Unit 12
Baking- Desserts 烘焙–甜點
12.2 Almond Crescent 弦月杏仁餅
Dialogue 停不住對話
CF: Chef 主廚
CC: Commis Cook 廚房助理
CF: We are making almond crescent now. I need 8 ounces of blanched almonds, 4 ounces of sugar, 6 tablespoons of rose water, 2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 2 beaten eggs, and 6 tablespoons of sesame seeds.
主廚：我們現在要做半月型杏仁餅。我需要8盎司用水煮過去皮的杏仁，8盎司的糖，6大匙的玫瑰水，2小匙的肉桂粉，2個打好的蛋，和6大匙的芝麻籽。
CC: No problem. All the ingredients are here.
廚房助理：沒問題，所有的材料都在這裡。
CF: Good. Now put the almonds into a small saucepan, and then cover with water and simmer for 20 minutes.
主廚：很好，現在把杏仁放到小的長柄主鍋裡，加水覆蓋後用小火燉20分鐘。
20 minutes later… 20 分鐘後
CC: The almonds are done, I guess.
廚房助理：我想杏仁應該煮好了。
CF: OK, now drain the almonds and use an electric blender to reduce them to a paste.
主廚：好的。現在把杏仁瀝乾，然後用電動攪拌機攪拌至糊狀。
CC: Should I add a little bit of the cooking water in the blender?
廚房助理：要加一點水到攪拌機裡嗎？
CF: Yes, please. Can you also preheat the oven to 380 degrees?
主廚：好的。你可以把烤箱預熱至380度嗎？
CC: No problem.
廚房助理：沒問題。
CF: Now put the almond paste into a bowl, and give it to me.
主廚：現在把杏仁糊倒進碗裡給我。
CC: Here you are.
廚房助理：給你。
CF: I am adding sugar, cinnamon, and rose water into the bowl.
主廚：我現在要加糖、肉桂、和玫瑰水到碗裡。
CC: Yes, I will have to work the mixture into the firm dough?
廚房助理：好，那我要這些揉成一個結實的麵團嗎？
CF: Yes, and divide the mixture into walnut size balls.
主廚：是的，然後把混和好的餡料分成一個個胡桃狀的小圓球。
CC: Done. What’s next?
廚房助理：好了，然後呢？
CF: Roll each ball between palms until they form a cigar shape.
主廚：用掌心把每個小麵球搓成雪茄形狀。
CC: How long should the cigar shape be?
廚房助理：雪茄形狀的麵團要多長？
CF: Make it two and half inches long. You also have to make it thicker in the middle than at the ends.
主廚：2.5英吋長。麵團的中間要比兩端更厚。
CC: No problem.
廚房助理：沒問題。
CF: When you are done, dip the “cigars” into the egg and then into the sesame seeds.
主廚：做好後，把「雪茄形麵糰」沾上蛋汁，接著再沾芝麻籽。
CC: OK, I will then shape them into crescents and arrange them on buttered baking tray?
廚房助理：好的，然後我把他們捏成半月形狀，然後放在抹了奶油的烤盤上？
CF: That’s correct. Bake the almonds crescents in the oven for about 1 hour or until they become golden brown, and we are done!
主廚：正確。把杏仁餅放入烤箱中烤大約一小時，或直到餅呈現金黃的棕色，然後我們就完成了。
Vocabulary 字彙 中標
blanch [blæntʃ] v 動詞 用沸水燙（杏仁等）以便去皮
Have you blanched almonds by soaking off their skins in boiling water?.
你有把杏仁用沸水煮過去皮了嗎？
drain [dren] v 動詞 瀝乾
Drain the pasta first and then share it out between two plates.
把義大利麵瀝乾，然後平分到兩個盤子裡。
blender [ˋblɛndɚ] n 名詞 （做菜用）攪拌機
You can make some vegetable juice by chopping these vegetables and out them in the blender.
你可以把這些蔬菜剁碎然後放進攪拌機就可以做一些蔬菜汁。
mixture [ˋmɪkstʃɚ ] n 名詞 混合物
Smooth the mixture with a plastic spatula.
用橡皮刮刀將混合物抹平。
walnut [ˋwɔlnət] n名詞 胡桃
The cake has a tasteful flavor consisting of Vanilla, Walnut & Honey.
這個蛋糕有香草、胡桃、和蜂蜜的可口味道。
dip [dɪp] v 動詞 浸；泡
Dip the fish pieces into the sauce so they are completely coated.
把魚片浸到醬汁裡使其完全被覆蓋。
butter [ˋbʌtɚ] v 動詞 塗奶油於，以奶油調味
Butter the bread, please.
請把麵包塗上奶油。
tray [tre] n名詞 托盤；盤子
Place the defrosted meet rolls on a greased baking tray.
把解凍的肉捲放在抹了油的烤盤上。
In Other Words 這樣說也能通 中標
Now put the almonds into a small saucepan, and then cover with water and simmer for 20 minutes.
現在把杏仁放到小的長柄主鍋裡，加水覆蓋後用小火燉20分鐘。
Cook the almonds in a small saucepan, and then cover them with water and simmer for 20 minutes.
Cover the almonds with water in a small saucepan and simmer them for 20 minutes.
Now drain the almonds and use an electric blender to reduce them to a paste.
現在把杏仁瀝乾，然後用電動攪拌機攪拌至糊狀。
Now drain the almonds first and then use an electric blender to make them into a paste.
Now drain the almonds and reduce them to a paste by an electric blender.
You also have to make it thicker in the middle than at the ends.
麵團的中間要比兩端更厚。
The middle must be thicker than the ends.
You have to make sure the middle is thicker than the ends.
I will then shape them into crescents and arrange them on buttered baking tray?
然後我把它們捏成半月形狀，然後放在抹了奶油的烤盤上？
Should I make them into crescent shapes and arrange them on buttered baking tray?
Then I will shape them into crescents and put them on buttered baking tray?
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