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Chapter 161 Cake

"Do you know what flour is there?" Peng Bai asked the first question because he hadn't figured out anything yet.

Xue Lingbing nodded repeatedly and said, "Flour is divided into high-gluten flour, medium-gluten flour and low-gluten flour."

Xue Lingbing's words were like a key, which opened the door to the knowledge of flour in Peng Bai's memory.

"You said it well, but you said it too one-sidedly and too general. I'll explain it in detail for you now." Peng Bai's eyes lit up and he began to tell the story about flour.

"Whether it is cakes or snacks, it has been used as pastries since ancient times. Of course, there is no need to say more about buns and steamed buns. What we are talking about is more advanced."

"In addition to the three types of high tendons, medium tendons and low tendons you mentioned, flour also has bare wheat flour, Lantern Festival flour, whole wheat flour, cake flour, clear flour, kudzu powder, etc. The starch that is most similar to flour is divided into corn starch and corn crumbs." Peng Bai said all the knowledge he saw in the book. After saying it, even Peng Bai was surprised. Peng Bai had only read the knowledge several times and did not remember it specifically, but now he said nothing bad. Is he really a genius?

After Peng Bai finished speaking, Xue Lingbing immediately asked a question: "Boss, I know all the flour, but what is this corn starch for?"

Peng Bai nodded and replied: "Corn starch is simply called corn flour. It is Yushu starch. It can be used as a thickening and thickening material. It has the ability to freeze. When used, it is added with water and heated to 65 degrees Celsius. It will produce gelling and can be used as filling."

Xue Lingbing nodded confusedly because most of the cakes he came into contact with were cakes, and corn starch would not be used in the cakes.

"Let's talk about oil products. You should have been exposed to a lot of cakes in the process of learning how to make cakes? How many types do you have?" Peng Bai asked with a smile.

Xue Lingbing shook her head repeatedly and said, "Boss, it's better for you to talk about it. I'll just listen. I'll know how to make cakes. Just let me talk about theoretical knowledge!"

When Peng Bai saw that Xue Lingbing did not give him a chance to train, he could only sing a one-man show by himself.

"High-quality products are divided into as many as ten kinds of cream, fermented cream, white oil, coated oil, lard, liquid oil, ghee, baking pan oil, margarine, etc., but the most commonly used ones are cream and baking pan oil."

"Boss, is there any difference between these oil products?" Xue Lingbing felt dizzy after listening to Peng Bai's story, because he could separate the cream and salad oil, but he was still confused about the other oil products Peng Bai said.

"I don't need to explain the cream. It's just a fat extracted from milk. Fermented cream is a product produced by fermentation of the cream, and ghee is anhydrous cream, made of hydrogenated white oil, added yellow pigments and cream spices. The white oil is a cream that has been processed and deodorized. After decolorization, it is hydrogenated to varying degrees to make it a solid white fat, which can be used for bread making or instead of lard. As for liquid oil, it is divided into salad oil, olive oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, liquid cream, etc.." Peng Bai explained to Xue Lingbing very patiently. The reason was not that Peng Bai thought Xue Lingbing would be a good apprentice, but Peng Bai suddenly found that he had become interested in this kind of thing through his explanation to Xue Lingbing. Now that he has Xue Lingbing, he can try it more conveniently.

Xue Lingbing nodded. He had not systematically learned these theoretical knowledge, but it does not mean that Xue Lingbing didn't know that after Peng Bai's story, a systematic theory had been formed in Xue Lingbing's mind, and the rest was practice.

Peng Bai felt that it was really tiring to say this, so he simply said everything he knew.

"Saccharides are divided into powdered sugar, fine sugar, two sugar, rock sugar, brown sugar, moisture-proof sugar powder, caramel, maltose, pasta conversion syrup, and corn syrup. Among them, caramel is caramel. Caramel is made of sugar after heating and burning to dark brown, which can be used as a surface tone and increase fragrance; pasta conversion syrup is made of sugar with water and acid and boiled until 108 degrees Celsius. After cooling, add alkali and neutralize it, it is syrup. This syrup can last for a long time without crystallization; as for corn syrup, also known as glucose syrup, it is composed of moisture, dextrin of vegetable gum and various sugars mainly composed of glucose, which can increase the moisture properties of the product and is often used for frosting and candy decoration."

