From before the engagement to now, it took nearly two months to finally complete the main task.
This made Lin Xu feel comfortable.
For people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, it’s really relaxing after the task is completed.
Take stock of the rewards: a perfect lost dish, a perfect griddle dish, a perfect pickled dish, three perfect learning cards, a thirty-minute experience card for special props, and a bonus perfect cooking technique draw
Once.
No wonder everyone says autumn is the harvest season.
Now I really feel the joy of harvest.
Although in the last hidden mission lottery, I directly drew the peppercorn chicken.
But Lin Xu didn't dare to take these rewards today.
It’s better to let Dundun do the drawing.
This little guy seems to be able to directly pick out the dishes that are most suitable for the restaurant, which is much better than trying his luck in a daze.
"Boss, we are the number one hot search!"
While he was muttering to himself, Zhuang Yizhou came over and showed Lin Xu his cell phone.
It ranks first on the hot search list in Yanjing area, followed by a dark red word "explosion". Obviously, this is a sign of rapid rise in popularity.
Under Lin Ji’s food topic, various netizens who had watched the video came in confused:
"Is it fake? Are cats really that smart?"
"Can anyone tell me if it's a cutout show?"
"It doesn't look like it, and the people at the conference table chatted very naturally. It didn't look like acting, but more like Dundun jumped out to cause trouble when recording the video conference minutes."
"Friend Bao, I don't want to make trouble."
"Yes, how can such a dedicated performance be causing trouble?"
"Let's just say, is it difficult for Dundun's acting skills to defeat those so-called young talents?"
"After the rise of short videos, everyone said that individual acting skills are better than professional actors. Now even kittens can beat professional actors in terms of acting skills."
"Don't let professors from the film school see it, otherwise Dundun will be listed as a teaching material again."
"..."
On the Internet, some outstanding scenes of actors are often listed as teaching materials for film majors such as China National Opera, Beijing Film Academy and other film schools, so that the schools can't help but jump out to refute the rumors.
If a scene in which an actor's acting skills are slightly more expressive is listed as a teaching material.
That film school can’t graduate in eight years.
Lin Xu looked at the discussion among netizens and thought about the unintentional contributions of the fat reduction team and the sand withering team, and felt that it was time to reward them.
As a hero, you have to enjoy the food.
But what should I do?
The entire crew except Dundun are all girls, and girls all like beautiful-looking food...
Appearance?
Lin Xu immediately thought of a snack he got before the Mid-Autumn Festival - lotus cake.
When it comes to presentation, few dishes can compare to lotus cakes, right?
Well, that’s it.
I hope that the fat loss team can continue to work hard and continue to shoot amazing short videos, making the topic of Linji Food even more popular.
At the same time, it also adds a wave of attention to your personal account.
Relying on cute pets to increase attention is an old tradition of food area up owners. Today we will carry forward this tradition again.
Since you are making lotus cake, let’s start now.
Making this kind of palace snack is not very difficult, but it is quite tedious and requires preparation in advance.
The first is the stuffing part.
In order to make the filling of the lotus cake look more like the core of the lotus, the filling needs to be made yellow. Lin Xu brought butter, eggs, milk powder, sugar powder, and shredded coconut.
Take the yolk part of the eggs and beat them together with the butter, sugar, powder and milk powder to form a thick lake shape.
The whipping must be in place so that the powdered sugar, cream, and milk powder are fully melted, and the egg yolks must also be fully dispersed.
The color of butter and egg yolk can make the filling have a color similar to the lotus core, but if you want it to be closer to the real state, you need to add shredded coconut.
Shredded coconut can increase the viscosity of the filling, and the white shredded coconut will make the filling look closer to the flower core.
Add shredded coconut and mix well, carefully knead into a ball, then divide into small portions of about 20 grams each and knead into round balls.
In order to prevent it from melting, it needs to be placed in the freezer of the refrigerator after being rolled into small balls.
After the stuffing is done, it’s time to make the lotus dough.
The lotus dough is divided into water-oil skin and oil pastry. Wrap the pastry in water-oil skin and fold it repeatedly to create the effect of layered lotus petals.
This is a common step for making puff pastry. Almost all Chinese dim sum, as long as there is puff pastry, must be made using this technique.
