It was Thursday afternoon, and lina finally didn't have to go to the blacksmith after work. Sohow, she had managed to scrub off all those blasted tools from the soot. It was like the blacksmith had been avoiding cleaning them for years on purpose. Perhaps, he was planning to torture his would-be apprentice with it, but sadly, lina got there first.
But the tools were clean, so lina was free from the blacksmith until Sunday. With today's pastries sold and the majority of the dough for the next day prepared, lina finally could return to her experints.
"Master, how do I make waffles filled with caral?" She asked before the old man could retreat for the day.
"Caral waffles, you an. That might be a bit tricky. You'd need a different type of waffle dough, and the caral will need a more syrupy consistency so it doesn't drip out."
"Could you teach , please?" lina begged.
"I'm surprised you still have energy to spare despite all the work you've done today."
"Compared to working in the smithy, this is easy…" she said with a shudder.
"What is Etan exactly forcing you to do?"
"Cleaning… Lots and lots of cleaning."
"I did warn you. But fine, I'll teach you to make those waffles. Get so flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and yeast," he instructed.
lina rushed to the storage and retrieved the needed ingredients. She was filled with excitent, wondering exactly how these waffles would be made. First, she'd learn how to make the regular kind with Gilbert's recipe. After that, she'll adjust to create the healing version with maximum potential.
The dough was easy enough to make. lt so butter, warm a bit of milk, and add an egg to the dry mixture. After that, it was just a matter of combining it, which was easy using .
"This dough feels very solid. I was expecting sothing more like pancake dough," lina said, covering the kneaded dough with a towel and leaving it to rise near the warm oven.
"Regular waffle dough is more similar to pancake dough, but I believe these will be more suited for your healing waffles. Especially if you want them to keep fresh for longer."
"How long will the waffles made from this dough last?"
"Approximately two weeks."
Two weeks is a long ti for food, especially if I don't have to store it in our chill box. This is good news.
"The dough needs to rise for about an hour. In the anti, let's make the filling. First, lt so butter in a saucepan."
"How much?"
"About six tablespoons."
After that, she had to stir in so brown sugar, honey, and cinnamon. She wondered which part should be replaced with her ooze caral or if she should just add the crystallized ooze to the mixture. But she'd figure that out later.
She simred the mixture for about six minutes per Gilbert's instructions and was left with a smooth and thick caral.
"This caral will harden once it cools, so you either have to keep it warm and reheat it before you apply it. As for the waffles, make the dough balls no bigger than this," he explained, forming a small circle with his index finger and thumb. "I think you can handle the rest by yourself. If you need , I'll be with Knight."
lina decided to use the ti while the dough was still rising and try to make the caral by incorporating the lon ooze. The first ti, she tried replacing the sugar with the ooze, but the result was far too dicinal in flavor for it to be enjoyable. The second ti, she replaced honey with the ooze, but then the whole thing began to burn.
Finally, she removed a bit of brown sugar and a bit of honey and replaced them with crystallized ooze. The result was much better—it was both tasty and retained a good deal of the healing properties. A few more adjustnts and she'd have the right ratio nailed.
But the waffle dough had risen, so lina turned her attention to it.
"Sienna, get the stove going," lina said, removing three rings from the stove so she could comfortably fit the waffle iron over the open fla without the need to hold it all the ti.
Wyrm obeyed, shooting a hot fireball into the belly of the stove, heating the cooled bricks instantly. lina tossed in a few logs, and Sienna carefully lit them on fire so the stove would retain an even heat. With the fire going, she carefully set the waffle iron over the opening, checking if it would hold securely.
It held. There was only one thing left to do. She applied a light layer of butter to the pan and then put two small dough balls inside. lina was grateful that Etan had made a larger pan that could cook two waffles at once. It would make the cooking process faster.
After a few minutes, the kitchen was filled with the wonderful sll of waffles. She flipped the pan over and then waited a few more minutes for the other side to cook.
"Sienna, I've done it!" lina cheered once the waffles were ready. Perfectly golden brown disks of goodness. It was hard to resist just taking a bite out of one of them, but she managed to hold back.
Instead, she took the original caral filling she had made and spread it on one of the waffles, then pressed the second one on top before it could cool.
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It appears a bit thicker than I would have expected. Still, it's not so bad. It doesn't take up too much space.
lina cut the waffle in half and took a bite out of it. It was crunchy, it was sweet, and most definitely delicious. She loved it. But sothing wasn't right. She could barely taste the caral.
"I'll go check with Master Gilbert," lina noted, and went outside with Sienna following closely after her.
As Gilbert had said, he was outside, brushing out Knight's fur. The nightmare looked very satisfied by the attention, his eyes closed in bliss.
"Master, would you mind tasting it?" She asked, presenting it to Gilbert.
He instantly scrunched up his nose. "You put the filling in between two different waffles?"
"Yes?"
"It's too thick now, so you barely taste any caral. You should cut each waffle in half while it is still warm and then sar the caral in between the cut halves."
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"Oh, my bad…" lina muttered.
"Don't worry about it. I forgot to tell you," Gilbert explained. Oddly enough, Knight turned his head towards lina, sniffing curiously at the waffle.
"You want it?" She asked about the nightmare and extended the treat to him. He gave it an inquisitive snort, then gobbled it up. "Who knew that nightmares enjoyed sweets?"
"How do you think I tad him?"
"Wait… you used sweets to ta him just like I did with Sienna?" lina asked in surprise. She had thought that the man had overpowered the nightmare by brute force or holy magic. He had been a Holy Knight after all.
"The best way to a monster's or person's heart is through their stomach," Gilbert said sagely.
"I'll keep that in mind," lina chuckled, and returned to the kitchen.
Ard with Gilbert's instructions, she returned to waffle making. This ti she cut the freshly cooked waffle in half with a knife. It was a finicky process, and she had no clue how normal people could do it without the proper fire resistance that she had.
But for her, the heat wasn't an issue, and soon she had two perfect caral waffles. She ate one of them herself and allowed Sienna to eat the other, after which she made a few more to enjoy as a snack later. The remaining dough she used to create her first batch of healing waffles.
Her hands shook with anticipation as she sared the healing caral between the waffle halves, wondering whether she'd achieve the desired result.
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