Fortunately, after the mung beans were steamed, it was still easy to twist into mung bean paste. Su Qingluan got a small bowl without much effort.
After all, it was just a gift for people to try, and it was not mass production, so Su Qingluan didn't make too many.
Get a bowl of mung bean paste, add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour, and lard to increase the oiliness, and add caramel to increase the sweet taste. However, considering that adding too much malt sugar would make it greasy, Su Qingluan only added half of the normal amount.
After that, Su Qingluan kneaded the mung bean paste and glutinous rice flour evenly, and steamed it in the pot for a quarter of an hour. When the glutinous rice flour was cooked, the whole dough had a slightly crystal clear and pliable feel.
Su Qingluan knew that this was a sign that the glutinous rice flour was ripe.
The filling is candied flower petals that have been prepared long ago. In order to prevent the filling from being too sweet, Su Qingluan twisted the scented tea made from dried flowers corresponding to the petals into fine powder and added it to the filling, so that the unique fragrance of the dried flowers can be achieved. The slight bitterness can neutralize the overly sweet taste, and Su Qingluan uses the same type of candied petals and flower tea pollen——
The peach blossom filling is ground into powder using dried peach blossom tea leaves, the jasmine flower filling is ground into powder using jasmine flower tea, and so on. Su Qingluan made a total of five flavors. Some of these flavors were made into one piece, and some were made into two pieces. Look at how many corresponding candied petals Su Qingluan has left.
The method of making this mung bean pastry is almost the same as making steamed buns, which is to wrap the fillings in and then close it little by little. But there were only a few candied flower petals left. Su Qingluan found that after all the fillings were used up, there was still a large piece of dough left, so she thought of covering it with a wet oilcloth to make some sweet fillings for her brother and sister. Pack the stuff in.
When all the fillings were wrapped in, Su Qingluan counted them. In this way, there were exactly seven pieces of dim sum.
Of course, Su Qingluan still felt a little guilty about using the leftover "leftovers" to make food and give them away. But she thought that since there were so many flavors, the other party wouldn't pay attention to such small details, not to mention that her craftsmanship was also very valuable, so it would be nice for Mu Xingzhi to eat some!
Thinking of the prescription for the extremely bitter decoction that he prescribed for herself, Su Qingluan ignored that it was the need for her condition and muttered in a very disgusting manner: "Hey, Mu Xingzhi, Mu Xingzhi, you give it to me." I made you a Chinese herbal soup that is as good as poison, and I made you such exquisite cakes, and even considered that you should not eat anything too sweet, I am really a little angel who repays evil with kindness!"
After wrapping the fillings in, the next step is the mold. In fact, Su Qingluan originally planned to make mooncakes and asked Su Guangfu to make the mold before the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, it was not used at that time. Instead, it was used later when making yam paste cakes.
Su Qingluan was a little worried that the demoulding would not be successful before taking it out this time, but it was obvious that the lard and glutinous rice flour added before had an effect, and the dough was both flexible and lubricated.
There was no red yeast rice at home, so Su Qingluan didn’t put a special mark on it, so it was considered a blind box of dim sum.
The snacks for Mu Xingzhi were all put in the food box, and Su Qingluan began to think about what fillings to make for his younger siblings.
Maltose and the like are absolutely not good. These two little guys have been eating too much sugar recently. Su Xueyan still has a chance. Even if the tooth is decayed, she can get a good set of teeth when the time comes.
But Su Xuanhe was different. He had already begun to sprout his permanent teeth, and quite a few of them had already sprouted. If these teeth get cavities again, there is no root canal treatment or filling these days. You can only endure the toothache until it becomes unbearable, and finally have it extracted.
Of course, there are no dentures and porcelain teeth available in this era. Su Qingluan thought that Su Xuanhe had no teeth at a young age and could only hold food with his gums like an old man and struggle to eat. He couldn't help but feel sorry for his brain. He shuddered.
In the end, she chose red beans and jujubes, two naturally sweet fillings, but they were not as sticky as caramel and maltose. At least they were easier to clean up when brushing her teeth.
While steaming the red beans, Su Qingluan simply tidied up the kitchen and went to wake up Su Xueyan - otherwise she would not be able to sleep at night if she slept too much during the afternoon nap.
And if you go to bed late the first night, you will easily be unable to get up the next morning. Su Xueyan is not like her brother who has to go to school or go to the town to run a stall, so at home or at the Li's house next door, no matter where it is, as long as she is sleepy, she will get enough sleep.
Then it’s time to catch up on sleep during the day and recharge at night, and it’s easy to fall into a vicious cycle of day and night reversal.
In order to avoid this situation, even though he knew that his sister might not have had enough sleep, Su Qingluan still worked hard to wake her up from her sweet dream.
At first, the little girl was a little reluctant, and Heng Heng was reluctant to get up, but she saw Su Qingluan holding a plate with several pieces of light yellow snacks in it.
The snack exudes a faint sweet taste, which makes people want to eat it.
Thinking like this, the little girl stretched out her hand to grab it without even opening her eyes completely.
Su Qingluan looked at her sleepy sister and said with a smile: "If you want to eat, wash your hands first, otherwise I won't let you eat."
Although the little girl was reluctant to get out of bed, she was a foodie after all. In the end, the glutton took over and Su Xueyan went to wash her hands.
The autumn water, even in the afternoon when the temperature is the highest, is a bit cold. After washing her hands, the little girl is completely refreshed.
The little girl originally grabbed a piece of mung bean glutinous rice cake and wanted to eat it, but after thinking about it, she asked instead: "Sister, you, dad, mom, and brother, aren't you?"
Su Qingluan smiled and pinched the tip of her sister's nose: "I did their share, and these two pieces are yours." Hey, she is indeed a little angel sister. If it were Su Xuanhe's brother, he would have devoured it by now. Two pastries went into my stomach.
It was already late, Su Qingluan calculated, Yang and the others should be back soon. Sure enough, just as Su Qingluan was thinking this, he heard the voices of Yang and Su Guangfu talking from outside.
"Mom, dad, brother!" The little girl ran out holding a piece of mung bean glutinous rice cake, "Sister made delicious cakes, you guys should eat too!"
"What kind of cake?" Mrs. Yang was confused by her little daughter's "enthusiasm", and her whole face was covered with confusion.
Su Qingluan, on the other hand, smiled and said: "I made some pastries, and now I want to send them to Mu Xing...Mr. Mu. Thank you for coming over to help me diagnose my pulse when I was sick."
Of course, this was not the "reward him with delicious food in his free time" as promised before, but the other person Su Qingluan also wanted to "reward" was sick, so it was really unfair to only set up a banquet for one person.
After retracting her thoughts, Su Qingluan saw that someone was taking care of her sister, so she felt relieved, picked up the food box, said hello to Yang, and walked towards Mu Xing's house.
