Fu Yu's unique skill of weighing by feeling made Pang Bowen very happy.
Although Pang Bowen has never learned baking, he has never made desserts by himself.
But after opening the store for more than ten years, I watched the dessert chefs baking in the store every day, so I still have a very clear understanding of some basic operations.
Like Fu Yu, who can easily control the size of the dough and the amount of fillings based on the feel of his hand, this is something that ordinary novice bakers will definitely not be able to do.
Even those at Bai Gu, who have not kneaded dough for several years or made pastry for several years, would not have such superb skills.
Zou Anna and Xue Yuli quickly finished making the decorations for the birthday cake. After boxing and packing, they came over with great interest to watch Fu Yu make noodles.
Xue Yuli was a quick talker. Watching Fu Yu quickly knead the date paste balls and dough, he asked curiously: "Fu Chu, don't you need to weigh the stuffing and dough you make?"
Fu Yu did it smoothly and was in a good mood. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "If you want to weigh it, you can."
Pang Bowen joked: "Xiao Xue, go and get the scale, just in time to see what the difference is with the kitchen."
Xue Yuli quickly took the electronic scale.
Fu Yu smiled, picked up a piece of medicine and put it on the scale.
The weight is quickly displayed above: 10 grams.
Fu Yu took the piece of medicine and put another piece on it casually.
The weight is shown above again: 10 grams.
Then Fu Yu kneaded another piece of date paste filling.
Electronic scale weighing: 8 grams.
I tried it several times in succession, and it turned out to be exactly the same.
The three people watching looked at each other in shock and convinced.
Absolutely amazing!
This technique is simply amazing!
In their dessert shop, only two pastry chefs can reach this level.
But they have been working in this industry for more than 20 years.
That's the real master. His skills are good because he has been doing it for a long time and has experience.
How old is Fu Yu?
Moreover, he is also a red gum chef, and baking is a cross-industry operation.
Suddenly, not only Pang Bowen's eyes were shining when he looked at Fu Yu, but Xue Yuli and Zou Anna's eyes were full of admiration when they looked at Fu Yu!
No wonder the boss would specially invite Fu Yu back from Qianlima at critical moments when there was an emergency in the store.
I dare to love you because Fu Yu is really awesome!
Fu Yu kneaded the jujube paste balls and covered them with plastic wrap.
Otherwise, the skin will become chapped in a while.
Fu Yu took a prepared pot and started kneading it into shape.
It’s the same as making dumplings normally, but you don’t need a rolling pin. Just start kneading the dough in your hands and press it into a bowl shape.
The operation is very simple and common, and there is no difficulty.
This jujube fruit has a thin skin and a big filling.
So make the dough a little thinner, stuff it with jujube paste balls, wrap it around the dough, and knead it into an oval shape.
When wrapped, the overall color looks a bit light, but after steaming, the color will become very dark.
Pang Bowen looked interested and asked casually: "Fu Chu, does the color of this fruit need to be steamed before it can be the same as the real jujube?"
Fu Yu kneaded the skin of the paste with his hands quickly, and while wrapping the balls of jujube paste, he said: "Yes, the proportion of this color was formulated after thousands of experiments. I also just watched the video, and there was a famous person in it. Chef said it in the comment area, so I thought about giving it a try, but I didn’t expect the effect to be really good.”
Fu Yu's words were half true and half false. There was no one to guide him in adjusting the proportions of the colors. Instead, he relied on himself to try over and over again until he finally succeeded in mixing a color that satisfied him.
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Looking back now, my experience in the teaching practice classroom was really not easy!
Fu Yu said, handing the dough in his hand to Pang Bowen: "Look, the color after the dough is actually much heavier than before."
Pang Bowen nodded.
In fact, he didn't pay attention to these details just now. He just watched Fu Yu kneading the dough and taking the medicine.
Fu Yu kneaded all the dough into date shapes. As for the final shape, he had to wait for a while before shaping it.
Put the kneaded dough together and process it carefully one by one.
Shape the dough into a date shape, with one side larger and the other smaller.
For small parts, press it slightly in front with your little finger, and then use a toothpick to make a thick side to make a bend where the branches can be connected.
After the thick part is done, do the other side, and then plug the hole with a little black sesame seeds.
The black sesame seeds are used as decoration to make the overall shape more realistic.
Apart from color adjustment, the most troublesome part of the entire noodle tree is shaping it.
But for Fu Yu, these are no longer difficult things.
After all the dough is shaped, you can start to bake it.
At this time, when I looked at the jujube fruit, it didn't look very much like a real jujube. It was similar in appearance but different in spirit.
The jujube copied by Fu Yu is XJ’s Hotan jujube.
In the teaching practice class, he actually imitated Shaanxi jujube.
However, the goods sold in the dessert shop were all authentic Hotan jujubes, so Fu Yu just followed the local customs.
This time, Fu Yu directly put the noodles into the steamer for steaming.
Pang Bowen watched as the noodles were neatly placed on the drawer cloth. He came closer and asked, "Can it be steamed?"
Fu Yu shook his head: "No, it still needs to be cooked for a while, let it cook first, and I will squeeze some jujubes in time."
Date handle?
Pang Bowen looked surprised: "The jujube handle is also made of flour?"
He really didn't expect that the fruit jujube could be so refined.
Fu Yu nodded: "Yes, add more cocoa powder and the color will be close."
After adding the cocoa powder, the dough became noticeably stiffer.
Fu Yu directly took the dough, dipped it in some water, and then kneaded it. The dough became obviously soft and easy to shape.
Fu Yu kneaded the dough into strips, the thinner the better.
After all, the jujube handle is very thin.
This is something that seems simple, but actually tests your patience very much.
Because the dough is fermented, it will bulge after it rises. It is very thick and needs to be kneaded little by little with your fingertips.
In order to ensure enough, Fu Yu kneaded three palm-long thin noodles in total.
Taking advantage of the cooking time, Fu Yu steamed the jujube handles first.
Because it is very thin and easy to cook, it is only steamed for two minutes after the water is boiled.
The steamed thin noodles are very dark in color. When you pick them up, put them directly on the drawer cloth and wait for them to cool before picking them out.
I just use this pot of boiling water to continue steaming the fermented noodles.
The jujube paste filling is cooked, and only one layer of dough needs to be steamed. Fu Yu very accurately took out the steamed dough and let it cool according to the best time he found.
The moment Fu Yu opened the lid of the pot, Pang Bowen and others quickly came closer to watch.
After taking a look at it, Pang Bowen couldn't help but exclaimed: "Hey! This is great! This is really beautiful!"
As expected, the color of the noodle fruit became very dark as Fu Yu said before, very similar to real jujube.
