Chapter 1347 - 531: Is This a Wedding Pastry? It’s So Delicious! Whether Rich or Poor, Go Home for the New Year!

Chapter 1347: Chapter 531: Is This a Wedding Pastry? It’s So Delicious! Whether Rich or Poor, Go Home for the New Year!

"The making of wedding pastries isn’t so hard!"

Chen Meijuan divided the dough into portions, rolling each into a small ball. Shen Jiayue took a small rolling pin and simply flattened them. A dough was completed.

If it’s just the last step, it’s indeed not hard.

But in pastry-making, the steps that rely on experience are always dividing portions and adding fillings. As for rolling the dough into flatbreads, you don’t even need a rolling pin for that.

Simply press it flat with your hand, and it still becomes a dough.

"My daughter-in-law is really clever, she learned how to make flatbread right away."

Chen Meijuan praised her a couple of times and then helped Lin Xu with the fillings.

Several kinds of fillings need to be carefully wrapped in dough, then kneaded a bit, finally rolled into flatbreads.

Place these doughs on a baking tray, open the oven, take out the risen doughs, and replace them with new ones.

"So fast, why did the dough rise so quickly?"

Shen Jiayue was a bit surprised; she remembered when steaming buns before, it took at least fifteen minutes for the dough to rise and become fluffy.

But now, in just five or six minutes, the dough had doubled in size.

Lin Xu said:

"Baking powder was added, which lets the dough rise quickly. Without it, the rising would be much slower."

After speaking, he plugged in the electric griddle, preheated it, spaced the flatbreads inside, chose the upper and lower heat, and sealed the griddle.

During this time, Lin Xu continued with the fillings.

Five minutes later, opening the electric griddle, a pleasant aroma of dough wafted out.

The fragrance was mixed with the scent of eggs and milk, which smelled quite comforting.

The flatbreads had risen a bit more, their surfaces baked to a golden brown, looking quite tasty.

Lin Xu, with one hand holding a bamboo spatula and the other supporting the flatbreads, adeptly flipped them, then closed the griddle to continue baking for three more minutes.

Although the electric griddle heats from both sides, the upper heat is clearly not strong enough, requiring flipping midway to thoroughly cook the flatbreads.

After flipping, the baking time should be halved; otherwise, the pastries might burn.

The method for making these wedding pastries is simple, without even oiling; just dry-bake them until both sides are golden brown, then they’re ready to be tasted.

The method resembles the flatbreads used in lamb soup noodle.

However, compared to the dead dough used in lamb soup noodle, the wedding pastries are proper risen dough, soft and fluffy.

While baking wedding pastries, it’s necessary to use the griddle to retract the dough’s rising.

This ensures the pastries are fluffy yet chewy, with a tender and sweet flavor; in other words, they’re delicious.

After three minutes, he opened the griddle again and took the flatbreads out one by one.

Then, placed the second batch of risen dough in to continue baking.

Shen Jiayue, who was pretending to roll flatbreads with a rolling pin, quickly came over when she saw the pastries were ready:

"Smells so good!"

The flatbreads were palm-sized but nearly two centimeters thick, giving a solid feeling.

Round flatbreads, paired with golden color and rich aroma, made people eager to taste them.

Lin Xu said:

"Actually, these pastries are tastier when cool, but if you want to try now, you can. Take these out and let everyone try."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiayue picked up a small bamboo basket and walked out.

"Lele, Yan Bao, Sister Xiaoqi, Sister Yuanyuan... come, try the wedding pastries I made, it’s a chance to share some joy."

Chen Yan was sitting on the sofa, watching Ren Jie and Shen Guofu play a fighting game on PS5. She couldn’t help but sneer upon hearing this:

"Yueyue, do you think I didn’t hear the conversation in the kitchen? You just rolled the dough with a rolling pin, and here you’re saying you made them. These wedding pastries do look nice, though; I’ll taste the saltiness."

Humph, although my cousin didn’t make them, she’s the bride today; so it’s only fair to give her some credit.

Shen Jiayue cheerfully said:

"Anyway, the new daughter-in-law has to make them. When you get married, if you don’t make wedding pastries for me, I’ll hire people to prank your wedding night, keeping you awake."

Chen Yan: "..."

Of course, you’d think of such a bad idea.

The two sisters stopped bickering and each picked up a small flatbread.

The flatbread was still quite warm; biting into it, the golden crust tasted fragrant and crispy, with a rich taste of eggs, milk, and dough inside.

This fragrance and slightly fluffy texture felt like a compressed bread.

"Hmm, sweet and delicious."

Though there was a good amount of sugar, it didn’t taste overwhelmingly sweet when eaten; the cheese powder brought a milky flavor that added a remarkable touch.

The flatbreads were made with peanut oil and lard, yet felt completely dry to the touch without any greasiness, offering a special soft and moist taste.

This sensation made them even more delicious and layered.

Chen Yuanyuan took a bite and gave her sister-in-law a thumbs-up:

"Indeed delicious, remember when I was young, I had wedding pastries for relatives’ weddings twice, later replaced by snow cakes. I thought snow cakes were wedding pastries, but today having the authentic ones, I realize I’ve missed so much deliciousness."