My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 608 - 205 Victory at the Start_2

Grinding the glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour isn’t difficult. In fact, Du Xixi has quite a bit of both stored at home for backup. However, since she’s live streaming, it’s better to start the broadcast from the beginning. If conditions allowed, Du Xixi would even like to show everyone what glutinous and japonica rice look like while still on the stalks. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Different types of rice are distinct from each other right from the seed stage, including the planting season, water quantity, and fertility. The knowledge required is really worth pondering over.

The glutinous rice flour is round and plump, each grain a shimmering white. Naturally, the rice sent to Du Xixi is of exquisite quality. Du Xixi has no doubt that before sending it from CD-0329 Star, each grain of rice might have been carefully selected.

The glutinous rice flour was quickly ground out between the stone mill gaps. Under Du Xixi’s control, the flour wasn’t ground too finely, just to a fine, visible granule size. Du Xixi pinched a bit with her fingers, pondered for a few moments, and then poured it back—allowing for a finer grind.

After grinding the glutinous rice flour, it’s time to grind the japonica rice flour. The japonica rice flour also needs to be ground to a similar level as the glutinous rice flour. Because Du Xixi has previous experience, she finds it easy to handle naturally. However, considering that her live streaming audience is mostly "newbies," Du Xixi stops every now and then to carefully explain.

Once ground, the glutinous and japonica rice flour show little difference. However, the glutinous rice flour is slightly whiter, so when the two are mixed together, the difference is almost unnoticeable by the naked eye. The snowy white rice flour pinched between Du Xixi’s fingers even appears dimmed against her cool white skin.

But it’s not a big deal; Du Xixi understands that this color is normal.

Du Xixi picked up a large jar containing rose jam, shaking it slightly to show everyone, "I prepared rose jam because when making Victory Cake, it’s used to dye the rice flour. The outcome is a Victory Cake that boasts a soft pink hue, delicate as a flower."

The snowy white rice flour was mixed into the rose jam in a large bowl. After cleaning her hands, Du Xixi started to knead it thoroughly. The texture of mixing the rice flour with the rose jam was rather pleasing, slightly cool but silky.

In just a few minutes, the rice flour and rose jam were thoroughly mixed. The once "muddy" rose jam had turned into somewhat crispy, light pink flour chunks. A light squeeze sent crumbly pink rice flour cascading down.

With the rice flour ready, the next step is dealing with the filling inside. Du Xixi covered the rice flour with a piece of gauze, then set it aside to deal with later, focusing on the filling.

The red beans had been harvested earlier, dried, and stored. Each bean, when held, was perfectly rounded. Du Xixi grabbed a handful, giving it a light shake, causing the red beans to spread evenly across her palm.

"Madam, should we prepare the filling the same way as before?" 2569 stood by, having not been involved much in the grinding process. Occasionally, it fetched a spoon or a plate, which was rather boring. Now that Du Xixi had grown stronger, it didn’t even have the chance to help out with heavy tasks. Thus, 2569 dearly hoped Du Xixi would assign it some tasks.

At least, turning it from a "Food Assistant" in name to reality.

"Yes, the same way, just slightly milder in taste." Victory Cake is meant to dissolve softly, with a sweet red bean flavor. The key lies in the subtleness, so when Du Xixi prepares the red bean filling, it’s slightly milder than usual, aiming to highlight the sweetness of the beans and the softness of the cake.

Upon hearing this, 2569 felt it could give it a try, immediately raising its mechanical hand, eagerly looking at Du Xixi, "Madam, can I try it?"

Du Xixi raised an eyebrow. She had intended to prepare the red bean filling herself, being more experienced and skilled than 2569. However, seeing 2569 so eagerly offering its anticipation-filled little expression, she couldn’t resist.

Du Xixi chuckled softly, her smile growing increasingly gentle. She remained the Du Xixi she was at the beginning, the same one she first met. She laughed, "Since you’re keen, go ahead and try it, just don’t add too much sugar."