"Dairy products are divided into fresh milk, milk powder, skim milk powder, evaporated milk, condensed milk, cream cheese, sour cream, yogurt, fresh cream, mascarpone cheese, etc., which are all by-products of milk."

"Chocolate and coffee are second only to butter in cakes. They are divided into chocolate, white chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, seasoned chocolate bricks, soft chocolate paste, button chocolate beans, roasted chocolate beans, and decorative chocolate; coffee is also divided into coffee powder and cocoa powder."

"In making pastry, coagulants, expansion agents, etc. can also be used."

Peng Bai finished speaking in one breath and felt dry mouth. Xue Lingbing, who had listened to Peng Bai's story, felt dizzy. After listening to so much, it was no different from not listening. Because Peng Bai spoke too quickly, Xue Lingbing could not immediately remember all the knowledge points that Peng Bai told him. Therefore, there was a result that Peng Bai was not clear about himself and Xue Lingbing had no idea at all.

"Boss, let's do it directly! Teach me, I'll do it, and then you are responsible for tasting it?" Xue Lingbing asked with a sad face.

Peng Bai nodded. He felt that after talking for so long, his stomach felt hungry again.

The two of them came to the big kitchen, and the problem arose again, including flour, eggs, chocolate, coffee, oil, as long as it is what Peng Bai just said, there are basically all here. It seems that the person who prepared these things for Xue Lingbing is also a person who is very good at this, but there are only lacks production tools here.

"Brother, who prepared the things here for you? So complete?" The tools are secondary. Now Peng Bai is interested in the preparers of various materials that have been prepared here. If a person can prepare the materials so well, then this person must be a master of this kind of craftsmanship. With such a person, Peng Bai can act as a student, rather than as a teacher who doesn't even understand himself, but still has to teach others.

Xue Lingbing lowered her head after hearing Peng Bai's words and said with a little sadness: "These are all prepared by my mother when she was alive. My mother likes the most to make snacks for my father, my grandfather, my sister and I. After my mother left, the workers at home regularly updated these materials."

Peng Bai scratched his head, embarrassed and didn't know what to say. After all, this unintentional question touched the sadness in Xue Lingbing's heart.

"I'm sorry, I don't know these..." Peng Bai apologized embarrassedly.

Xue Lingbing squeezed out a smile and said, "It doesn't matter. The matter has passed. I became interested in making pastries after my mother left us. I know that my mother has not left. She must be watching me in heaven!"

Peng Bai nodded, but just as Peng Bai wanted to say something else to change the subject, Peng Bai heard a very light sigh.

Peng Bai suddenly turned his head to the place where the sigh came out, but only the air was seen. Peng Bai is not an ordinary person. If he were an ordinary person, he would definitely think that this was his own illusion. However, if he was a Peng Bai, the obvious sigh was not an illusion, but it was real. However, the person or ghost who sighed did not know where he hid.

"Well, Lingbing! You go out and buy some cold drinks first. You can use the most ordinary ones when making cakes later." Peng Bai found some reason and said to Xue Lingbing. You must know that this kind of cold drink is always available for rich people, but ordinary cold drinks may not be available.

Sure enough, after hearing Peng Bai's words, Xue Lingbing shook off his sad mood, nodded and walked out.

"Okay, you can come out. If I'm not wrong, you should be Ling Bing's mother!" Peng Bai closed the kitchen door after Xue Lingbing left and asked.

There was no sound or ghosts appear. Peng Bai was unwilling to give in and continued to ask: "I know you are here, don't have to hide from me. I can see ghosts. This time, Old Man Xue Ridong asked me to protect Xue Xue from ghosts, so you should be able to believe me." Peng Bai said loudly.

This time, a graceful figure walked out from the wall where the sigh was just now. A young woman in professional women's clothing appeared in front of Peng Bai. The young woman had big eyes and had an extremely hot figure. Even if it was Zhu Wanqing, the adjective used by Peng Bai was at most plump. If it could be associated with hotness, it would be enough to show the seductiveness and hotness of the young woman.

"Hello, I am Qian Shi, the mother of Ling Bing and Xueer." The beautiful young woman said softly to Peng Bai.
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