Revealed on Valentine's Day! Baking is all about "faithfulness"
Happy Valentine's Day!
This year's Valentine's Day brought a bit of an experimental result in our home.
Just how important it is to be "faithful to the recipe" in baking
has been proven through personal experience.
It wasn't me, the poor cook, but rather my eldest daughter and my partner who were the stars of this event.
My eldest daughter takes on gateau chocolat
Yesterday, my eldest daughter was making friendship chocolates.
"Since I'm at it, I want to make gateau chocolat!"
The recipe was by Yuri Yamamoto.
Yuri Yamamoto's recipes are easy and delicious, so we often rely on them in our home.
My daughter immediately stood in the kitchen.
Slowly, slowly...
Just really slowly.
Measuring ingredients, mixing, measuring again...
Everything was going well up to this point.
She skipped the mixing order, saying, "Um, was this first?" whileshe had already put it in.
The order written in the recipe isn't just for decoration...!
But you know, she was trying her best.
Even though she was fumbling, she didn't give up halfway and worked hard until the end.
As I wrote in my article on how to raise someone who is bad at cooking, it's better to watch over them even if they are slow. I held back the urge to interfere.
And so, the gateau chocolat that came out of the frying pan was...
Deflated.
And, misshapen.
It certainly has a unique look.
But when we tried it...
It's delicious! It's actually delicious!
Great job!!
The next day, my partner decided to try the same recipe again.
Today is Valentine's Day.
We had 100ml of heavy cream left over from yesterday's gateau chocolat.
Partner: "It's a waste to let the leftover cream go to waste, so should I make the same thing?"
A question suddenly popped into my head.
If you follow Yuri Yamamoto's recipe faithfully, will it not deflate?
My eldest daughter's gateau chocolat yesterday was certainly delicious.
But it had deflated.
Was that because of the recipe? Or was it because of how it was made?
An unexpected comparative experiment began on Valentine's Day.
Result: If you make it faithfully, it won't deflate.
My partner starts making it efficiently.
Measure the ingredients accurately,mix them in the order written, and quickly put them in the frying pan.
And the gateau chocolat that came out of the frying pan was...
It didn't deflate!!
The shape is beautiful. It's perfectly fluffy.
Same recipe, same ingredients, same frying pan. The only differences were 'faithfulness to the recipe' and 'speed.' Plus, experience in baking.
This is a result that cannot be argued with.
3 things I learned from baking
I will summarize what I learned from this Valentine's gateau chocolat showdown (?).
① In baking, the order of the recipe is life It's a world where 'it's probably about the same' doesn't work. Apparently, the order has scientific significance.
② Speed is also important It's not just about doing things slowly and carefully. While you're dawdling, the state of the dough changes.
③ But, the taste is decided by your feelings My eldest daughter's deflated and misshapen gateau chocolat was also delicious. Things made with all your heart are delicious.
This also applies to cooking, doesn't it... Maybe if I follow the recipe, it will get a little better. Or maybe it won't.
Confirmed on Valentine's Day! Baking is all about 'faithfulness': Summary
Thank you for reading
this far!
This Valentine's Day,
・My eldest daughter tried Yuri Yamamoto's gateau chocolat with leftover friendship chocolate ingredients → It deflated but was delicious ・The next day, my partner made it faithfully using the same recipe → It didn't deflate! It's beautiful! ・It was confirmed that 'faithfulness to the recipe' and 'speed' are important in baking
This was the result.
My eldest daughter's gateau chocolat might have looked a bit rough, but it was filled with the effort she put into making it, and the whole family enjoyed it.
I wonder if she will be able to follow the recipe a bit more faithfully next year?
Maybe I'll try making something next year too... No, I think I'll pass.
Thank you for reading until the end.
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