Pastry Class
This one has got be one of my favorites so far. I’ve always loved working with cookies and cakes and sweets and I just clicked with this class. The chef/instructor and I talked a bit and he’s planning on starting a professional pastry cook class in the next couple of months. Unfortunately, the first classes will be strictly evenings due to lack of space during the day, but he’s expecting to expand into day classes later. Now this I would love..
Today’s results. On the left, a chocolate cup (balloon dipped into tempered chocolate) filled with chocolate mousse and topped with whipped cream and chocolate filigrees. On the right, a little custard pastry. A quick short dough crust, brushed with chocolate and filled with a vanilla pastry cream, topped with fresh fruit and an apricot glaze.
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Both look absolutely yummy! Can you FedEx them to me?
Darn you! I just gained 8 pounds reading your blog!
Oh, and do you know how to get tongue marks off the monitor?
Sure wish you lived closer, I”d be your test dummy!
Yummy!! Hope there is a daytime class soon.
WOW!! You learned that in ONE class? Amazing. I think you have found your calling.
Yummy! Gotta try that chocolate balloon trick one day.
Love the chocolate squiggles, and the balloon idea!
Beautiful picture! They look almost too pretty to eat, although I would love a taste test.
The class was just pure fun…
If you try the chocolate cups, try to find “Water Balloon” balloons. The instructor says that the balloon needs to be blown up until it’s tight and the little water balloons work the best. Dip into tempered chocolate (88-90 degrees F) and then set down on tin foil or baking parchment and the extra chocolate forms a nice flat base. They will probably set at room temperature, but are easier to handle if placed in the refer for a while. Everything else was *dead* simple to put together. Only the chocolate may be harder to find. You need a good quality, high cocoa fat chocolate for tempering. Not Nestle’s Chocolate Chips.
I can post recipes if anyone is interested.
“Are we interested in the recipes?” he asks. Is the pope Catholic? Jerry, I drooling here. Please post recipes!!!
Ohmigosh! Will you marry me and cook for me forever! YUM!
Ohmigosh! Will you marry me and cook for me forever! YUM!
Recipes coming soon…
Drooling over those desserts I might be willing to ‘trade up’
Right now I only get frozen pizza and Kraft Mac and Cheese out of the deal! Looking forward to the recipies!
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