With one week left before the New Year's Day performance, the three little girls Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei no longer went to kindergarten and had to go to Teacher Guo's place every day to practice dance.
It can be seen that Guo Hong attaches great importance to the performance of the little girls and is very dedicated in teaching them.
More importantly, Guo Hong really put a lot of effort into this performance.
As for the three little girls, they are accompanied by their grandparents every day, and Su Ruoxi sometimes goes to accompany the children.
Of course Yang Zhiyi would also take time to accompany them, but when he needed to finish a manuscript, he could only ask his parents for help and take care of him.
Feng Yifan wants the children to have some happiness while practicing dancing hard.
Every day he would discuss with Chen Xu and Luo Yu to make some different snacks for the children.
It can be said that with the cooperation of Feng Yifan, Chen Xu and Luo Yu, the snacks the children see every day will be different, and there are really many varieties.
For example, today, Feng Ruoruo said to her father before leaving the house: "Dad, when we were talking about snacks in the dance class yesterday, Fangfang and the others talked about egg tarts, saying that we must go to Grandpa Whitebeard's house to eat them. Dad, can you make them for us?"
Feng Yifan naturally agreed to his daughter's request immediately.
"Okay, I'll make egg tarts for you today."
Feng Ruoruo said with a smile: "Great, then Dad, you have to make a lot of flavors for us. I want the sweet-scented osmanthus flavor."
Feng Yifan was a little surprised: "Why does it have to be osmanthus flavor?"
Feng Ruoruo said: "Because I didn't enjoy the sweet-scented osmanthus cake yesterday. Also, Ruoruo likes sweet-scented osmanthus, it smells so good."
Feng Yifan heard this and said, "Okay, then I'll make Ruoruo egg tarts with the scent of osmanthus."
Since Feng Yifan had promised his daughter, after arriving at Su Ji, he naturally had to discuss with Chen Xu and Luo Yu what to do.
Chen Xu and Luo Yu did not have much objection to this.
But the two of them soon thought of a problem.
Chen Xu said, "Chef, don't we have any egg tart crusts? Should we go buy some now?"
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "No, we have plenty of time, so we can just do it ourselves."
Chen Xu and Luo Yu were stunned for a moment, then they both smiled and nodded.
When Shi Jiahui heard this, she asked curiously, "Chef, aren't you being too frugal? Do you have to make all the egg tart crusts yourself?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said: "Of course I have to make it myself. The egg tart crust I make myself can be a little bigger, so I can put more things inside."
Chen Xu also said: "Yes, the egg tart shell I bought is too small."
Luo Yu agreed and said, "Yes, we want to build something bigger and better than Grandpa Whitebeard's."
Shi Jiahui couldn't help but laugh and said, "So you guys are going to challenge their signature egg tarts today?"
Feng Yifan said: "Yes, we are going to give it a challenge today."
Actually, making egg tart crust is not that difficult.
Just like the Chinese puff pastry made by Chen Xu, the egg tart crust also has to go through the process of opening the puff pastry.
The difference is that Chinese dim sum is made with lard.
The tart crust is made with butter.
First, use a clean grater to rub the butter into thin strips, then add the sifted low-gluten flour, and add a certain proportion of sugar and salt, and finally pour in ice water to knead the dough.
Similarly, the dough needs to be kneaded until it is smooth on the surface, in the bowl, and on the hands. Then take it out, wrap it in plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator to refrigerate for about 40 minutes.
After refrigerating for a certain period of time, take out the dough and roll it into a pancake.
Cut the butter into thin slices and spread a layer in the middle of the flattened dough.
This is similar to the method of Chinese dim sum, which is to put the pastry in the middle and then open it.
The egg tart crust here uses butter instead of puff pastry, and spreads unsalted butter in the middle.
Fold the two sides over to cover the butter in the middle.
Then use a rolling pin to flatten the dough again.
First, press the openings on both sides, then roll the dough flat, trim off the excess parts on both sides, fold the remaining part again, cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Take it out after 30 minutes, press it with a rolling pin, and then roll it flat.
You still have to trim off the excess parts on both sides.
Fold the rest and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
This process needs to be repeated for a third time, which means the crispy dough needs to be opened three times.
The third time, you need to put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
During this process, Feng Yifan and his team also took the time to make some other preparations.
