Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1232 591: Testing the Waters

Tan Wei'an used the recipe for 13 fresh flower pastries to prove the worth of his shares in Zhiwei Restaurant.

Qin Huai spent more than two hours reading through the 13 recipes given by Tan Wei'an, and after finishing, he had new insights into fresh flower pastries.

How should I put it? Qin Huai never thought fresh flower pastries could be made so complex. These 13 recipes from Tan Wei'an are all good ones, using candied fresh flowers and fresh flowers. Among them, there are 5 recipes for rose fresh flower pastries, 3 for osmanthus stuffing, 2 for jasmine, 1 for plum blossom, 1 for lotus, and 1 for chrysanthemum.

Qin Huai focused on the 5 recipes with rose flower filling.

Different approaches leading to the same goal, each has its own merits.

A good fresh flower pastry should have the flowers as its soul, not just a decoration. The flavor and aroma of the flowers should merge into the pastry, not just adding sugar, lard, or even chestnut filling or red bean filling to cover the flavor of the petals, merely using the flowers as a gimmick.

Qin Huai thought that with these 13 fresh flower pastry recipes provided by Tan Wei'an, if Tan Wei'an thoroughly studies them, he could certainly become a master of fresh flower pastries.

Strange, I haven't heard before that Tan Wei'an could make fresh flower pastries.

After studying the recipes, Qin Huai sent a WeChat message asking Tan Wei'an if he had seen these recipes, and Tan Wei'an confidently said no, of course not.

His great-grandfather left so many snack recipes, and even his grandfather might not have studied them all thoroughly, let alone him. He hasn't even fully explored what his grandfather taught him, so where would he find the time to study his great-grandfather's snack recipes?

You could only say the Treasure Bag is still too comprehensive.

Qin Huai spent a whole evening reading the fresh flower pastry recipes, mentally trying countless times. If he were a male protagonist in a system novel with a space to practice cooking and make fresh flower pastries, all the residents of Yunzhong District could have eaten fresh, warm flower pastries that night.

Unfortunately, Qin Huai was not.

After studying until he fell asleep, Qin Huai continued to research fresh flower pastries in his dreams. In this dream, the world was again taken over by evil rabbits. These rabbits inexplicably no longer ate carrots; they insisted on eating fresh flower pastries. Qin Huai made flower pastries tirelessly day and night, not daring to stop for a moment.

Those evil rabbits were big, fat, and huge eaters, consuming a whole batch at once. When Qin Huai woke up, he felt it wasn't because he had enough sleep, but he was so exhausted from making pastries in his dream that if he continued, he would die of exhaustion in the dream, so he had to wake up.

The next morning, Qin Huai dragged his weary body to Yunzhong Restaurant. When he saw the fresh rose petals and candied rose petals on the outermost shelf of the warehouse, he almost fainted.

For some reason, even though Qin Huai had never made fresh flower pastries before, the moment he saw the petals, he felt as if he had been making them for years. Perhaps this is the price of making fresh flower pastries all night in his dreams.

Qin Huai took two bags of rose petals from the warehouse and placed them on the culinary counter, kneading the dough, and as usual, made steamed buns first.

Of course, fresh flower pastries had to be made, but as a qualified breakfast chef, Qin Huai still had to prepare breakfast.

The fresh flower pastry recipes that Tan Wei'an gave Qin Huai yesterday weren't considered difficult, but for Qin Huai, they were a bit of a challenge. According to Wang Gen Sheng's description and Tan Wei'an's recipes, the essence of fresh flower pastries is actually a flaky pastry.

A flaky pastry with filling.

Qin Huai even felt a bit grateful that he spent the first month of his training at Zhiwei Restaurant practicing aimlessly. He also practiced Finger Skill and learned how to make flaky pastry; otherwise, with his previous skill level, meeting the requirements of Tan Wei'an's recipe would have taken a lot of practice.

But Qin Huai still didn't have much confidence in his heart.

This may be why Qin Huai spent a whole night making fresh flower pastries in his dream. He rarely practiced so diligently in his dreams anymore, and every time he dreamt of those damn rabbits, it was because he lacked confidence.

Indeed, his basic values weren't high enough.

Qin Huai deeply reflected as he kneaded the dough.

While Qin Huai was kneading the dough, An Youyou arrived. Arriving at this time was actually a bit late for An Youyou. But it was no big deal; with the current relationship between Qin Huai and An Youyou, Qin Huai would never dock An Youyou's wages.

An Youyou brought two oranges for Qin Huai, which she had picked up from Chen Huihong's house the day before yesterday.

An Youyou curiously examined the rose petals on the culinary counter. Upon learning that one bag contained candied petals, she used chopsticks to pick up a couple of petals to taste.

As the petals entered her mouth, An Youyou wore a mask of pain.

"Boss, can this stuff be used as filling?" An Youyou was utterly puzzled, her face full of, "Is this what you city people eat?"

"Eating it straight isn't tasty, of course. Winter melon candy isn't good for direct consumption either, but isn't it delicious in mixed fruit filling glutinous rice balls?" Qin Huai replied.

An Youyou agreed and went to work. Qin Huai continued to contemplate how to make the flaky pastry part of the fresh flower pastries in his mind.

At 6 o'clock sharp, the first batch of morning joggers arrived at Yunzhong Restaurant, including Wang Gen Sheng. Among the envious and jealous gazes of countless joggers, Wang Gen Sheng walked gallantly into the kitchen, calling out to Qin Huai from a distance:

"Master Qin, I came over after a shower at home."

Yes, Wang Gen Sheng was that meticulous about his private meal. Since entering the kitchen, Wang Gen Sheng never participated in the whole morning jog, always going home to shower halfway and coming to the restaurant with the main group, so he never offered them any ammunition for gossip.