176, matcha layer cake 1
Gu Qianxue took the initiative to ask to show her cooking skills, and Concubine Qin was naturally pleasantly surprised.
The reason why Gu Qianxue showed her courtesy was because of her gratitude to Concubine Qin. Although Concubine Qin did something bad with good intentions regarding the eldest princess, her kindness could not be erased.
In the kitchen of Prince Li's Mansion, all the cooks stepped aside, because the kitchen was requisitioned by Gu Qianxue and Concubine Qin.
"Mother Shen, do you really not need servants... help me?" The steward in charge of the kitchen guarded the door and looked inside carefully.
Don't blame the kitchen steward for not being relieved, in fact, other people's masters "cook the kitchen by themselves" are just pretending. , It is also after letting the servants beat the hands, they put the processed materials in the pot and fry them.
But this Ms. Gu really did it herself, even if she was peeling an onion or chopping a garlic, she would do it herself.
What shocked the servants of the palace the most was that Miss Gu was in charge, and Concubine Qin was the one who did it.
It can be said that all the servants, including Nanny Shen, had their hearts in their throats, for fear that Concubine Qin would be accidentally injured, even if they were splashed with oil, they would lose their heads.
Shen Momo was also worried, "Mother, you are weak, or you can just sit outside and let the old slave help Miss Gu."
Concubine Qin declined with a smile, "Bengong's body has already recovered, and it's good to exercise your muscles and bones. After all, I haven't been to the kitchen for twenty years."
Gu Qianxue really didn't notice Concubine Qin's people, her attention was all on studying the recipes.
Although she also cooks her own food in modern times, what she cooks are home-cooked dishes such as shredded green peppers and potatoes, eggs and tomatoes. Basically, anyone can fry them, not to mention that she is not very good at cooking.
Then, if you don't win in craftsmanship, you must win in recipes.
Concubine Qin likes to eat sweets, especially dim sum. It is said that when the emperor and Concubine Qin were deeply in love, he almost collected dim sum from all over the world for Concubine Qin to taste.
What's more, Concubine Qin likes to drink tea, which is one of the reasons why King Li sent people all the way to deliver tea.
Sweet tooth
Cream cake should be good, right
Gu Qianxue wants to make cream cakes, puffs, etc., but she doesn't have an oven, and she doesn't even have a rice cooker, so what should she do
Suddenly, Gu Qianxue thought of something to eat - matcha layer cake!
It can be said that the matcha mille-feuille cake is a perfect combination of cake and tea. The most important thing is that it doesn't need an oven, just a steamer can be made!
With a clear goal, the rest will be easy to solve.
"Mother Shen, can you help me find some materials?" Gu Qianxue said.
"Miss Gu, what materials do you want?" Mother Shen hurriedly asked, this is the palace of the prince, so there is no reason why you can't find the materials
Concubine Qin was also very interested. She was very curious about what delicious food Gu Qianxue was going to make. Although she hadn't made it yet, she had a hunch that Gu Qianxue would be able to make something she had never seen before.
Sometimes Concubine Qin even has the urge to split Gu Qianxue's little head open to see what's inside, why she can always come up with ideas that outsiders can't think of.
"Green tea leaves, fresh milk, cow's milk and goat's milk are fine." Gu Qianxue said, "Also, help me find a craftsman with wire and a new medicine roller."
The stewards of the palace at the side hurriedly opened up, and within a short while, everything was placed in front of Gu Qianxue.
Gu Qianxue looked at Concubine Qin with some embarrassment, "Your Majesty, Qianxue didn't think carefully, these materials should have been prepared in advance, are you... are you hungry now? Why don't you eat something else first?"
Concubine Qin smiled and said, "I'm not hungry yet, so don't be in a hurry, take your time, there is a saying that never be late for a good meal."
The maids hurriedly brought chairs for Concubine Qin to sit down, while Gu Qianxue flirted with the craftsmen and others.
First, she ordered the servant girl to find a clean iron pot to fry the already dry tea leaves to make them even drier, and then grind them finely with a medicine grinder, and filter the ground tea leaves with a fine sieve, leaving only tea powder as fine as powder.
Secondly, let the craftsman bend the iron wire into a special shape, combine them together like a blooming flower, and fix the iron wire with wooden sticks.
Everyone was secretly amazed, wondering what the use of this wire thing is, in fact, modern people have seen this thing, and almost everyone can use it, it is a manual egg beater.
After getting everything ready, Gu Qianxue rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands carefully, and started to operate.
First, Gu Qianxue put the milk into a closed bottle and shook it vigorously to separate the fresh butter from the milk, then opened the bottle, carefully filtered the butter, and put it in a bowl aside for preparation.
Then, open the eggs, remove the egg yolks and leave only the egg whites, carefully separate the egg whites from the egg yolks, put the egg whites into a clean and dry bowl, use an egg beater to make fish eye bubbles, add sugar, continue to whip, and soon foam Become fine and dense, add sugar until the egg whites are beaten to stiff foam, and the cream is considered finished.
The kitchen was completely silent, only the sound of the iron wire of the eggbeater hitting the porcelain basin from time to time. Not only Concubine Qin and Nanny Shen, but also all the servants quietly peeked into the kitchen, hoping to learn some tricks.
When Gu Qianxue looked up, she saw many people peeping.
The servants who were peeping hurriedly lowered their heads, because all walks of life in Nanyue Kingdom have special skills, and some of them are not rumored.
Gu Qianxue suddenly realized, and then smiled, "Everyone don't have to be cautious, you can come and learn, if there is anything you don't understand, just ask directly. If this matcha mille-feuille cake really suits your mother's taste, you will also make it for your mother to enjoy in the future .”
Everyone was amazed by Gu Qianxue's generosity, and they loved the approachable Gu Qianxue even more in their hearts.
Concubine Qin looked at Gu Qianxue softly, with approval and appreciation in her eyes.
Gu Qianxue continued with the work in hand, mixing flour, tea powder and sugar in a basin, then cracked eggs, and at the same time started stirring with the egg beater just made, slowly pouring in milk while stirring.
After the mixing is complete, add the fresh butter prepared before, and continue to stir with an egg beater until it is evenly battered, and then sieve, the batter is more delicate.
"Someone please warm up the pan." Gu Qianxue said, she doesn't know how to use firewood to make a fire.
Naturally, the servants did not dare to let Concubine Qin do it. The kitchen supervisor pushed everyone away, ran in, squatted on the ground and started a fire. After a while, the flat cake pan was completely heated.
Under everyone's curious eyes, Gu Qianxue slowly spread the batter on the cake pan and baked it into soft and thin cakes. The fragrance of milk and eggs was overflowing, mixed with a tea fragrance.
Everyone was amazed and wished they could have a taste.
177, matcha layer cake 2