For example, because his daughter wanted the scent of osmanthus, Feng Yifan took out the osmanthus jam and whipped the cream together to make a cream with the scent of osmanthus.
Also, wash some fruits, mash them into a paste, and then cook them with sugar to make fruit-flavored syrup.
These things are also placed in the refrigerator for a little cooling.
Finally, when enough time has passed, take out the crispy skin that has been peeled three times.
The next step is to use a mold to cut the leather.
Put the cut crusts into tart crust molds, put something heavy on the wax paper, press down the crusts in the molds, and put them into the oven to bake.
After baking, put various fillings into the egg tart crust and then bake it slightly.
The reason why the egg tart crust has to be baked first is mainly because the fillings prepared by Feng Yifan and others cannot be baked at high temperature for a long time, so the crust must be baked first, and then the fillings are added and baked slightly.
Otherwise, the filling may be over-baked or even burnt.
Or the egg tart crust cannot be baked and crispy.
Use a piping bag to put the same filling into the tart crust, seal it with butter, and then brush a layer of egg liquid on the surface.
The surface of the egg tarts baked in this way is golden brown and looks very tempting.
When baked, the aroma of egg tarts instantly fills the kitchen.
Shi Jiahui smelled it and exclaimed: "Oh, it smells so good."
Everyone in the kitchen couldn't help but come over to take a look, swallowing their saliva, wanting to taste the egg tarts made by Feng Yifan, Chen Xu and Luo Yu.
Judging from the appearance alone, the egg tarts made by Feng Yifan and his team are relatively large, almost as big as two of the ones made by Grandpa Whitebeard.
The egg tarts look really tempting overall, and are not inferior to those of Grandpa Whitebeard’s.
Shi Jiahui smelled the smell for a long time and couldn't help asking: "Chef, can we try it?"
Feng Yifan looked at the senior sister, then looked at the others who were drooling with rage.
After discussing with Chen Xu and Luo Yu, he took out a few and let everyone taste them.
An egg tart was cut into four parts so that everyone could have a taste.
Including the waiters at Su Ji and Ruo restaurants, everyone can taste a quarter piece.
Even though it was only a quarter, because the egg tarts made by Feng Yifan and his team were large, you could still taste the flavor.
Shi Jiahui was still a little dissatisfied as he held a quarter of it.
"Chef, you only gave me a quarter, isn't that a bit stingy?"
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard this: "Big Sister, this is for Ruoruo. If everyone gets one, then Ruoruo and the others won't be able to eat it, right?"
When Shi Jiahui heard this, she immediately said, "Well, one quarter is one quarter. We can't compete with Ruoruo and the others. They've been practicing dance very hard recently, and they really need to eat more delicious food."
At this time, the waiter in the restaurant had already eaten it and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, it's delicious."
Su Liancheng smiled and said, "Of course it's delicious. You have to understand that this was made by the host and our two pastry chefs. How could it not be delicious?"
Then a waiter couldn't help asking: "Chef, can we sell this egg tart in our restaurant? If we sell it, our business will definitely be very hot."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Selling egg tarts? I'm afraid that's not possible because we're too busy."
Shi Jiahui said, "We are busy enough now. If we add egg tarts, won't the doors of Su Ji and Ruo Restaurant be broken by people? By then, you want to tire us out in the kitchen, right?"
Shi Jiahui's words made the waiter who suggested selling egg tarts shut up immediately.
To ease the embarrassment, Feng Yifan said, "It's impossible to sell. These snacks are made to go with the dishes. If you have time, you can make some for everyone. Selling these is definitely not an option because we have limited manpower and can't do all kinds of business."
Su Liancheng said: "That's right, our Su Ji He Ruo restaurant must have its own style and cannot sell everything."
In fact, after receiving such an answer, the waiters still felt a little regretful.
Because if Su Ji or a restaurant sells it, they actually have more chances to eat it, after all, they can buy it with their own money.
But if it’s not sold, I don’t know when I’ll be able to taste it again.
Thinking of this, everyone cherished the quarter of egg tart in their hands even more.
Everyone was very satisfied and happy with the meal.
Not only do the egg tarts have more diverse flavors, the key is that the egg tarts made by Feng Yifan and his team taste just as good as those sold by White Beard Grandpa.
So that everyone could have a taste, Feng Yifan also sent one specially for his wife to try.
