The morning meal was finished quickly, and Hongshuang had already arranged the corresponding ingredients.
Xiao Nianzhi can go over and start working.
Yan Changxia felt that she was now a mature fire-burning worker, and consciously took on the task of burning fires.
Zheng Qingran found out that she couldn't do this job, so she started to study it.
If you can’t study, then you have to be good at other things, right?
She can learn!
Yan Xingxuan was not under any pressure, so he consciously took on the job of delivering tools.
From time to time, I would ask Xiao Nianzhi, do you need this?
What about that one?
Which one should I hand over?
What’s the next tool?
……
Xiao Nianzhi is going to make some iced bean curd today.
The main ingredient of Bingdouhua is naturally beans, or soy milk.
If you want soy milk to be delicious, it cannot be pure soybeans. You need to add peanuts, millet, and rice.
If you want a more mellow flavor, you can also add white sesame seeds.
If you don’t want the aroma to be too strong and the taste thick, it’s fine not to add it.
Peanuts and millet are enough to enhance the flavor.
Xiao Nianzhi did not add white sesame seeds. After preparing the ingredients, although they were not soaked in advance, when grinding, they grinded them back and forth twice more, and the taste was acceptable.
Of course, how can it be done without sugar in Bingdouhua?
You definitely need to bring rock candy.
As soon as the items were prepared, Xiao Nianzhi took people to the millstone.
When Yan Xingxuan saw that he wanted to grind something, he couldn't help but be eager to try it.
Don't talk about him, actually Yan Changxia and Zheng Qingran also want to try it.
However, the two little girls have little strength. After getting started, they found that they can push, but...
Half a circle at most, and then it’s over.
So, it’s better not to do it.
However, Yan Xingxuan was able to step forward and walk a few laps, which shows that his physical strength is still very good.
However, grinding soy milk manually is a delicate job, so you have to do it slowly.
Therefore, Yan Xingxuan finally gave up and let the guards take turns.
Xiao Nianzhi grinded it back and forth until the soy milk was extremely fine, then passed it through the gauze sieve again, and then nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay."
Yan Xingxuan breathed a long sigh of relief when he finally heard that he no longer had to push around.
He just had some secret intentions, so he intentionally or unintentionally took turns with the guards.
To be honest...
This living donkey can do it, but he really can’t do it!
The early stage was okay, my physical strength was still there, and I could still persevere.
In the later stage, it was really just gritting one’s teeth and holding on!
It's not that he has poor endurance, but that this thing itself is too heavy. Even if they use a small grinder, it is still very heavy.
Therefore, the demand for physical strength is also great.
After such exertion, even though Yan Xingxuan felt that he had good physical strength, he still couldn't hold on.
Fortunately, there is no shame.
Before his physical strength is completely exhausted, the work of grinding soy milk is over!
After grinding the soy milk, you need to cook the soy milk.
Of course, this step also requires white jelly, which is not much. It just serves to solidify the shape.
In order to make the beancurd shape better in the end, the white jelly needs to be mixed with water first, stir well, and then added to the boiled soy milk.
After the soy milk is cooked, it can be thrown into the well to set.
Next, it’s time to decorate the bean curd.
It's not impossible to eat it directly, but it will lose a lot of colorful colors and a lot of visual beauty and fun.
Therefore, Xiao Nianzhi is going to decorate with some colors.
In fact, if you have red pitaya, you can just use it to enhance the color.
But...
Not now.
Xiao Nianzhi could only settle for the next best thing, using green amaranth to extract edible red pigments that embellish the summer.
It is not troublesome to extract this thing, but for subsequent preservation and taste considerations, sugar and lemon juice will be added.
There was still no fresh lemon, so Xiao Nianzhi could only drop vinegar in it.
It was just one color, but it felt too monotonous, so Xiao Nianzhi took out the Enshi Jade Dew he had saved.
This tea has been dried in the sun. You can just grind it into powder in a mortar and put it into powder.
Matcha green, this color is also good.
Of course, this needs to be sieved in the end. After all, there will definitely be some residue from manual grinding, and this part needs to be sieved out.
Seeing Xiao Nianzhi grinding tea, Yan Xingxuan curiously looked over and asked, "What is this step for?"
Xiao Nianzhi handed over the job to the guard and explained to Yan Xingxuan: "Get some matcha and Titian to bring some color."
Hearing matcha, Yan Xingxuan nodded: "That thing tastes a little weird."
Yan Changxia also heard about matcha and nodded in agreement: "I heard from my father that it was popular for a while in the past few years. Later, many people didn't like the taste, so they switched to making tea directly instead of grinding it." p>
Nowadays, matcha technology has been developed. Of course, in the eyes of most people, tea is still a brewed drink, and few people add it to snacks.
Even if there is, it is only a very small part.
No matter how useful it is, no one seems to have the intention to explore it.
Therefore, matcha has only one use now: drinking.
But Xiao Nianzhi is ready to open your eyes and make use of it.
The food colorings extracted from matcha and green amaranth are all for decoration.
Finally, it needs to be mixed with tapioca flour and then rolled into small balls to be used as pop-pop balls decorated with iced bean flowers.
Although it is an embellishment, the taste also needs to be considered.
After all, they are all things that need to be imported.
Therefore, Xiao Nianzhi processed it carefully, and after sifting it layer by layer, he started to add sugar, milk, tapioca flour, and then knead the pop-pop balls.
As soon as they saw the ball being played, everyone became energetic.
Zheng Qingran discovered that finally there was someone easy to learn, and hurriedly joined in: "I should be able to do it."
She said uncertainly, and Yan Changxia directly pulled her over, cleaned her hands and began to demonstrate to her: "Believe me, you are very easy to learn, just rub it and you're done!"
It’s a lot of fun to play with bobo balls.
Anyway, Yan Changxia still likes rubbing.
Yan Xingxuan also likes it, but now his mind is impure and he has some secret intentions. From time to time, he leans close to Xiao Nianzhi and asks in a low voice: "Think about it, is it okay to rub it like this?"
"How can I control this to make it more round?"
"Would it be faster with the help of tools?"
……
He had a lot of questions, but Xiao Nianzhi answered him patiently.
"Whatever makes you feel comfortable."
"Just make it round, there are no steps."
"It will be faster with the help of tools. I have asked Manager Qiu to help customize it. It is probably already out and I can have it when I go back to the academy."
……
The two of them were discussing in a low voice on one side, while the two little girls on the other side got excited and even compared the size: "Hey, I'm making it smaller, so it's easier for the entrance!"
"Obviously I made it rounder!"
"What's the use of a circle? It's so big that I can't even bite it in. How tiring it is!"
"Huh, what I make is round, round, round!"
……
The two little girls were quarreling like they were in elementary school. It sounded childish, but it gave people the feeling that life has become noisy and the world has become interesting.
Xiao Nianzhi watched from the side and couldn't help but smile with crooked eyebrows.
That smile is like the soft breeze of summer, which can blow into people's hearts unconsciously, making people unable to help but be amazed.
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