Baking & Pastry Essentials

This course provides an overview of beginning bakeshop skills and basic culinary skills in the baking industry from baking theory and techniques to hands-on production techniques used in working kitchens and bakeries. Students will prepare a variety of bakeshop products and will be taught to accurately read and measure recipes. Students will also be introduced to a variety of baking ingredients and will learn to interact effectively in a team-based environment. Basic math skills will be covered along with recipe equivalencies. (FT)