The ice powder needs time to cool down, so Xiao Nianzhi took the things to the canteen first.
She is now the novice monk guarding the dining hall, and one of the donors she most wants to see.
Without him, I give you sincere guidance!
Seeing people coming, the young novice even said hello: "Thank you to the donor for your guidance. I have made corn balls today."
Xiao Nianzhi is not afraid that these skills will be learned by others. Sometimes promotion is a good thing: "It's okay. If you have anything you want to ask in the future, just ask, don't be afraid."
Seeing her kind attitude and sincere tone, the little novice monk could finally let go.
The ingredients for other foods are too luxurious, and they really can’t afford them in the temple.
Therefore, he will not ask for the time being. If someone is suitable later, he will ask again.
The jasmine soft plum ice powder is made quickly, waiting for time to cool and take shape, and then you can serve it out and enjoy!
However, the weather is hot, so even if you put it in a well to calm it down, it will take a long time.
Therefore, Xiao Nianzhi turned his attention to other ingredients.
Then I discovered that among the ingredients Yan Changxia brought back, there was actually purple rice!!!
Oops!
In ancient times, this thing was really a tribute in many cases.
I don’t know if the tribute she told me before would be this?
If it's a tribute, you really can't eat it normally.
I still took advantage of Yan Changxia and the others.
There are many ways to eat purple rice, and each one is magical.
Considering that he was in the temple now, Xiao Nianzhi thought about it and prepared to make one that was relatively simple and did not violate taboos.
That is...
Purple rice cake!
Purple rice cakes with thin skin and lots of rice, soft and fragrant, make me drool just thinking about it!
Xiao Nianzhi took action quickly.
Of course, purple rice cakes not only need purple rice, but also sweet and soft glutinous rice to achieve the soft and silky effect.
The ratio of the two is about two to one. The taste will be more fragrant, soft and delicious.
It is best to break an egg into the thin crust of purple rice to enhance the gluten of the flour, and add a little butter to enhance the milky flavor of the crust.
But now in the temple, there is no way to beat eggs, let alone make butter, so you can add a little salt to increase the gluten.
In addition to salt, you also need to add some sugar to the flour to enhance the taste.
The ratio of sugar to flour depends on personal taste. Xiao Nianzhi chose 11:1, and the amount of salt should be compared with the sugar, which is about one-tenth of the amount of sugar.
Because purple rice is relatively hard, it needs to be soaked for a long time to soften, and the flour also needs to be fermented, and the final product will be the thinnest, softest and most tender.
Therefore, after Xiao Nianzhi finished everything, he put it aside and ignored it for the time being.
Among the ingredients Yan Changxia brought, there were also fresh almonds.
There are more ways to eat this thing, especially almond milk. In modern times, most people have drunk it, and it tastes very good.
But for sweet drinks, they already have jasmine soft plum ice powder.
Therefore, you can try something else with fresh almonds.
For example...
Crispy almonds.
Almond crisps are different from almond crisps.
Crispy almonds, to put it bluntly, are fried almonds.
This method sounds simple, but just the step of removing the bitterness of almonds requires enough patience.
You need to pour water over and over again to slowly wash away the bitter taste of almonds.
Then, dry the water and then put it into the pot to fry.
After taking it out of the pot, it can be eaten immediately. Of course, if you sprinkle it with sugar or stir-fry it again to cover it with icing sugar, the taste will be just as good.
This approach is still practiced today.
It's just that each company's method is different, and this thing involves deep-frying, so it's destined that ordinary people probably don't have the chance to eat it.
Yan Xingxuan has been observing secretly, waiting for the opportunity, and wants to give the gift away.
After finally asking the emperor for it, he really wanted to give it to his sister as soon as possible.
He was also afraid that his sister would be shy in crowds, so he was waiting for an opportunity.
As soon as he heard that he wanted to eat crispy almonds, he didn't care about the gift and squeezed over directly: "Do you want to wash the almonds? I can do it!"
When Yan Changxia saw that he was lagging behind, he directly rolled up the sleeves of his coat and prepared to show his actions. He could do it too.
Guo Sixue also rushed over, but Guo Yinghui couldn't wait in line. After thinking about it, he went to the stove honestly and prepared to light the fire.
Aunt Yu and her old god are here, sitting calmly.
No way, who wants Xiangxiang to be her apprentice?
Ouch, uncontrollable pride.
I always feel that just sitting here makes my waist straighter!
This is the first time Zheng Qingran has encountered such a situation. She still doesn't understand what involution is.
All she knows is that everyone is working so hard and expressing themselves so actively. If she doesn’t succeed, wouldn’t it be bad?
I didn’t bring any ingredients with me, so coming here to eat was already a waste of money.
Even though she was born into a noble family, no one would say anything.
However, Zheng Qingran felt that it was one thing for others to be embarrassed and it was another thing for him to be shameless.
It’s okay to use the ingredients hard, but if you can’t help with the work now...
Isn’t that good?
The little girl was a little anxious and turned her head to look at Aunt Yu as if asking for help.
Aunt Yu was very caring and tolerant towards her. Seeing the anxious look on the little girl's face, she smiled and reassured her: "It's okay, they have enough people."
After hearing this, Zheng Qingran felt a lot more at ease, but after the worry, she couldn't help but feel envious.
She is not very popular in the capital. She cannot speak outright and is too hurtful. Many people are unwilling to make friends with her.
Although she quarreled with Guo Sixue as soon as she saw him, the other party was a friend that Zheng Qingran rarely talked to and found very irritable.
Now I see that everyone is getting along very well, but she is standing outside, a little out of place, and a little uncomfortable.
The little girl was sad for spring and autumn, and Aunt Yu felt that she really couldn't comfort her.
She can only let the other party take his time. Her true integration, better than others helping her, will give Zheng Qingran a greater sense of accomplishment. At the same time, she will feel more comfortable getting along with Xiao Nianzhi.
Xiao Nianzhi quickly led everyone to rub almonds.
Don't use force when rubbing it, because you're afraid it will break into pieces and you won't be able to eat it.
Fortunately, everyone was quite happy playing in the water in the summer.
I don’t know who started it. Playing with water turned into splashing water. Yan Xingxuan and Guo Ying turned back to being men and consciously avoided it at this time.
They found an excuse to pick vegetables and quietly retreated, leaving the battlefield to the three girls' homes.
Yan Changxia was almost going crazy playing. She and Guo Sixue seemed to be competing with each other, and they were just holding basins and lifting water to each other!
But no, there are almonds in it.
"Just wait for me, hum, I won't let you go, I'll change the water right now, I'll give you all the bitter water!"
"Huh? I'm afraid of you, come on, come on, come and splash me!"
……
Seeing these three people having fun, Zheng Qingran couldn't help but feel even more envious.
The little novice monk who was originally on guard had already consciously retreated to the door of the dining hall when he saw everyone playing with the water.
There are no outsiders here. Hongshuang and Hongzhu are still guarding the door. No one will break in and see what they shouldn't see.