Compared with ordinary puff pastry, the dough of lotus puff pastry also needs to be pigmented to turn it into the pink color of lotus, which looks more realistic.
There are many choices for pigments. You can choose more stable artificial pigments, or you can use natural pigments such as red yeast rice powder.
Lin Xu uses red yeast rice flour, which can turn into a beautiful light pink color after being diluted with flour.
Put low-gluten flour in a basin, then add an appropriate amount of lard and powdered sugar. Finally, use a seasoning spoon to scoop half a spoonful of red yeast rice flour into the basin, add warm water and knead it into a dough of moderate hardness.
The step of making puff pastry is called puff pastry in Chinese pastry making.
Lard is indispensable for any puff pastry.
It can even be said that the main source of "crispy" in Chinese pastry is lard. Without lard, most of the pastry would disappear.
Although some bakers dislike lard and use butter commonly used in Western pastries.
But there is a saying, the crisping effect of butter is far inferior to that of lard.
"Nowadays, those who make pastries on short video platforms are very disgusted when it comes to lard. It is high in calories and greasy. Butter is recommended in various ways. I have seen enough."
Wei Qian, a staunch supporter of lard, saw Lin Xu making noodles with lard and immediately came over.
Seeing the light pink dough in the basin, he looked a little surprised:
"Damn it, what snacks are you planning to make again? This pink and tender color is so in line with my taste."
Your aesthetic?
Lin Xu glanced at this guy, no wonder Tiantian adopted you as his wife, a very old man actually likes pink, tsk tsk tsk...
"If you're a tough guy, you have to use pink."
Wei Qian also realized that there was something wrong with his words, so he quickly used the memes of male fans to make amends for himself.
"Today it reached the top of the hot search list, I'm going to make some lotus cakes to celebrate."
"Holy shit, you are really ingenious. I was confused when I saw the dough. Relatively speaking, red gum is more suitable for me."
Lin Xu kneaded the light pink dough smooth and then started making dough.
Each dose is 25 grams, separate and knead into small balls.
Having prepared forty stuffed balls, he separated forty small balls from the dough, rolled them all into small balls, covered them with plastic wrap and began to relax.
I was so busy just now that I forgot to calculate the amount of flour, which resulted in a little more pink dough.
"Let's leave it for now. If it doesn't work, we can make some stuffing later."
He sealed the dough in a basin with plastic wrap and then started making the pastry.
The ingredients for pastry are relatively simple, just lard and low-gluten flour.
But the ingredients are simple, but the method is quite difficult.
Lin Xu wiped the workbench clean, then poured the prepared flour on it, and used a spatula to dig out a shovelful of solidified lard and put it on top.
Then grab the flour and press it on the lard, press the flour with your palms and press down.
Then use a scraper to scoop up the lard stuck to the workbench, and press it with flour again, allowing the flour to blend with the lard little by little.
No water or other ingredients can be added in this step. Just use solidified lard to knead the flour into a dough bit by bit. The softness and hardness of the dough must be consistent with the pink watery skin.
For novices, this step is very difficult. If you are not careful, you will get lard on your hands, or because of the low temperature, the lard will not dissolve in the flour at all.
Don’t worry if lard sticks to your hands, just rub it off with dry flour.
However, if the lard sticks to your hands, it means that the lard has melted. You should use your fingertips to touch the dough and lard as much as possible to prevent the lard from continuing to melt if the temperature is too high.
Under low temperature conditions, use the palm of your hand to rub it in the basin as much as possible, and let the lard melt with the temperature of your palm.
Once it melts, the dough becomes much easier to put together.
The finished puff pastry is a dough with a moist surface.
Like water-based pastry, pastry also needs to be divided into small portions.
Lin Xu weighs 20 grams each and divides it into forty pieces. After dividing, knead it into small balls with your hands, place it on the corner of the workbench, and cover it with plastic wrap to prevent moisture loss.
As for the remaining pastry, put it in a basin, cover the mouth of the basin with plastic wrap, and store it in the refrigerator.
Pastry that is not used temporarily needs to be refrigerated or frozen, and cannot be left at room temperature, otherwise the lard will melt and ooze out of the pastry, causing the pastry to become dry and hard.
Next, use your palms to press the loosened dough into a round cake, and then carefully wrap the pastry ball inside.
