"Mom, is it troublesome to make jelly?"

Baby Shen is not very hungry, but his mouth is empty and he wants to eat something.

Chen Meijuan took out the wild chestnuts she brought. The size of small chestnuts is very different from chestnuts, but because of the low yield, the chestnut flavor is very rich.

"It's not troublesome. Just peel the chestnuts, smash them and filter them into juice. Then boil them until thickened and put them in a basin to cool. It's very simple."

Is this simple?

Shen Baobao was confused.

Originally, I wanted to learn an unpopular delicacy from my mother-in-law and beat a certain copycat chef, but now it seems... I'd better try another kind of food.

Don't fail to crush Yan Bao, but you will be crushed by your mother-in-law.

Although I can’t learn it, I can still take pictures. It’s just a good practice to practice my shooting skills, so as not to be criticized later for my lack of experience.

She ran upstairs to get the compact camera, handheld pan/tilt, tripod, octopus, fill light and other equipment. After finishing them in the kitchen, Chen Meijuan cooperated and started making them.

First cut the chestnuts one by one, put them in a pot and simmer for a while to facilitate shelling.

Ten minutes later, take out the chestnuts, peel off the shells, and the golden chestnuts will be peeled out one by one.

Smelling the fragrant smell, Director Shen who was filming asked curiously:

"Mom, can I eat this now?"

"No, the cooking time is too short. The outside is cooked, but the inside is still hard. If you want to eat boiled food, mom will cook it for you later. Anyway, I brought a big bag of chestnuts this time, which will definitely be enough to eat. ."

"Thank you, Mom!"

After peeling all the chestnuts, Chen Meijuan put them into a food processor, added water, and beat them three times until the chestnuts became a thin paste.

Then pour it into a basin and beat the remaining chestnuts into a paste.

After everything is whipped, bring an empty basin over, lay a piece of kitchen filter cloth on it, put the four corners outside, pour the beaten batter into it, then lift the filter cloth by the four corners, and squeeze it hard. Pressure.

A large amount of chestnut water was squeezed out.

When the water is almost squeezed out, pour the debris in the filter cloth into the original basin.

"Mom, can these scum still be used?"

"Okay, it's still early today anyway. I'll bake some chestnut shortbread for you to try later."

What? These scraps can actually be used to make shortbread?

My mother-in-law is so awesome!

After she took several close-ups, she saw Chen Meijuan pouring the filtered white juice into a non-stick pan, so she followed her and continued shooting.

At this time, a large amount of starch in the chestnuts has been filtered into the water.

Just heat and stir the juice directly.

The so-called jelly is actually made by mixing various starches with water to form a paste, then heating and boiling it into a translucent viscous liquid, and then cooling and solidifying it to make jelly.

Seeing this, Shen Baobao felt that it was really not difficult.

Except for the need to use a knife to open the chestnuts at the beginning, the other steps look very simple.

Well, I'll take a challenge when I get the chance and let Xu Bao know that I'm not just a tall and beautiful vase, I can also cook delicious food independently.

When she was first photographed, Chen Meijuan felt a little uncomfortable.

But think about it carefully, if you have an opportunity to have a relationship with your daughter-in-law, just take it. You are already so old anyway, as long as your daughter-in-law is happy.

As it simmers, the white chestnut water in the pot becomes obviously thicker, and the aroma of chestnuts continues to float out of the pot.

Unlike jelly made from other starches, chestnut juice has a richer flavor because it is not purified, and the jelly made from it is also sweet and delicious.

"Wow, it smells so delicious of chestnuts."

Director Shen found that it is really difficult to take pictures of delicious food because it is so easy to be distracted by the fragrance.

Sure enough, no line of work is easy.

With constant stirring, the translucent liquid in the pot becomes more and more viscous.

About that time, Chen Meijuan turned off the fire on the stove, then brought in a few insulated lunch boxes, put a layer of grease inside the boxes, and put the jelly cooked in the pot into them with a spoon.

Next, it’s all about waiting.

Wait for the jelly to cool down before eating.

