It takes about an hour for the dough to ferment, so you should knead the dough before cooking.
Song Shiwei scooped two scoops of flour into the basin, and then put in the leavener that he had left over from the last time he kneaded the dough.
In this era, when ordinary families kneaded dough, they would usually make some old yeast and keep it for kneading. The first time Song Shiwei kneaded dough, he borrowed it from Sun Meimei's house.
Later she made some leaven herself.
To make old leavener, it is best to use cornmeal, because white flour is very hard after drying and not easy to soak, but cornmeal is different and can be dissolved quickly with warm water.
It should not be placed in the sun for direct exposure. It is best to dry it in a cool place. Only in this way will the steamed buns not become sour.
Song Shiwei took a small piece of the old leavener from last time and dissolved it with warm water, then poured some flour on it, stirred it into a paste, and waited for it to ferment.
After fermentation, pour it directly into the basin, add warm water and knead the dough.
Of course, this time when making the piglet quilt, she also added a spoonful of white sugar. One reason was to increase the taste and make the dough sweeter, and the other was that white sugar could promote yeast fermentation.
Song Shiwei kneaded the dough in his hand into a smooth dough, picked up the basin, and placed it next to the stove, letting it ferment.
At this time, she can start stir-frying the clay pot chicken.
Pour a little more oil into the pot than usual for cooking, heat it over low heat, pour in the peeled garlic and slowly stir-fry until fragrant.
Add ginger, scallions, onion slices, and spices and continue sautéing until fragrant.
Then put the drained chicken into the pot. At this time, you can add a spoonful of white sugar, which can help color the chicken. Keep frying until the chicken skin turns slightly yellow.
At this time, the whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of fried chicken.
It drifted far away, and Zhou Tingyue and Zhou Cheng at the door also smelled it.
Shitou and Wenwen also came out to watch them making shuttlecocks. When they smelled the fragrance, they were immediately envious.
"Xinxin, Zhou Wei, and Brother Zhou Cheng and Brother Zhou Lin, you are so lucky! Auntie Weiwei's cooking is so delicious!"
"Yeah, every time it's dinner time, I envy you guys so much. It's a pity that my mom's cooking skills are nowhere near as good as Aunt Weiwei's!"
When Xinxin heard this, she immediately raised her little head happily.
"My mom's cooking is really delicious! Oh my, my mouth waters every time!"
Zhou Wei also nodded vigorously: "If my mother could open a restaurant, the business would definitely be great!"
Shitou agreed: "If Aunt Weiwei opened a restaurant, I would definitely go there every day when I grow up!"
Zhou Tingyue heard all the conversations among the children and couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, stop saying that. The country has a planned economy now, and individuals are not allowed to open restaurants. If someone with ulterior motives hears about it, your mother will probably be taken away for investigation!"
When Shitou and Wenwen heard this, they immediately fell silent.
Xinxin and Zhou Wei were so scared that they covered their mouths.
"We won't tell! I don't want my mom to be investigated!"
"Then my mom will just make us something delicious, so please don't open... that thing!"
Zhou Wei originally wanted to say that he would not open the restaurant, but when he thought of these two words, he quickly swallowed them and changed them to "that thing", he didn't want to hurt his mother.
Zhou Tingyue handed the shuttlecock he had prepared to Xinxin.
"Take a look. Do you like it?"
When the children saw that the shuttlecock made of pheasant feathers was finished, they were all very happy.
“This is so beautiful!”
“It’s really beautiful!”
Xinxin was so happy that she held it tightly.
This made Shitou and Wenwen extremely envious.
"Xinxin, let's play shuttlecock together?"
"Yeah, let's play together?"
Xinxin is not stingy.
"Okay, let's play together!"
Zhou Lin also wanted to join, but was rejected by Xinxin.
"You have your own, why are you kicking mine!"
Zhou Lin looked at the half-made shuttlecock in his hand and felt a little regretful.
"I haven't finished it yet, have I?"
But Xinxin is a vengeful little girl. At that time, she wanted some pheasant tail feathers from her second brother, but he refused to give them to her. Now she won't let him play with the shuttlecock that her father made for her.
"Then you can wait until it's done before playing!"
Zhou Lin was so angry that he wanted to pinch her chubby little face.
Instead, Zhou Cheng poked him with a smile.
"Are you still arguing with Xinxin? How old is she? How old are you? You should act like a big brother and learn to give in to your sister!"
These words made Zhou Lin lower his head in shame.
"But I... I'm not very good at tying this shuttlecock... Brother, how about you help me?"
But Zhou Cheng was busy with his own things, so how could he care about him?
For a moment, Zhou Lin was so anxious that he scratched his head.
Zhou Tingyue couldn't bear it anymore and reached out to take his half-finished chicken feather shuttlecock.
"Come, Daddy will help you!"
Zhou Lin was immediately happy when he heard it.
He was just envious of what his father made for Xinxin. It was neat, beautiful and looked great!
I wanted to ask him to help me, but I was too embarrassed.
After all, at the beginning, it was because he didn't give Xinxin the cocktail cake that Dad helped Xinxin.
Seeing that he was happy, Zhou Tingyue naturally took the opportunity to give him a lesson.
"Ahem, Daddy can help you, but first, let me tell you, if your younger brothers and sisters want to play with your shuttlecock, you should let them play with it, too. Good things should be shared, okay?"
Zhou Lin blushed and nodded.
"I know, Dad! Don't worry!"
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