Wrap it and roll it into a round ball again, cover it with plastic wrap and continue to relax.
For each subsequent step, you must do one step and relax for ten minutes, and do not do it continuously.
Round pink balls were placed on the workbench, attracting the surrounding chefs to come over and take photos.
"Let me just say that all men like pink. Which man can refuse this pink and tender color? I will try it when it is ready."
Wei Gan came over to take a photo and then posted it on Linji Food:
"In order to celebrate Lin Ji's food topic reaching the top of the hot search list, the boss personally cooks the delicious food. Can you guess what kind of snack it is with this tender pink color?"
As soon as it was posted, netizens who were discussing Dundun came over:
"Holy shit, it looks so tempting."
"Isn't this the color we boys like?"
"I'm curious, is Dundun really that smart?"
"Whether that video was a staged shot or a real shot, can you Lin Ji make it clear?"
"Why should we make it clear? Is the video illegal or does it violate some regulations?"
"That's right, these newcomers seem to have grown up eating fish, otherwise why would they be so picky? I, Dundun, am the Holy Master of the Miao Miao Cult, so isn't it normal for me to be smart?"
"..."
Wei Gan originally wanted to reply, but when he saw some netizens quarreling under his post, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
He was also very puzzled after watching that video, and had no idea how it was filmed.
If Dundun is really so smart, then when he usually goes up and down the stairs and winks at Tiantian, wouldn’t he be watched from beginning to end by a cat?
When he thought of a bystander on such an occasion, Wei Qian wanted to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his feet.
He flipped through the topic of Linji Food. Some new netizens questioned the authenticity of the video, but the number of likes on the video increased very quickly.
According to this progress, it is estimated that tomorrow we will reach the 500,000 likes requested by Lin Xu.
By the time I post the second half, I might be able to find some clever answers.
In the West Fourth Ring Villa, the video of Dundun playing billiards has been filmed. Now everyone is gathered in front of the piano in the corner of the living room on the first floor, planning to film Dundun playing the piano.
"Can Dundun play?"
"It's quite awkward, but it's fine if you can put on a posture, you don't have to actually play."
"This is a Steinway. A million-dollar piano is just allowed to be played with by a cat. Aren't you afraid of damaging it?"
Baby Shen came over with cat nail clippers, pinched his paws and cut off the tips of his toenails one by one.
Cat's toenails will continue to grow, and the tips of the toenails need to be cut off regularly. Otherwise, if they grow too long, they will easily penetrate into the flesh pads, causing inflammation and other conditions.
Also, it’s uncomfortable for cats if their toenails are too long.
Baby Shen squatted next to the piano bench and pinched his paws to cut his nails. The little guy cooperated obediently. After cutting, he retracted his paws and showed his toenails to see if they were cut too short.
Such obedient cooperation made Dou Wenjing and Zeng Xiaoqi completely dumbfounded.
A few minutes ago, the two of them were watching a video posted by a pet up owner who cut a cat's nails and got bleeding after being scratched. The comment area was full of messages from netizens who were afraid to cut the cat's nails.
At that time, the two of them said that with Dundun's temper, it would take several people to cut her nails.
As a result, Dundun was very cooperative and patient.
Crying and complaining to the pet owner as if they are not the same species.
"Our Dundun is indeed different from other cats."
Geng Lele said with a smile:
"Of course, we are the holy masters of the Miao Miao Cult. How can we be compared to ordinary kittens?"
The toenails are trimmed, the lighting equipment is set up, and the camera is adjusted to the best angle.
While everyone was busy, Zeng Xiaoqi took out her mobile phone and wanted to see if there were any illegal comments under Lin Ji's food topic. If there were any, she should delete them quickly to avoid adverse effects.
Then she saw Wei Qianfa’s updates.
That little round ball of Fendudu suddenly made the chief photographer of the crew lose interest in working:
"Hey, Boss Lin is preparing delicious food in the store, should we go and have a look?"
After saying that, she held up her phone and flashed it to everyone.
Several girls who originally planned to take pictures until dark were immediately attracted by this snack.
"I think the National Day lasts seven days, so we can combine work and rest."
"Yes, it's okay if you are tired. The key is Dundun. Shooting all the time is too hard for the little guy."
