minutes have passed. The bread will be baked in a few more minutes. Just wait a little longer.
In fact, Zhou Cunzong himself was also tempted.
This smells amazing!
His mom's bread smells so good, is it really made from pumpkin?
Is pumpkin really that delicious?
Zhou Cunzong, whose face had turned yellow from eating so much pumpkin lately, was very suspicious, but the taste didn't seem like a lie.
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