[She reached for a notepad and a pencil. She wasn't an artist by any means, but it was easy enough to draw the dang things.]
So our plan is to make what's called 'choux pastry'. A lot of pastry doughs are mixed, shaped and baked as-is, but this type is a little different. We mix it together in a pot and cook it a little, but not too much. This toughens it up, so it keeps the shape we want when we bake it.
[Let's see... she set out the water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt. She grabbed one of her cookbooks and opened it up to a handwritten page. She tapped the recipe.]
So! Since we're cooking this, let's get these in that pot right there and start warming it all up. We're not making tea, so we aren't going to boil it, but we wish to make a warm and lovely bath for the flour when it comes time to put that in...
[Mirai wasn't the only one diving right into something potentially difficult: Madhuri had her process and had been cooking for years. To move slowly and teach through each process was a lesson in learning how to invite into each step rather than 'do this then this then this'.
But she hoped she'd manage to impart. After setting the stove and showing where her measuring cups and spoons were, she would observe the other girl and see to being as absolutely hands-free as possible. These eclairs were gonna be from the heart!]
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[She reached for a notepad and a pencil. She wasn't an artist by any means, but it was easy enough to draw the dang things.]
So our plan is to make what's called 'choux pastry'. A lot of pastry doughs are mixed, shaped and baked as-is, but this type is a little different. We mix it together in a pot and cook it a little, but not too much. This toughens it up, so it keeps the shape we want when we bake it.
[Let's see... she set out the water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt. She grabbed one of her cookbooks and opened it up to a handwritten page. She tapped the recipe.]
So! Since we're cooking this, let's get these in that pot right there and start warming it all up. We're not making tea, so we aren't going to boil it, but we wish to make a warm and lovely bath for the flour when it comes time to put that in...
[Mirai wasn't the only one diving right into something potentially difficult: Madhuri had her process and had been cooking for years. To move slowly and teach through each process was a lesson in learning how to invite into each step rather than 'do this then this then this'.
But she hoped she'd manage to impart. After setting the stove and showing where her measuring cups and spoons were, she would observe the other girl and see to being as absolutely hands-free as possible. These eclairs were gonna be from the heart!]