Chapter 275
New Bread
“Ah, right . We have to make a new bread!”
“”New bread?””
Allen and Elena looked up at me curiously when I mentioned what I suddenly remembered .
“Yeah . A cream bread mixed with chocolate or a side dish bread… erm, I would like to increase the variety of breads to eat in place of rice . ”
“”Wanna eat!””
“You can’t eat it unless we make it first . ”
“”Will make!””
I would also like to make white bean paste, sweet potato paste bread, and also Ishiuri (pumpkin) bread with red bean paste~
“Oh my, you are talking about something interesting?”
“Ah, Rebecca-san . ”
We were relaxing in the lounge of the Ruven house when Rebecca-san arrived .
“Then, shall we go to the bakery in the afternoon?”
Rebecca-san’s actions were so quick that a messenger was immediately sent to by her .
After finishing lunch, we came to a bakery, not the one near the Adventurer’s Guild, where we had been before, but near the Ruven residence . Apparently, Rebecca-san was backing up several stores .
“Shopkeeper, excuse us for coming over so suddenly . ”
“No, you needn’t worry about that! Uh, Madam? Who might these people be?”
“They are ones I consider my child and grandchildren . By the way, he is the one who invented the recipe for the bread I provided you, Takumi-san is his name . ”
“My goodness!”
Hearing Rebecca-san’s words, the shopkeeper, a middle-aged man, widened his eyes and turned to look at me .
“Takumi-san, he’s this store’s owner . ”
“My name is Horus! It’s an honor to meet you!”
“H, hello, I’m Takumi . These children are——”
“I’m Allen . ”
“I’m Elena . ”
“My younger siblings . I wanted to make a new bread today… please pardon the sudden visit . ”
“It’s an honor to be involved in the making of a new bread!”
When he heard about the new bread, the bakery shopkeeper’s——Horus-san’s eyes lit up .
I’ve already gotten used to this kind of reaction from chefs when they see a new dish or artisans when they see a rare ingredient in front of them .
“First of all, about the bread the dough——”
“I have plenty of it prepared!”
“Ah, is that so? Thank you very much . ”
Rebecca-san didn’t seem to have told him that we were coming, but she did tell him to prepare the dough .
I mean, Horus-san, was so full of motivation~
“Then, let’s start from the cream?”
“”Oh~!””
“I will assist you!”
I’ve already made the white bean paste and sweet potato paste, so let’s make the custard cream with chocolate and Ishiuri .
Horus-san and the kids were fully motivated, so they helped me to make it quickly .
“So this is cream mixed with chocolate, I see . It looks delicious~”
“”Looks delicious~””
Rebecca-san had been only observing, but after I cooled the chocolate cream with magic, she came up to me with the children .
“Would you like to taste it?”
“Fufu, I would love to . ”
“”Will taste it~””
“Please!”
I thought she was looking forward to tasting it, so when I asked her, Rebecca-san smiled at me . Of course, Allen, Elena and Horus-san also joined the fray .
“”Delish~””
“Takumi-san, this is very delicious~”
“This is incredible!”
The four of them quickly scooped up the cream with their spoons and smiled as they ate it .
“Chocolate is, if I’m not mistaken… made from Kaoka beans, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct . But, Kaoka beans don’t seem to be sold that much at the market . ”
“There are not many people who know it can be transformed to something this good, after all . ”
… Transformed, she said . Rebecca-san, the way you said it, is so…!
“I did ask the Fiji Company to let me know when they secured more, but… there has been no word from then since . ”
I made the request, but they had not contacted me about it yet .
“It won’t become easily available unless the demand increases, right?”
“Indeed . Moreover, they apparently collected it in a dungeon . ”
Adventurers don’t bring things back from the dungeons that they can’t sell, so if we keep quiet about it, it might not become available for a long time . Oh, that reminds me, I didn’t even ask which dungeon in Creta it was found in!
I forgot to look for the Kaoka beans even though we went to Creta!
“Oh my, it’s from a dungeon? We should create a request sooner rather than later then . ”
“”Request~?””
“Request, you mean at the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“That’s right . Depending on the rank of the dungeon, it may be cheaper to send a request to the Adventurer’s Guild and have them secure the harvest for us . ”
“””Heeh~”””
The request fees for dungeon goods from lower-level dungeons aren’t apparently that high .
I’m not sure why Allen and Elena have the same reaction as me, but I doubt they understand .
“Rebecca-san, if you want Kaoka beans I can let you have what I have on me, you know?”
“Oh my, you won’t be able to get any sales then . We have to secure a stable route for the flow of ingredients . Or, you know what? Do you not want this cream to ever lift off the ground?”
“Nono, nothing like that… there’s no need for that . If the ingredients can be secured then I have no problem with selling it . Rather, being able to buy this anytime I want would make me happier . ”
“Fufu, then you won’t mind if I take care of it?”
“Not at all, please do your best . ”
I don’t mind making things myself, but it’s always better to be able to buy them when you want them .
It looks like Rebecca-san will be taking care of all the details, so I won’t have to do anything . I guess I’ll have to agree then!
“But before that, let’s make the bread . ”
“That’s true . I’d like to eat the finished product as soon as possible . ”
“”Wanna eat~””
“Me too!”
Putting aside the topic of selling for the moment, I wrapped the cream and bean paste in the dough to complete the bread .
“”It’s done~””
“All that’s left is the final fermentation and baking . ”
“Indeed . However… have I prepared too much dough, perhaps?”
When I finished wrapping the cream and bean paste in the dough, there was a lot of dough still left .
“Nono, there are many other things I would love to make, so it’s okay!”
“Is that so?”
I wonder what I should make~ Oh, I can easily make cheese bread by mixing cubes of hard cheese . Fortunately, I have cheese!
“Oh my, is that cheese?”
“Yes, it is . We cut it into small pieces…”
Then I flattened the bread dough into an oval shape and sprinkled the cut cheese on it . Then I rolled it up .
“Like this . Allen, Elena, help me out please . ”
“”Okay~””
I showed them how to do it, and asked Allen and Elena to help me with the rest .
“Oh, we might as well roll it with cut bacon pieces . ”
“”Let’s do that~””
“Would black pepper be good as well?”
“”That too~””
In addition to the cheese bread, I decided to make cheese and bacon, and also cheese and walnut bread .
I wanted to make cheese and corn too, but unfortunately, I didn’t have any fresh corn, so I gave up .
“Alright, all that’s left is to bake them . ”
“”Looking forward to it~””
The baked loaves of bread all turned out well and were very well received .
Therefore, we decided to start to sell all the loaves of bread .