Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 234: It looks easy, but it is hard to do

As Shen Yu spoke, he used two bamboo tongs to turn the dough in the iron pan, which was gradually starting to bulge and change color. From time to time, he would lift up a corner of the dough with the tongs to see if the color of the bottom of the cake had begun to change.

When the color of the pancake bottom begins to turn light yellow, the whole pancake begins to take shape.

Shen Yu carefully used two bamboo tongs to pick up both sides of the pancake, and flipped it skillfully. The large pancake was turned over steadily and fell into the iron pan again.

Yu Tao watched the whole process without blinking, and then exclaimed: "Such a big pancake, and it's so soft, how did sister flip it so easily?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "If you do it more often, you will naturally learn it."

After the dough was turned and fried for a while, Shen Yu handed the bamboo tongs to Zhou Dalang and told him: "Don't be afraid when turning it over. Move quickly and don't hesitate."

"If it really falls nearby, you must dodge it to avoid getting burned."

Zhou Dalang was full of confidence: "Girl, don't worry."

As he said this, he held the bamboo clips firmly with both hands and was about to turn it over.

Shen Yu suddenly remembered that a classmate in the cooking class was learning to make this pancake. When he was turning the pancake over, it fell to the ground. It happened to be summer, so the pancake burned his feet.

She was always cautious and careful, so she quickly shouted, "Wait a minute, I'll find another clamp. It's not a pity if the pancake falls on the ground, but it will be troublesome if someone gets burned."

Shen Yu looked around the kitchen, and when he didn't see any extra bamboo tongs, he went to get a long-handled spatula.

Standing next to the stove, he said, "I'll be watching from the side. If it's unstable, I can still push it."

Zhou Dalang felt that Shen Yu was too nervous, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, young lady, it's just that the pie is a little big, I will be more careful."

As he said this, he used bamboo clips to pick up the two sides of the pancake, imitating Shen Yu's way.

But it looks easy, but it is hard to do.

He held the pancake between his hands and flipped it hard. When it fell, a hole was torn in the pancake. A small half of the pancake remained on the clamp, and the other large half fell softly to the bottom, almost slipping out of the iron pan.

Shen Yu was quick-witted and quick-handed. He pushed the dough with a spatula, and the dough slid back to the center of the pan, forming a pile.

Zhou Dalang's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. He stood there awkwardly with a piece of cake between the bamboo clips, not knowing what to do.

Yu Tao was frightened and asked in a lost voice: "Brother Zhou, you are not burned, right?"

Shen Yu also hurried to look at Zhou Dalang's hand.

Zhou Dalang waved his hands hurriedly and blamed himself, "No, no, I'm just too stupid. I saw Miss Shen flipping so skillfully and thought it was easy."

"I didn't expect Da Zhang's cake to be so soft. Now it's spoiled. The cake has lost its shape. How can I sell it?"

Seeing that Zhou Dalang was fine, Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that it's not burned. If it doesn't look good, just eat it at home and make another one."

As he said this, he took the pancake from Zhou Dalang's hand with a bamboo clip, put it in the iron pan, and flattened it again.

Shen Yu shaped the dough and said with a smile, "Look, we have our lunch now. Put this one aside and sell the next one."

Zhou Dalang was a little depressed.

Shen Yu comforted him, "It's really okay. It's normal to make mistakes when you're flipping such a big one for the first time. I didn't know how to flip it at first, and I even dropped it on the ground."

"Go roll out the next one. Try a few more times and you'll get the feel for it."

Yutao also comforted him: "When my mother and I made dumplings for the first time, we didn't know how to roll the dough. The wrinkles we made were ugly and the filling leaked out. We had to eat dumplings with thick skin and little filling for several meals at home."

"Now my mother and I can make dumplings quickly and beautifully."

Zhou Dalang felt that he had just finished bragging when he made a fool of himself.

After being comforted by Shen Yu and her sisters, she felt even more embarrassed and hurried to the kitchen next door and started rolling out the second pancake according to Shen Yu's method.

The first pancake was torn, so it didn’t look good when taken out and was difficult to flip over.

Shen Yu simply held the pancake with a bamboo tongs, cut it into several pieces with a knife in the iron pan, and then turned it over again. When the pancake was fried until both sides were golden brown, he took it out with the bamboo tongs and placed it on a large tray beside him.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Originally, I was going to put the sauce on it now, but since this is for my family, I'll put the sauce on it when it's all done and then heat it up. I can eat it hot then."

Although Zhou Dalang did not flip the pancake properly, he rolled out the dough very quickly and efficiently. At this time, he had already rolled out the second pancake dough and was waiting to put it in the pan.

Seeing Shen Yu take the first pancake out of the iron pan, he rolled it up with a rolling pin and took it over.

Following the same method that Shen Yu used to put the pan into the iron griddle in the first picture, he loosened the rolled pancake little by little and pushed out the wrinkles with a bamboo clip. Shen Yu also helped push it a few times.

When it was time to turn it over, Shen Yu demonstrated it again, this time deliberately going a little slower.

When it was time to turn the cake over again, Zhou Dalang was a little hesitant holding the bamboo tongs, but Yutao was smart enough to go to the shop, take the bamboo tongs from the kitchen and hand them to Shen Yu.

Shen Yu stood aside holding a bamboo clip and said with a smile: "It's okay, just turn it over. At most, we won't sell the sauce-flavored cakes today. It's not like we can't eat it if it's broken."

Zhou Dalang then relaxed a little, used a bamboo clip to clamp the edge of the pancake firmly, and turned it over.

This time it was not bad. Although it was not flipped steadily, the pancake did not break and it remained in the pan. Instead, Shen Yu and Yu Tao, who were watching, became nervous.

When Zhou Dalang saw that he had flipped it successfully, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

Shen Yu nodded and smiled: "You see, this is quite simple, it will be done in no time."

Zhou Dalang nodded and happily turned the pancake in the iron pan with a bamboo tongs.

Only then did Shen Yu feel at ease to make the red bean paste cakes.

Red bean paste cakes are simple to make. In fact, they are made by using puff pastry dough and pinching it into small round pieces like dumplings. They are similar to making small reunion cakes, but they are larger and thinner.

Yu Tao said, "Sister, I'll do this, you just roll out the dough for the next sauce-flavored pancake."

Shen Yu nodded and handed the task of making the bean paste cakes to Yutao.

While he was rolling out the third dough, Zhou Dalang had already turned the sauce-flavored pancake in the iron pan over twice.

It seemed that there was no one around, and he was even more relaxed, saying with a smile: "Girl, I got it. You can't use brute force to flip this pancake, you have to use your skills."

Shen Yu took a look and said with a smile: "It's ready to be served. Look, both sides are golden and crispy. It's just right to take it out."

Zhou Dalang used bamboo tongs to move the baked pancakes to a large tray.

Shen Yu took the prepared meat sauce, brushed it on with a brush, and sprinkled some black and white sesame seeds and chopped chives on it.

Because the pancake is just taken out of the pan, once the hot pancake base is brushed with meat sauce and sprinkled with chives, a rich aroma of chives and sauce is immediately brought out.

Shen Yu used a knife to evenly divide the food into eight pieces on the wooden pallet and took it to the store.

It was almost noon and there were many customers in the shop.

As soon as Shen Yu came in with a plate full of sauce-flavored pancakes, he was spotted by a sharp-eyed customer.