CH 78

It was in the evening that the hot spring became finished in a day.

That’s why, after disbanding, I returned to my room after having dinner with everyone in the knight order as usual.

And now. . .

“I see. . . I need a home appliance storage to buy an oven. And I need to expand the space to put a home appliance storage. . .”

While operating the liquid crystal display in the kitchen, I confirmed it by myself.

Yes! New home appliances! Think about exchanging points!

Since I learned that I can cook together with Shizuku-chan, I’ve been doing a lot of point exchanges. The gloves have come off. But it’s what I’ve always wanted. Knowing I’m not alone makes me want more. I won’t regret it. Absolutely. So, let’s go!

“Expansion of space! Home appliance storage! And oven range!”

Tap lightly and exchange points.

Then, the kitchen glowed white. . .

“Oh. . . It’s bigger!”

First, the kitchen space itself has grown in size. And there was a household appliance storage that had never existed before, and was placed on the opposite side of the refrigerator.

If it’s narrow like it has been so far, the refrigerator door won’t open if you put in the home appliance storage.

But now that it’s wider, they won’t interfere with each other, but it doesn’t seem like it’s too far away and it won’t take much time to move. Yeah, just right!

And then, there was only one thing in the empty home appliance storage, that was. . .

“Large oven! Ah, nice. Yes, cute.”

Come closer and admire its appearance.

It’s expensive, but I can heat things up in the microwave or bake it in the oven. . .!

“. . . I can make sweets with Shizuku-chan.”

The appearance of the delusion that emerged made me smile.

Since I used over 200,000 points this time, the points I had accumulated dropped to four digits.

But it’s good. Because I will make sweets together with Shizuku-chan. I’ll make cookies.

“Okay, let’s try.”

Yes. Since I just got it, I have to use it first.

I promised to take a bath with Shizuku-chan, but I have time until then.

So, I try the microwave oven immediately.

“I’ve already decided what to make.”

Yes. I have already decided.

So, I quickly operate the liquid crystal display and exchange points for what I need for cooking.

“Unsalted butter, oven sheets, vinyl gloves, plastic wrap. . .”

Materials and equipment are OK.

I start cooking as soon as I have the necessary items on the countertop!

Measuring is the key to making sweets, so the first step is to measure the ingredients.

Even so, the pancake mix, butter, and milk are the only things I can think of, so it’s all done in the blink of an eye.

And this time, I actually brought something in advance. . .

“Nuts pickled in honey!”

Glittering amber in the bottle and plenty of mixed nuts soaked in it.

Before Shizuku-chan came, I bought this with Hurst-san, Ryleigh-kun, and Zezgard-san at the market.

Known as the kingdom of flowers, this country is famous for it’s honey. I combined the nuts that were on sale with it and made honey-pickled nuts.

It’s as simple as roasting nuts and soaking them in honey.

“Caramelized nuts!”

. . . Caramelized.

It sounds like magic, but the point is that sugar is turned into candy and made crispy.

It is also possible with honey, and I want to coat nuts this time.

“Cut the oven sheet and heat the frying pan. . .”

Add honey pickled nuts to a heated frying pan!

The ratio of nuts to honey is about 4:1. It’s an easy task to mix with chopsticks so that it doesn’t burn.

When it’s in good condition, spread it on an oven sheet and divide it into pieces as much as possible. . .

“Okay. The rest is completed with a one-door slam.”

Put it in the refrigerator with the oven sheet and it will be completed in no time!

After the one-door slam, the nuts were beautifully coated with caramel-colored candy.

A refrigerator that takes away time. Today too, it transcends time and space.

“Now that the ingredients are ready, the next step is the dough!”

Now that the nuts are caramelized, I take it back to the counter.

Set the caramelized nuts to the side and place the pancake mix and finely chopped unsalted butter in a bowl.

Then, with my hands wearing vinyl gloves, I mixed the unsalted butter.

Crush the butter with my fingers and mix it with the flour. . .

I put my hands together so that the butter, which was solid at first, disappears into the powder, and smooth it out. . .

“Yeah, I feel like I’m making baked sweets. . .”

Butter that is smashed by hand and powder that hardens when you apply force.

I think this is making baked sweets. It’s a process that you don’t often do when you’re making a meal.

Then, at first glance, the contents of the bowl, which was divided into flour and butter, can only be seen as flour.

“Okay. Then let’s make the layers.”

I divide the flattened dough into quarters with a kitchen knife and stack them on top of each other.

And then I flattened it to about the initial size.

Layers are created by repeating this process.

After doing this several times, I finally made a flat rectangle with a thickness of about 2 cm and divided it into four parts.

“Dough completed!”

There is no difficult process. I just mixed it up and made it into a rectangle.

So, why did I divide it into four?

“Because I want to have fun after all. . .”

. . . You see, it’s not a difficult process, but it’s tiring to make it every time.

When making dough, there is not much difference between making one batch and making four batches.

So, it’s definitely better to make it all at once. My refrigerator takes away the time. I’m sure it will be preserved in perfect condition and in a good way. . .

