Chapter 577 Formula Improvement
The process of making compressed biscuits is actually relatively simple if you do not consider the involvement of alchemy.
You only need to mix the prepared raw materials together, then knead it into dough, press it into thin sheets and bake it, and you will get...the rough embryo of compressed biscuits.
The next step is to beat the rough embryo into powder and then press it into shape.
What really determines the ability of compressed biscuits to provide a lot of energy and satiety is the formula of compressed biscuits.
In the use of raw materials, the usual main components are flour and oil, and sugar is added in order to increase the energy density.
At the same time, for the sake of taste, some other ingredients will be added appropriately for seasoning, such as milk powder and various flavor substances, so that the compressed biscuits can have different flavors.
But in the final analysis, the main ingredients are flour and grease.
"Your Majesty, Earl, I can meet your request for any flavor of biscuits, but I really don't understand compressed biscuits." The pastry chef who was called by Purficott looked at the cookies on his table With the raw materials in front of him, the expression on his face seemed to be in a state of embarrassment: "We pastry chefs usually try to make the biscuits as crispy and delicious as possible, without being too hard or too soft. As for how to increase the calories of the biscuits, I..."
If Purficott's request is to improve the texture and taste, then no matter how outrageous her request is, the pastry chef will not think it is a problem.
But now Purficott is asking him to increase the calories of biscuits in the field of compressed biscuits, which he has no understanding of at all. This is somewhat outrageous for a pastry chef.
It is like asking a physician who treats people to treat pets. Although it is not impossible, it is obviously not within his professional scope.
"It doesn't matter, I know you don't understand, you just need to make biscuits according to my requirements." Purficott didn't care about this and directly gave his request: "You can Feel free to use these ingredients, add as much sugar and fat as possible, and make baked biscuits that are not unpleasant in taste. It doesn’t matter what the taste is, but it must meet the caloric standards I set. "
said. At this point, Purficott seemed to be worried that the pastry chef did not understand what he meant, and added more emphasis: "The biscuits you make are just the rough embryos of compressed biscuits, which will be crushed and ground into powder, and then pressed into compressed biscuits." , so there is no need to consider the taste issue at all, as long as it meets the other conditions I mentioned, makes people feel full enough and provides enough energy.”
In order to satisfy the pastry chef. Understanding what is enough energy, Purficott also prepared a calorie calculation table for him, so that he could quickly calculate the approximate number of calories a piece of biscuit contains based on the weight of the raw materials he used.
Hearing Purficott's request, the pastry chef looked embarrassed.
He is a pastry chef serving Windsor Castle, and there is no problem in calling himself a royal pastry chef.
In the past, he served the Queen and the eldest princess, and the pastries he baked were even praised by the Queen. He was responsible for the pastry design of many royal banquets and won praise on many important occasions.
So the pastry chef himself is still a bit proud, with a kind of reserve and dissatisfaction of "I used to make desserts, but now you ask me to make something."
But this emotion only existed for a moment, and the pastry chef stopped being reluctant and started working seriously. Because Purficott told him the relationship between the calories of the current compressed biscuits and the energy required by the human body after extreme cold, and also explained the effects of doing so and the consequences of not doing so.
Let the pastry chef fully realize the significance of his job.
For some people, you need to whip them to force them to work; while for some people, you need to understand them with emotion and reason to make them exert their subjective initiative.
For Purficott, she can whip those officials to make them work hard and maintain efficiency at a higher lower limit; she can also use incentives to keep pastry chefs at a high limit. cap to meet her needs.
After being inspired and clarifying the significance of the work he wanted to do, the pastry chef also developed a strong sense of mission, and soon carefully developed a new product based on the various raw materials in front of him. A sample of the first edition.
"Part of the fat in the original compressed biscuits was replaced with cocoa butter. Although the taste is a bit weird, it's not bad." The pastry chef made the rough embryo of the first version of compressed biscuits. After tasting one piece, Purficott's face was filled with emotion. There was something indescribably weird about his expression, as if he had eaten something that tasted weird but wasn't hard to swallow.
But after she finished eating the whole cookie, she still said: "The calories are not very enough, and the taste is weird. Although it is not unpleasant, I still recommend that you add more sugar and the amount of cocoa butter." There is no need to be too controlling, raw materials are not a problem. "
For a royal pastry chef, he has never worried about raw materials in the past. After all, the royal family has never been short of food and clothing.
In addition, in the past, Viktoria was the most powerful country in the world and the country with the most colonies. Langton, as the capital, was extremely rich in materials, and raw materials from all over the world were gathered here.
Pastry chefs have also made many attempts to develop new creations using materials from all over the world.
However, as overseas trade was gradually interrupted by the cold wave and ocean ice, the various raw materials that were originally abundant in Langton City have now become very scarce and in short supply, and some rare materials have even disappeared.
Under such circumstances, the pastry chef looked at the raw materials he had just used and asked Perficott a question that he thought was very serious: "Your Majesty, the compressed biscuits you asked me to develop I think the crude embryo needs to be mass-produced, right?
I can understand wheat flour and oil, but how can cocoa and sugar be used as raw materials to meet the needs of the factory without the input of overseas colonies? Production requirements?
Do I need to make corresponding adjustments to the formula? Let’s design with materials that can be stably supplied! ”
The pastry chef is also kind-hearted and has considered the present. The problem of tight food supply, so he made suggestions from what he thought was a reasonable perspective.
But this seems a bit unfounded for Purficott.
She just smiled at the pastry chef, and then showed how to use alchemy to 'make something out of nothing' to recreate the rough cookie he had just made, and then handed it to the pastry chef: "I All you need is a recipe. As for the raw materials? You don’t need to know that much about alchemy.”
(End of this chapter)