After hearing this, the 15 people exchanged glances, their eyes filled with fighting spirit, rubbing their hands together in anticipation. "Your Highness, rest assured, we will definitely study hard and will not let you down."
"Your Highness, just teach us. We won't eat or drink. We'll learn as much as you teach us in five days. Just teach us and teach us with confidence!"
Of all the stores in Dafa Catering and Dafa Fruits & Vegetables, they were selected by Vice President Xia and sent to Abel Manor to learn from the young prince.
The young prince personally teaching them is something many people dream of but can't even imagine. They must learn it well and never let Vice President Xia down, nor disappoint the young prince.
“Since you all have so much confidence, I believe in you all too.” Jiang Si clapped her hands again, opened her personal computer, and instead of live streaming, she selected screen recording: “I won’t say much more. Everyone find your aprons and let’s get started. For our first pastry, we’ll make peach shortbread, a peach shortbread that crumbles when you bite into it.”
"The ingredients for peach shortbread are very simple: flour, eggs, lard, sesame seeds, baking powder, baking soda, etc. All the ingredients can be found in the market and can be bought. I have also bought them here. Everything is here. Let's start with step one: rendering lard."
After Jiang Si finished speaking, she took out a large piece of fresh, unrendered lard from the raw materials, put it in the sink, washed it clean, cut it into small pieces, and put it in the pot.
Add water to the pot, along with chopped scallions and ginger.
"First, blanch the lard with scallion segments, ginger slices, and white wine to remove the blood foam and impurities!" Jiang Si turned on the stove, added the ingredients she wanted to add to the lard, brought it to a boil over high heat, and then rinsed it with clean water. "You can render oil directly or by using water. The water method is simpler. Pour the cleaned oil into a pot and add about half a bowl of water."
"The water refining method yields a high oil yield, and the resulting oil is whiter and cleaner. You boil it over a fire until the water evaporates, then you start pressing the oil, and the oil that comes out is clear."
Fifteen people listened intently, watching and taking notes. Some even secretly started recording audio and screen recording. Others found pots and lard and began to do as Jiang Si instructed.
Lard is naturally very fragrant. After half an hour, the water evaporated and the oil began to be extracted. Even with the kitchen's excellent ventilation system and range hood, the aroma of lard still lingered in the house.
Nearly half an hour later, the clear lard was ready. The lard was poured out, the residue was filtered out with a strainer, and then it was put into the refrigerator. The lard cracklings were set aside. Jiang Si planned to make dumplings with the lard cracklings after finishing dinner.
When refrigerating, the flash freezing is very fast. In no time, a bowl of cool lard turned white and was still a little warm. Ginger took out the lard, took out about 200 grams of solidified lard, and beat it with an egg beater for three minutes.
After rendering the lard, beat three egg yolks until smooth, but not whipped. Add the egg yolks to the rendered lard and then add granulated sugar, stirring until well combined.
Mix everything well and set aside. Prepare regular flour, add cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and a small amount of salt, mix well, and pour into the previously prepared lard mixture. Stir until it solidifies evenly.
Weigh the total weight and divide it into 40 portions. Roll each portion into a ball, place them on a baking tray, flatten them, and press a small indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up too much during baking. Brush the surface with egg yolk wash (egg yolk with a little water), sprinkle with black sesame seeds, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
After finishing explaining everything, Jiang Si turned to the 15 people and said, "This is the simplest way to make peach shortbread. If some people can't eat cotton candy, you can use honey to add sweetness."
"When baking peach shortbread, you can sprinkle black sesame seeds or white sesame seeds, and you can also add melon seeds. When kneading the dough, you can add peach kernels and some nuts."
"By doing this, you can create different flavors of peach shortbread. Take notes first, learn this simple method, and then you can develop your own variations based on your own style."
"But one thing is certain: you must make sure you know all the ingredients, write them down clearly, and remind customers when you open the store, in case some people have allergies."
15 people: "Yes, Your Highness, we've got it. Let's all get started now!"
The oven will take 20 minutes to bake. All the ingredients are ready, and the ingredient list is readily available.
They need to get started, and each of them needs to make one!
Jiang Si nodded: "I'll give you half an hour. I hope that after half an hour, your food will be in the oven, and then we can learn the next one!"
All 15 people nodded in unison: "Okay!"
Fifteen people scooped out lard from a basin and beat it with an egg beater.
While waiting for the right moment, Jiang Si chopped up the pork cracklings, mixed them with flour, washed the chives, made an egg pancake, and prepared a pork crackling, chive, and egg filling.
She was quick and efficient, finishing everything in a little over half an hour. She brought the food to the table, wiped it, and said to Agares, who was staring at her intently, "Little Agares, you've been sitting here all this time, and I've only seen you handling official business without ever lifting a finger."
"Don't move your hands, and don't look at me. You know how to make dumplings, and you can roll out the dough too. Tonight, we're having pork crackling and chive dumplings. You're in charge of making them!"
The peach shortbread for 15 people was already in the oven. Listening intently as the little prince called Marshal Agares "little friend," each of them felt a tremor in their heart, inexplicably feeling that the little prince was somewhat doting on Marshal Agares.
Agares turned off the projection screen on the personal computer in front of him, retracted the virtual keyboard, and all the files instantly entered the space button. Looking back at his little wife, he said, "Okay, I'll go wash my hands!"
Jiang Si raised an eyebrow: "My peach shortbread is ready, I'll go get it!"
The peach shortbread she made had been baked for 10 minutes. It was no longer too hot to eat, but still a little warm. When you picked up a piece and squeezed it in your hand, it crumbled into crumbs and smelled wonderful.
Jiang Si called to the other 15 people: "Try it, and after you've tasted it, write a feedback form and leave it there for me later."
Fifteen people stepped forward and each took a piece. The crumbs crumbled as they ate, not greasy or sticky, just dry and crispy, without any oiliness, and very fragrant.
She crushed a piece of ginger, took one, and ate it. It was made with granulated sugar, which was not as good as honey, but the taste was exactly the same as what she used to make.
She took only one bite and casually handed it to Agares, who had just returned after washing her hands.
Agares, without any hesitation, took the piece of her leftover mouth and, with a delightful bite, enjoyed it.
The crispness in his mouth crumbled into crumbs, causing Agares to raise an eyebrow slightly. After swallowing, he commented, "Fragrant, crispy, sweet but not cloying, the taste is very good!"
“Very good, just take a bite to taste what I made!” Jiang Si stopped Agares from eating too much and reminded him, “There are still 15 more servings to go. After they’re baked, give them your ratings. See which one is closest to mine, which one is the most unique, and which one is the best made. The highest score is 10. Give them your ratings!”
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