Joe's Farming

"Oh, by the way. I made a dessert the day before yesterday, and everyone thought it was delicious..."

"Did you leave it for me and Aning?" Xu Yuan spoke immediately.

Qiao Yu smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Haha, I'm done. That method is very time-consuming, but I thought of a simpler dessert method.

Since you guys are here, I’ll make it for you to try.

This dessert is not expensive and is relatively simple to make, if you think it’s good.

I want to open a dessert shop in the city and town."

Qiao Yu had mentioned this matter briefly to Gu Feng before.

Gu Feng naturally supported it.

What Qiao Yu meant was that when the time comes, they would select trustworthy employees to open these two stores.

Or go to the dental clinic and buy a few more people.

This kind of food can be easily copied once the formula is leaked, so it can only be kept in the hands of those who know it.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan and Xu Ning both agreed that it was no problem and asked him to do it quickly.

Gu Feng followed to help.

That’s right, Qiao Yu wants to make egg tarts today.

In order to do this, he asked Lin Da to go to the blacksmith to make a mold the day before.

Since there is no tin foil bowl, I have to use an iron one instead.

Qiao Yu’s request was simple: she wanted a small flat-bottomed bowl with a very shallow rim.

Qiao Yu thought that the mold would take a long time to make, but it turned out that the blacksmith worked very quickly.

This morning, Lin Da delivered the mold.

The egg tart crust is softer than the tart crust.

Butter also needs to be added, but it is not added after it is melted. Instead, the dough is kneaded and rolled into a square dough.

Put the butter in the middle of the dough, fold the dough to wrap it, and pinch the corners to prevent the butter from leaking out.

Then roll it with a rolling pin, fold it again after rolling, cover it with gauze and relax it for a quarter of an hour.

Then repeat the process again.

Finally, roll up the dough from one side and make it into a long dough that is about the same size as the mold.

Use a knife to cut the dough into even sizes.

Press the cross section downwards into the mould and press it towards the side along the centre to form a raw egg tart crust.

The egg tart crust made by the folding method just now is like puff pastry, and it has several layers when baked.

The next step is to prepare the egg tart liquid.

Just mix the milk, eggs and sugar thoroughly.

Three eggs and less than a pound of milk are enough to fill all the egg tart crusts.

Gu Feng never understood Qiao Yu's operations, so he didn't ask any questions and just helped silently.

But Xu Yuan and Xu Ning are different.

"Brother Qiao, are we going to bake it in the bread oven later? If we add so much milk, won't it be too watery when baked?" Xu Yuan asked.

Qiao Yu replied: "No, there is egg liquid, it will solidify."

Xu Yuan suddenly realized: "Oh, I see. It's the same as egg custard."

Qiao Yu nodded: "Adding milk will make the egg tarts more tender. It's a pity that my family hasn't made cream recently, otherwise it would be more fragrant if we added some cream."

"Dad, is this the fruit tart without fruit that Dad mentioned last time?"

The child could not speak a long sentence in one breath, and had to take a breath to complete the sentence.

Qiao Yu nodded: "Yes, but this is called egg tart, not fruit tart."

Xu Yuan said: "Egg tart, what a good name."

Xu Ning: "Yeah, I want to eat it as soon as I hear it. It must be very sweet with so much sugar in it."

Qiao Yu was thinking in his heart that he actually didn't want to put so much sugar, but if there was too much sugar, the food would have a caramel skin when baked.

Gu Heng: "I want to eat two first, and then wait for my brother and sister to come back and eat together."

"Okay, but you can only eat three at most today."

If children eat too much sweets, they will become easily excited and it is also bad for their teeth.

Gu Heng pouted and whispered, "Okay then, I'll eat one first, and then wait for my brother and sister to come back and eat together."

The little guy likes to share delicious food with his brothers and sisters.

I think it tastes much better than eating it alone.

The egg tarts are small in size, so they don’t need to be baked for too long.

The kiln firing time is also relatively shortened.

After the bread oven was fired up, Qiao Yu and Gu Feng put the baking tray full of egg tarts in it.

After only a quarter of an hour, Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng to open the bread oven.

"So fast?" Gu Feng confirmed.

Qiao Yu said, "Hmm," "Let me see if it's colored. If not, bake it for a little longer."

Gu Feng obediently opened the bread oven and took out one of the baking trays a little with cotton gloves.

The moment the bread oven was opened, the sweet smell of egg tarts filled the entire yard.

"It smells so good." Xu Ning exclaimed.

Gu Heng clapped his hands: "Wow! Daddy, it smells as good as a fruit tart~"

Qiao Yu took a look at the egg tart. Wow, the color was just right.

The tart crust is golden yellow, and the top layer is a bit dark in color, but fortunately I opened the kiln in time and it didn’t burn.

The egg tart liquid in the middle is also solidified very well, with a layer of caramel crust on top, which makes people very appetizing at first sight.

But Gu Feng didn't understand this, and said with some regret: "It's a little burnt."

Xu Ning and Xu Yuan quickly said that it was okay, it was still edible even if it was burnt, and they would shorten the time a little next time.

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng took two plates of egg tarts out of the bakery and placed them on the stone bench outside.

Then, Qiao Yu picked up an egg tart with a cotton glove, and gently pressed it down, and used the other hand to remove it from the mold and put it on the plate.

Then he said to the three adults, "This is not burnt, this is just right. This burnt part is actually caramel, and it tastes delicious."

Everyone washed their hands, and at Qiao Yu's suggestion, they ate the food directly with their hands.

"Ugh, it's so hot!"

The center of the egg tart was very hot. Xu Ning took a bite and ate it, then quickly drank some herbal tea to relieve the heat.

Qiao Yu apologized, "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you to be careful of the burns."

Xu Ning waved his hand quickly: "I was just greedy and ate in a hurry. Qiao Ge'er, these egg tarts are so delicious. If they were cold, I think I could eat ten in one go."

Xu Yuan and Gu Feng had also tasted one by this time.

Xu Yuan: "It's so delicious. The crust is crispy and soft, and the egg custard inside is fragrant and smooth. Brother Qiao, open the shop, hurry up. We need reservations every day at Yipinxuan."

Gu Feng looked at Qiao Yu with indescribable tenderness in his eyes.

"good to eat."

Because Xu Ning was scalded, Gu Heng kept blowing on her food until the adults had finished eating.

He took a careful bite, hmm~ not hot!

He quickly took another big bite.

"Mmm~~Daddy, it's so good~~I like it~~"

Qiao Yu also ate one himself.

I was very satisfied that I had opened the bread oven in time.

Gu Heng ate one obediently and stopped eating.

Qiao Yu asked him to carry a small basket to Gu Gang and Hong Xiu, which contained a small plate of egg tarts.

"Yaoyao can only eat three?"

Gu Heng asked.

Qiao Yu nodded: "Yes, Hengzi is really smart!"

Gu Heng felt it was fair and went to find Gu Yao happily.

The four adults ate two more with tea.

Because the egg tarts are very sweet, Qiao Yu specially prepared cold-brewed jasmine tea.

Xu Yuan and Xu Ning seldom drink cold tea, and they think it goes very well with egg tarts.

"I didn't expect that tea tastes so good even when it's cold." Xu Ning sighed.

Qiao Yu: "This isn't cold tea. This is the tea that was brewed with boiled water last night and left in the well overnight. It's called cold brew tea."