This hands-on, skills-based series covers the basic baking techniques you'll need to feel comfortable being called upon to "bring a dessert" to your next gathering. Or at the very least, understand a whole lot more of what is happening on the "Great British Bake Off."
Each participant will go home with plenty of baked desserts each week to impress…
This hands-on, skills-based series covers the basic baking techniques you'll need to feel comfortable being called upon to "bring a dessert" to your next gathering. Or at the very least, understand a whole lot more of what is happening on the "Great British Bake Off."
Each participant will go home with plenty of baked desserts each week to impress family + friends.
This program meets every day for 4 consecutive days.
START DATE + REMAINING CLASS DATES:
- Monday, July 20 - Thursday, July 23 | 11am-2pm - Chef Netanya Rommel
* Make sure to review our "What if I have to miss a class?" cancellation policy.
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DAY 1: Cookies
SKILLS COVERED: Slice and Bake vs. Drop Cookies; Shortbread 101; Baking Science: How to Manipulate Cookie Texture
RECIPES INCLUDE: Spiced Soft Ginger Cookies, Brown-Butter + Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies; Tahini-Black Sesame Shortbread
DAY 2: Cakes
SKILLS COVERED: Building Batters, Butter vs. Oil Cakes, Assembling a Double Layer Cake, Making a Genoise Sponge
RECIPES INCLUDE: Victoria Sandwich Cake (yellow cake with whipped cream and raspberry filling), Chocolate Genoise Swiss Roll, Citrus Olive-Oil Cake
DAY 3: Pies + Tarts
SKILLS COVERED: Working with Pate Brisée (pie dough), Pressed Nut Doughs (tart doughs), Crimping Techniques, Blind Baking, Making Chocolate Ganache
RECIPES INCLUDE: Seasonal Fruit Galettes, Salted Chocolate Tart with Walnut Crust
DAY 4: Chocolate + Pâte à Choux
SKILLS COVERED: Choosing the Best Chocolate, How to Read a Chocolate Bar, Melting Chocolate, Making Ganache, What Causes "Seizing," Pastry Cream, Pâte à Choux Dough, Using a Piping Bag, Fruit Coulis
RECIPES INCLUDE: Dark Chocolate Torte with Dark Cherry Coulis, Cream Puffs with Vanilla Pastry Cream and Chocolate Ganache, Perfectly Chewy Brownies
