Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 258 Baking Cookies

So Xu Han was making clothes in the yard, and Mu'er was playing with the dogs in the yard alone.

Lu Chuan and his colleagues continued to deal with the matters at hand.

I can take advantage of this time to repair my bow and arrow, and make some new tools. When the road outside is passable, I will go into the mountain to see the situation.

There is no need to go down the mountain because there were not many people there before, and no one will come after this snowstorm.

But no one can guarantee whether anyone will come back later. You should go down the mountain often when you are free, especially after the flood is over.

I was busy for a while and before I knew it, it was already February.

The snow outside has almost melted now, but there are still some places where it has not melted completely.

The roads outside are not easy to walk on now, as the melted snow has seeped into the ground.

The ground was freezing and thawing repeatedly, and one step on it would bring up thick mud.

He walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He couldn't walk after a few steps and his shoes were covered with mud.

The temperature now is much higher than before. It is no longer like the previous few days when the sun was out but it was still very cold.

According to this situation, it is estimated that the ground will have to be dried for about a week before it can be walked on.

Snow and rain are different. If it is rain, the accumulated water will flow away directly, and the ground will no longer be sticky after drying for about a day or two.

But it’s not a good idea if it snows. You won’t be able to walk for about a week.

"I'm not busy today. I'll bake some cookies for Mu'er later. You haven't eaten them before, so I'll make a few more so that everyone can have a taste." Xu Han said while eating breakfast.

“Okay, I’ll see if the oven outside can be used. If not, I’ll re-paste it.

It's covered with something when it snows, so it should be fine." Lu Chuan slurped his porridge and answered Xu Han's question without delay.

"Well, you try it later. If it works, I'll prepare the materials. If it doesn't work, you won't be able to do it even if you prepare it today."

"I'll get it done after dinner."

"Do you want to eat anything else? Bake it in the oven." Xu Han looked at the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao and asked.

"Let's roast some more chestnuts later. I haven't eaten them for a long time and I really want to eat them." said the Taoist priest.

"Where's Grandpa Zhao? Is there anything you want to eat?"

"I don't have any, but I'm looking forward to the cookies you mentioned. Hahahaha."

"Okay, after I make sure the oven can be used, I will prepare the ingredients and start making cookies." Xu Han said with a smile.

After everyone finished breakfast, they followed Lu Chuan into the yard.

Lu Chuan lit a handful of dry grass and threw it into the oven. Smoke came out from some places, which must have cracked.

"It's not a big problem. I'll just cover it with mud later." Lu Chuan said to everyone.

"Okay, I'll go prepare the ingredients." Xu Han said and prepared to walk into the kitchen.

Suddenly he remembered something, and then turned to Lu Chuan and said, "By the way, Lu Chuan, I need you to help me prepare a small mold so that I can use it to press cookie patterns later."

"What mold? Tell me how to make it and I'll try to see if I can make it."

"It's just a very simple diagram. I'll draw it for you." After saying that, Xu Han went back to the room and took out a pen and paper, then explained to Lu Chuan while drawing.

"Look, it's like this, there are five-pointed stars, hearts, and you can also make some leaves or animal outlines.

This doesn't need to be made very big, just a little smaller will do, it's mainly for the sake of looking good.

Just use a thin wooden board to hollow out the pattern along the lines, and then I can press the mold onto the biscuit and snap it down. "

"This looks simple and can be done in a short while." Lu Chuan said to Xu Han after he understood.

"Then I'll go paste the stove, Xiaochuan, you help the girl make the mold." said the Taoist priest.

"Then I'll take Mu'er to school." Grandpa Zhao continued.

"Okay, I'll leave the oven and the molds to you two, and I'll be responsible for making the dough for the cookies."

After the tasks were arranged, everyone started to act separately.

Xu Han took out a piece of butter from the refrigerator, and then took out an appropriate amount of butter to melt it in water.

Fortunately, Xu Han liked to make these things in her previous life, otherwise she would not have the materials and tools, let alone know how to make cookies.

After the butter is melted, add the pre-beaten egg liquid to the butter in several batches.

Then continue beating with a whisk until the color becomes lighter.

Xu Han used to make it with a blender, and didn’t think it was a big deal at the time, but now she has to beat it by hand, which is really too tiring.

"I really can't stir it anymore. Lu Chuan, come and help me deal with it." Xu Han shouted loudly to the outside.

Hearing the voice, Lu Chuan quickly put down the work in his hands and went to the kitchen to help Xu Han beat the butter and eggs.

"Why didn't you call me earlier? Your wrist hurts, right? Take a break and I'll take care of you."

Lu Chuan took the egg beater and basin from Xu Han's hand, and began to stir frantically. After a while, the color gradually became lighter.

"Okay, it can be used now. Give it to me." Xu Han took the tools from Lu Chuan and started to get busy again.

First add some powdered sugar and continue stirring. After stirring evenly, sift the flour and add it in.

Then knead it into a dough with your hands, and then roll it into a three-centimeter-thick thin sheet with a rolling pin, and put it outside to cool down.

After a while, I will use the mold made by Lu Chuan to print out the shape of the cookies, and then put them in the oven to start baking.

Xu Han looked at the dough and felt that the quantity was not much, so she decided to make some cookies and bake them all at once in the oven.

The methods of making cookies and cartoon cookies are similar, and the ingredients are also similar, except that cookies use a thick batter that is then squeezed into shape with a piping bag.

Xu Han tried to make a few and found that the squeezed ones looked ugly. She thought to herself that she hadn't done it for a long time and her technique was not so good anymore.

Then I put the dough I had just squeezed out back in and tried squeezing it a few more times before I slowly got the feel for it.

There is not much matcha powder left in the space, and it cannot be refreshed. Xu Han used it up in one go. I will make some myself when I have the chance in the future.

So today's cookies only have original flavor and a small amount of matcha flavor.

Later on, I will try to make powders of other colors using vegetables, so that the colors and shapes will be better looking.