Su Ruoxi tasted it and nodded with a smile: "It's really delicious."
Feng Yifan said: "Of course, this is made by our three pastry chefs. Don't underestimate the skills of Chen Xu and Luo Yu."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Then your achievement is mainly due to the efforts of those two people, right?"
Feng Yifan said: "I am the chef and I have to check it."
Su Ruoxi smiled even more happily after hearing this: "Yes, yes, you are the chef, and it is very important to control the quality. But Ruoruo will definitely like this one because it has the fragrance of osmanthus."
Speaking of this, Su Ruoxi was a little surprised: "Why does Ruoruo like the scent of osmanthus so much now?"
Without waiting for Feng Yifan to answer, his wife continued, "I know. It's your sweet-scented osmanthus sauce that's causing the trouble. Ruoruo has been drinking porridge and eating bread with sweet-scented osmanthus sauce recently."
Feng Yifan comforted her, "Osmanthus sauce was originally made for Ruoruo and the others to eat."
The wife added: "So Ruoruo is addicted to the scent of osmanthus."
Feng Yifan said, "It's okay. We can control the amount a little bit. After all, there are only a few bottles. If she finishes them, there will be nothing left."
While mom and dad were talking about osmanthus jam, Feng Ruoruo, during a break in the dance studio, also told the other kids that her dad had promised to make osmanthus-scented egg tarts today.
Yang Xiaoxi asked, "Ruoruo, haven't you finished eating the osmanthus sauce at home?"
Feng Ruoruo thought for a moment and said, "No, there are some."
Yang Xiaoxi said: "I have already finished a bottle at home."
Chen Yaofei also said: "I ate a bottle too."
Feng Ruoruo said: "Hehehe, I actually ate one bottle too, but didn't dad give each of us three bottles? We ate one bottle, and there were still two bottles left."
Yang Xiaoxi asked: "Dad Feng is making egg tarts today. Should we use your osmanthus jam?"
When Feng Ruoruo heard this, the smile on her face disappeared immediately.
"Oh, Dad wants to use my osmanthus jam, but my osmanthus jam is less than Xixi and Feifei's. No, you can't let Dad use my osmanthus jam."
Chen Yaofei said: "It's okay, Ruoruo, if your osmanthus jam is used up, I can give you a bottle of mine."
After hearing this, Feng Ruoruo looked at Chen Yaofei and said, "Feifei, you are so nice."
Yang Xiaoxi quickly said, "I can give it to Ruoruo, too."
Feng Ruoruo suddenly became happy: "Hehe, Xixi and Feifei you are so nice, you are my best friends."
Yang Xiaoxi asked: "Ruoruo, can we ask Father Feng to make it for us again?"
Chen Yaofei said: "No, it's winter now, there are no osmanthus flowers anymore."
Feng Ruoruo thought for a moment and said, "We can ask Dad to see if he has hidden osmanthus flowers and ask him to make them for us."
Yang Xiaoxi asked curiously: "Will Father Feng hide the osmanthus flowers?"
Feng Ruoruo smiled and whispered, "Yes, Dad sometimes hides some good things and gives them to me after I finish eating."
Yang Xiaoxi also said, "Yes, my parents would do the same."
Chen Yaofei said: "Well, my grandparents, parents and I all know how to do it."
The three little girls then began to discuss how to get the osmanthus flowers hidden by Father Feng.
On the other side, Feng Yifan took care of the things in the kitchen, and before the business started, he and his wife took the finished egg tarts and left, rushing to give them to their daughters.
What he didn't expect was that his daughters had already started discussing how to take out the osmanthus flowers he had hidden.
Fortunately, the dance studio didn't take Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei too long to discuss.
As Teacher Guo clapped his hands, the six little girls hurried over and lined up.
In the following time, the little girls continued to practice the dance choreographed for them under the guidance of Teacher Guo.
When Feng Yifan and his wife came to the dance studio with egg tarts, the door was locked to avoid being disturbed. Hearing the music inside, Feng Yifan could only help his wife sit down in the corridor outside.
"Okay, let's sit for a while and wait for the practice inside to finish."
After sitting down, Feng Yifan did not forget to hug his wife to prevent her from catching a cold, and let his wife warm her hands with the still warm egg tarts.
After waiting for a while until the music stopped, the door of the dance studio was opened.
Seeing Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi come in, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei immediately rushed over to them.