Chen Meijuan took a large basin, filled it with most of the water, and then put the box of jelly in it.

This will allow the heat in the jelly to be gradually absorbed by the water, and the water temperature will slowly rise, preventing the temperature of the jelly from being too low.

After all, it’s cold and it’s night time, so it’s better to eat less raw and cold food.

It would take a while for the jelly to cool down, so Chen Meijuan looked at Shen Baobao and asked:

"Should you eat chestnuts boiled in sugar water or chestnut shortcake?"

This question made it very difficult for Director Shen to make a choice, because the more she filmed, the hungrier she became and she wanted to try both delicacies.

But compared to chestnuts boiled in sugar water, she still chose the wild chestnut shortcake that she had never eaten before.

"I'll eat the shortbread. Is it troublesome for Mom? If it is, forget it."

"No trouble, you can eat it quickly."

Chen Meijuan brought over a basin filled with wild chestnut dregs, put a bowl of low-gluten flour into it, and then added sugar, eggs, milk powder, baking soda, and baking powder.

Stir evenly, add half of the vegetable oil and half of the lard and knead into a dough.

Knead it into long strips and cut into even dough pieces.

Knead the mixture into a ball with your hands, place it on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, and let it rest for more than ten minutes.

Baby Shen looked at these complicated steps and ingredients, mother-in-law, do you call this simple?

Isn’t it too complicated?

The amount of these ingredients alone is enough to make a person's head grow bigger, plus the techniques of kneading the dough, etc... Baking is really not something I can get into.

After a while, those little balls were already relaxed.

Chen Meijuan pressed the small balls into cakes with her hands, put the baking sheet into the preheated oven, and started baking.

Baby Shen held the camera outside the oven and saw that the color of the shortbread inside was gradually turning brown, and his mouth was gradually drawn to the appearance.

Not long after, with a "ding" sound, the oven's preset time has expired.

Chen Meijuan put on insulated gloves and opened the oven, and a rich aroma of milk mixed with chestnuts wafted out from inside, making Baobao Shen put down the camera without saying a word.

It’s not too late to be a director tomorrow, so let’s eat some delicious baked shortcakes first!

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Chen Meijuan used tongs to take out the slightly browned shortcakes one by one and put them into a bamboo basket lined with absorbent paper.

A young daughter-in-law who had given up her career as a director folded it with kitchen paper, carefully put a still-hot shortbread to her mouth, blew it on it, and couldn't wait to take a small bite.

"Wow, it's so delicious. Mom, your craftsmanship is amazing."

"If you like it, make more before mom leaves, but don't eat too much at night. This kind of shortbread is high in fat. You can take two slices when you go to work and try to eat during the day."

"I know, Mom, don't worry!"

Eating this delicious shortbread, Baby Shen naturally agreed to anything he said.

When the basket was full of chestnut shortcakes, she took two photos with her mobile phone and sent them to Moments:

"I just said I was hungry, and my mother-in-law immediately used the wild chestnuts she brought to make a basket of shortbread like a magic trick. The chestnut flavor is very strong, and milk and eggs are also added. It's another happy day!"

As soon as the message was posted, Chen Yan, who was chatting with Ren Jie at home, sent a series of exclamation points.

Although he didn't say a word, the lines expressed strong indignation and dissatisfaction with this way of showing off his mother-in-law by poisoning him late at night.

Director Shen was in high spirits at this time and immediately replied:

"Ha, Yanbao, are you posting so many exclamation points because you are greedy? Call me, Sister Yue."

Although she felt very unhappy, Chen Yan still replied:

"Hello, Sister Yue!"

Wow!

From now on, I can no longer kiss my cousin on her territory. Otherwise, the accusations will come one after another. What should I do?

Mr. Chen was full of annoyance. He was so passive!

Soon, there was another comment from Director Zeng below:

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what is the reason for being caught again? What a miserable woman!"

Chen Yan immediately replied:

"I'm sorry, I have someone else!"

After replying, she felt annoyed and replied again:
To be continued...