"That's what I think too. Cats are inherently explosive and have poor patience. Let's go back."
"Well, even if we come back to shoot tomorrow, we can't just think about the shooting progress, we also have to consider the child's physical endurance."
"..."
After giving themselves a bunch of excuses, everyone began to pack their equipment.
I won’t take it back this time to save the hassle.
But it has to be installed, especially the fill light, which is quite delicate and needs to be stored in a special bag.
After packing up, Shen Baobao planned to go upstairs to change clothes and bring some sweatshirts suitable for autumn.
Some of the others went to the bathroom, some went to the kitchen to look for water, and they were all preparing to go back.
In front of the piano, Dundun straightened up, pressed the keys with her paws, and then pressed the keys next to her. The speed was very slow, and the sound was inconsistent and seemed very jerky.
But if Han Shuzhen were here, she would definitely be able to hear that this was the "Butterfly Lovers" she played for the first time when she was holding Dundun at home to familiarize herself with the environment.
In the store.
Lin Xu flattened the relaxed dough with his hands, then took a small rolling pin and rolled it into a long ox tongue shape.
After rolling it out, fold the lower half of the ox tongue-shaped strip up, and then fold down the upper half to form a standard three-fold fold.
Fold it and put it back under the plastic wrap, and continue to relax for ten minutes.
After it is relaxed, take it out and use a eucalyptus board to roll the three-folded dough into a cow tongue shape again. After rolling out, continue to fold it in three consecutive folds and continue to relax.
In this operation, the dough will be pressed little by little to become thinner than the paper, and the pastry will gradually mix with the watery and oily crust, with only a little bit of grease separating them.
After this layer of fat is heated, the dough will peel off layer by layer.
This is where the Thousand-Floor Pastry comes from.
After it has risen again, roll out the three-folded dough slightly to make it as round as possible. Then take out the stuffing from the refrigerator and wrap it with light pink dough.
Collect the closing edge downward to make the front look like a ball.
Then use a thinner knife to make three cuts directly above the ball to divide the front ball into six equal parts.
After dividing, take some red yeast rice flour and mix it with water, then take a small brush dipped in water and brush it evenly on both sides of the knife edge.
This will give the blooming petals a dark red outline, which together with the light pink petals will look fairy-like.
After everything was done one by one, Lin Xu added vegetable oil to the pot, heated it to 40%, then turned the heat to low, then placed the prepared lotus cake embryos in a shallower mesh and gently put them into the oil pot.
Under the frying of low-temperature hot oil, the petals bloom little by little, and the outermost layers even bloom completely. They are slightly wrinkled when fried in the hot oil, and they really look like lotus flowers on the verge of withering.
The light pink petals have dark red outlines, and they look alluring even if they haven’t been taken out of the pot yet.
This is by far the best-looking dim sum made in the store.
It’s so high that people can’t bear to swallow it.
You need to be patient when frying lotus cakes, and keep frying at low temperature so that the petals can gradually bloom.
When it is almost fried, carefully remove it with a leak-tight drain and set it aside to control the oil.
At this time, the petals have been completely fried and are so crisp that they will break when touched, so be careful with every step. If you use a little more force, the flower may break.
"Wow, what a beautiful lotus!"
While he was busy, Baby Shen's exclamation came from the kitchen door.
She didn't expect that as soon as she returned to the store, she saw Xu Bao bring out a tender pink lotus flower with strokes from the oil pan.
Is this the food we’re going to make today?
Isn’t the appearance too good?
"You guys shot such a good video, so I made some lotus cakes as a treat. This is what I promised Lele before, and today I have fulfilled my promise."
Lin Xu brought out the deep-fried lotus cake, and this beautiful snack immediately attracted bursts of admiration.
Everyone took out their mobile phones and started taking pictures of these flowers.
"So beautiful!"
"Just like the real thing."
"The strokes are so vivid that I don't even want to eat them."
"I'm not willing to eat it either. How about you eat mine and I eat yours?"
"Eating a child after changing it belongs to yes!"
"..."
Lin Xu returned to the kitchen and fried all the remaining lotus cakes.
When everyone gathered around and admired the beautifully presented dim sum, he put on his apron and walked down the stairs.
Damn it, it’s time to draw a lottery!
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