“Then wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.”

I wrap each of the four pieces in plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator.

This is the secret technique.

“So, let’s use the microwave oven.”

My heart is throbbing, it’s exciting.

First, I push the button on the oven. The beeping electronic sound is wonderful. And when I set it to 180 degrees for preheating. . .

“. . .!! Wow, preheated in an instant. . .?!”

. . . What does this mean?

Is this real? Even though it’s casually written in the recipe, it’s important and time-consuming, but that preheating work is done in such an instant. . . ?

The recipe says, ‘Preheat the oven to 200 degrees for 10 minutes.’ My oven is a 100v oven, so it takes 10 minutes to reach 200 degrees. The dough won’t sag! Hahaha. . .haha. . .God. . . A tragedy like that won’t happen. . . that kind of thing. . .?

“Love. . . I love it. . .”

Scrape. Oven range opening. It’s already hot due to preheating, so it got hot. . .

If you have residual heat, just divide the dough into pieces and bake it.

I stopped admiring the oven for a while and took out a piece of dough from the refrigerator.

Peel off the wrap and split it with a knife.

This time, it was formed into a long and narrow shape, and a total of 12 pieces were made.

Arrange them evenly on a baking sheet lined with baking sheets, then bake!

“. . . this, could be it. . .”

Maybe.

“Just open the door. . .”

Should I?

Should I do it?

“Put it in the preheated oven, close the door. . . and set the time. . .”

beep beep beep beep

“. . . Ah!! I knew it!!”

It’s done. . .!

Originally, I thought I would bake it for 15 minutes. . .! The electronic sound that says ‘It’s done!’ is already ringing. . .!

“Amazing. . . [Summon Kitchen] is amazing. . .”

This is a real 3-minute cooking that I dreamed of. . . It’s something like ‘This is the finished product’ that you often see on TV, so the actual cooking time is not 3 minutes at all. That’s right, the broadcast time is cooking for 3 minutes. I see, I see. But it can actually be done. . .!

“Let’s get married. . .”

Together with the kitchen.

“Okay, let’s take it out anyway.”

Let’s put the wedding at a later date and check the results.

So, using the handle to open the oven, take out the top plate. . .

“Yeah! It looks delicious. . .!”

The white dough is browned, and the candy is flowing from the caramelized nuts.

The scent of butter and wheat on the rising steam reached my nose.

The puffed dough has cracks here and there, and looks crispy!

“Amazing scones. . .!”

I can’t help but praise myself for it.

No, because this deliciousness is perfect. . .! Perfect scones!

“. . . If it’s this, everyone can eat it, right?”

Yes. There is a reason why I made scones this time.

Garez-san told me about Hurst-san’s manliness when we were making the hot spring.

Hurst-san said it was crazy, but I was surprised by the dangers of the Demon Beast Forest.

What I learned from that story is that deer hunting can be a life-threatening mission. And it happens suddenly and by chance.

Just because there is a barrier in the Demon Beast Forest doesn’t mean it’s safe.

If the Northern Knights want to complete their mission, there is always danger.

Hearing that, I thought that I want to do something too.

However, what I can do is limited.

“What they need is food that lasts for a long time and is easy to carry around.”

Missions are done outside, and everyone uses their bodies.

Something that won’t crack or get in the way even if you put it in you pocket or small bag when you move. It can be stored at room temperature and does not require special management. Yuo can take it out and eat it as is.

More nutritious nuts with sugar and salt. With the calories of butter and the feeling of fullness of flour, I decided to create a portable nutrition food.

“This scone can make everything come true.”

Even with a small amount, it feels like it’s filling up, it’s less likely to fall apart than cookies, and since it’s baked well, it keeps for a long time.

This time, it was both a trial of the oven and a prototype of it, but it went better than I expected.

That’s why,

“Let’s taste it now!”

Eat freshly baked scones while they’re hot!

“Make it the one with the worst shape. . .”

I put the baking sheet on the counter and picked the one with the worst shape.

After all, the ones I give to everyone should be pretty.

Holding a thin, still-hot scone in my hand, I brought it to my mouth. . .

“Delicious. . . . .!”

The crunchy outside and the crumbling inside.

The crunchiness of the caramelized nuts is just right, and it fills your stomach.

The scent of butter that fills your mouth is also the best!

“Then, let’s put the rest aside and have everyone try it after the hot spring.”

Yes! After this, I plan to meet up with Shizuku-chan again and enter the hot spring.

So, I’ll let the scones cool down on the top plate and eat them together after the bath.

The baked sweets at night have the taste of sin and are the most delicious. . . I have to make Hurst-san, Ryleigh-kun, and Shizuku-chan remember the taste of sin. . .

With a smile, I quickly clean up.

After that, I just go back to my room and go to the hot spring!

. . . Honey caramelized nut scones.

“It’s done!”

Hurst-san! You’re losing to a kitchen! You need to move quickly or Shina will marry a skill!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!