My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 506 - 171: Double Skin Milk_2
A class dedicated to learning floral carving, even if it’s just ordinary patterns, Du Xixi found it time-consuming to grasp the skill. But in the end, even the classmate whose hand shook the most while holding a knife, and Sun Mulin, who was utterly unskilled and hesitated for quite a while with a knife, ultimately succeeded in their carving.
Of course, not every student’s final product was lifelike and delicate; a few were somewhat crude. However, they barely made it to the passing line, and with more practice in the future, things would improve — yes, Sun Mulin’s work was the crudest among them.
Du Xixi glanced at the clock; there’s still nearly half an hour left before the class ends. Seeing pairs of expectant eyes, she gently smiled and said, "Alright, let’s learn to make a simple... dessert!"
Every classroom is equipped with a large refrigeration cabinet, about one and a half times Du Xixi’s height, and its width occupied the entire wall. A Mechanical Soldier helped Du Xixi open one of the cabinet doors, and she immediately spotted a container with a transparent liquid inside, presumably milk.
There were no labels on the surface of the container, but since it’s stored here, it’s certainly edible. Du Xixi was about to reach for a bucket, but the Mechanical Soldier stopped her.
The Mechanical Soldier gently halted Du Xixi’s hand, offering assistance by taking down a bucket, and mechanically said, "Miss, please allow me to perform a detection."
"Okay," Du Xixi nodded. She was already accustomed to these Mechanical Soldiers’ vigilance about the objects around her; she didn’t consider it a bad thing. Moreover, since this liquid appeared to be milk, the detection results would inform her of the type of dessert she could make.
Different kinds of milk have differing nutritional contents, determining the types of culinary dishes and desserts they can produce. If the Mechanical Soldier hadn’t initiated the detection, Du Xixi would have used the detection device on the podium herself.
The Mechanical Soldier’s detection speed is slightly faster than the detection device, so Du Xixi didn’t bother to refuse.
"Miss, this type of liquid is categorized as milk, containing milk fat, amino acids, vitamin A... among which the milk fat content is about 8.17%, amino acid content is approximately... fat content is around 5.83%..." The Mechanical Soldier extracted only a tiny amount but provided instant results, "The detection shows it’s non-toxic."
Du Xixi nodded with satisfaction, asked the Mechanical Soldier to place the bucket of milk on the podium, and allowed the Mechanical Soldier behind her to close the refrigerator cabinet door: "Since this milk has a high-fat content, let’s make double-skin milk."
"Double-skin milk is a milk-based dessert with two layers of milk skin; the top layer is soft and fragrant, while the bottom layer is aromatic and smooth, hence the name double-skin milk." One large bucket of milk was enough for everyone to use collectively. Du Xixi poured out a bowlful, and the remaining was taken by conscious students. Once everyone filled bowls half the size, Du Xixi officially began teaching.
"When heating the milk, ensure you wait until it boils before stopping the heat," Du Xixi poured all the milk from the bowl into a pot and started boiling on medium heat. She continuously stirred with a wooden spoon until the milk started bubbling vigorously, then turned off the heat, poured it back into the cleaned bowl.
In the late autumn, the weather was already chilly. Although the classroom windows were closed, there was no heating. After a short while, a solidified layer of milk skin formed on the surface of the still milk, appearing wrinkled like a lake disturbed by the wind but suddenly still.
"Take another bowl, add in egg white and sugar, and start stirring carefully," Du Xixi always emphasized hands-on teaching. She demonstrated on the podium, and the students followed suit, "When stirring, don’t rush — just stir until the sugar dissolves, no need to beat until egg foams form."
The cooled milk stopped emitting heat. Du Xixi picked up a large bowl with one hand and, using chopsticks in the other, lifted one corner of the layer without breaking the skin, pouring all the milk into the bowl containing egg whites and sugar.
She stirred again; once the three elements nearly blended evenly, Du Xixi slowly poured the milk back into the bowl along the edge.
The milk submerged the layer stuck at the bottom of the bowl. But soon after all the milk was poured, within moments, the milk skin resurfaced, firmly covering the milk.
"That’s amazing!" After Du Xixi finished, several students swiftly followed suit. Seeing the milk skin resurfaced, the class was filled with awe, especially Sun Mulin — carving wasn’t his forte, but making something simple like this, as long as he didn’t shake while pouring the milk, he was pretty adept.
