Chapter 200 The moon cake is too small to match the moon in the sky!
"I don't think it's difficult. I'll make mooncakes too." Mr. Liu is good at making pasta and the pastry is also good. He got started immediately after seeing it.
Liu Pan'er lowered her head and smiled, "Sister-in-law is very skillful and can do it better and faster than me. When it's done, brush the outside with a layer of egg wash and put it in the oven. It will be fragrant, sweet and beautiful."
Mrs. Liu nodded, "The ingredients are good, the taste must be good, and it is small. It must be better than the mooncakes we made before."
There are many girls at home, so Li Fang, Li Li and Li Rong came to help.
At home, Sister Mao'er does laundry, cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the children. Sister Mao'er originally wanted to come over to help, but she was worried that she would not be able to do it well because she was not strong enough. She would not come forward even if the wife didn't scream.
Liu Pan'er saw that there were about forty mooncakes placed on the iron tray. He took a small brush and brushed a layer of egg liquid on them and put them in the heated oven.
In the first furnace, the time and temperature were not controlled well, so I turned it on twice to check. Every time I turned on the furnace, a rich and sweet smell wafted out.
Li Xiaobao and Li Nan kept staring at the oven. If Liu Pan'er hadn't told them of the danger, they would have squatted next to the oven and waited. The children kept swallowing and watched eagerly.
In the end, because the time was a bit long and the fire was a bit strong, the skin was a bit mushy. After taking it out, Liu Paner used bamboo tongs to put the mooncakes that were a bit mushy on a plate.
Li Nan ran over and gathered around her mother. When Liu Pan'er wasn't paying attention, she reached out to take it, but it was very hot. "Oh, it's so hot!"
Li Nan threw the mooncake on the plate again and pinched her white earlobes with her two chubby hands.
Liu Pan'er saw that the little greedy cat was burned, and squatted down to take a look, "I told you just now that it was very hot, but you didn't listen. When the mooncakes are ready, they are placed on the table and they won't run away. You
You little greedy cat is disobedient."
Li Nan's face was slightly red. She also wanted to save face, not a greedy cat. "Mom, Nan doesn't want to eat moon cakes. It's her little belly that wants to eat them. She said the moon cakes are delicious and wants to try them."
Liu Pan'er gently tapped the tip of Li Nan's nose and smiled, "You are full of truth. Just wait a minute and I will cut it into small pieces and it will cool down quickly."
Liu Pan'er used a knife to cut a mooncake into four parts and took a small piece for herself. Although it was very hot, it was not hot enough. Although the surface of the mooncake was a bit dark, it tasted pretty good.
When Li Nan saw her mother eating it, she hurried over to get it, put it to her mouth and blew on it, then put it in her mouth and tasted it carefully. After a while, she said: "It tastes delicious. If it didn't have that mushy taste, it would be better."
That’s even better.”
Liu Pan'er waved and asked Li Xiaobao to bring someone over to eat, "Mao'er, bring your brothers and sisters over to eat. It's a bit hot, so be careful."
"Thank you, ma'am." Sister Mao'er thanked her and took her brothers and sisters to wash their hands before coming over to eat mooncakes around the stone table.
After eating mooncakes, you will feel thirsty, so Sister Maoer poured water for everyone and delivered it to the house herself.
Liu Pan'er came in with moon cakes, "Sister-in-law, wait a moment and taste it. I haven't controlled the heat well, but it tastes good. I should be able to control the time and heat for the second batch."
Ms. Liu took a bite and nodded in praise, "We usually steam the cakes and add red bean paste and mung bean paste, but the taste is different from the baked mooncakes."
Li Fang had already eaten two pieces and was still not satisfied, "It's really delicious, and it's quite pretty."
After Liu Pan'er ate the mooncakes and drank water, she started baking the second oven. After the first failure experience, the second oven was successful. It was not only delicious, but also beautiful.
Liu Pan'er showed it to her sister-in-law and raised her eyebrows, "Doesn't it look good?"
Mrs. Liu nodded and said with a smile: "It tastes good and looks good. When it cools down, put it in a box as soon as possible."
Liu Pan'er agreed, "I calculated the small box I ordered from Carpenter Li before. One box can hold sixteen yuan. Plus the things I ordered in the county before, it can become a good gift."
"Okay, I don't understand the things outside, and I don't have the guts. You just have to figure it out." Ms. Liu said with a smile, "I'm here to run this stall at home, so don't worry."
Just as she was talking, Zhou Cuihua brought two kilograms of braised water just made today to Liu Pan'er's family.
She could smell the sweet smell even though she was far away, and thought to herself, is the Yuan Qing family making delicious pastries at home again?
The sweet smell led her to quicken her pace.
Zhou Cuihua hadn't arrived yet, but her voice came first, "Yuan Qing's family, what's delicious at your house? It's fragrant and sweet!"
Since Liu Paner's house was built, he has to go around in a circle to get there, which is not as convenient as before.
Wearing thick anti-scalding gloves, Liu Pan'er was taking out a plate of freshly baked mooncakes from the oven, placing it on the bamboo table, and replied with a smile: "I made new mooncakes!"
Zhou Cuihua looked at the round mooncake on the tray, which was less than the size of an egg, and blinked, "Isn't the mooncake very big? Isn't it too small? Doesn't it match the moon in the sky?"
Hearing this, Liu Pan'er shook her head and laughed, dumbfounded, "Auntie, do you need to make moon cakes according to the size of the moon? With our naked eyes, we can see that the moon is as big as a plate, but it is in the sky and is so far away. In fact, the moon is as big as a plate.
The plates are too big.”
Zhou Cuihua stared at the mooncakes. The freshly baked mooncakes were even more fragrant. She swallowed her saliva and no longer worried about the size of the mooncakes.
Liu Pan'er took a mooncake from the side and handed it to Zhou Cuihua, "Auntie, try it. If mooncakes like this are delicious and beautiful, why do you still make the ones that are similar to big cakes?
Where are the mooncakes?”
Zhou Cuihua nodded, took it, and took a bite. The soft outer skin was sweet, and the mung bean paste inside exuded a refreshing fragrance. It was rustic, floury, fragrant, sweet, and especially delicious.
"Yes, this mooncake is delicious. The previous mooncakes had a little more sugar than the big cakes." Zhou Cuihua replied, looking at the mooncakes and then at the stove where the mooncakes were baking, "Can you tell me about Yuan Qing's family?"
How do you make mooncakes? I can buy them too!"
Liu Pan'er shook his head and said with a smile: "It's very simple. Let me tell you. You go home and prepare the ingredients. You can make it tomorrow. Come and bake it in my oven."
Zhou Cuihua also liked Liu Pan'er's grandeur when she heard it, "Then tell me, my family will get something new this year."
Liu Paner briefly and carefully told Zhou Cuihua that it was actually not that difficult.
Zhou Cuihua, who is good at making pasta, understood it as soon as she heard it. When Li Dabao came down and put the braised pork plate on it, he left and went home to prepare the ingredients to make mooncakes tomorrow.
"Auntie, don't leave. I'll decorate it for you and give it to the elderly and children to try." Liu Pan'er quickly wiped the plate in Zhou Cuihua's hand and put a dozen pieces on it to ensure that everyone could have a piece.
Chapter completed!