All Posts Tagged With: "pastry student"

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Pastry School Update: Gumpaste Flowers & Wedding Cakes

This unit was definitely a break from our regular kitchen routine- we did almost no baking- rather, we sat at our kitchen stations and created the beautiful and realistic creations known as gumpaste flowers.
Prior to pastry school, I had no knowledge of gumpaste flowers. It wasn’t until our chef for this unit, Chef Laura Ragano, began [...]

21Mar2009 | Megan | 2 comments | Continued
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Pastry School Update: Petit Fours and 1st Exam

So far the petit fours unit has been my favorite unit in pastry school. Everything is small and bite-sized, and therefore cute.
We started the unit by making pate a choux, which is the thick, rich paste used for making eclairs, cream puffs, and other pastries. It has the amazing ability to puff as it bakes, [...]

16Mar2009 | Megan | 0 comments | Continued
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Pastry School Update: More Breads, Breakfast Pastries, and Petit Fours

This week was the conclusion of our breads and breakfast pastries unit.  This was a good thing because I was beginning to run out of room in my freezer!
We made brioche dough again, but this time we shaped it differently. The brioche has been one of my favorite breads we’ve made, especially when it is sprinkled [...]

16Feb2009 | Megan | 0 comments | Continued
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Pastry School Update: Breads and Breakfast Pastries

Another week in the kitchen for our breads and breakfast pastries unit has passed, and ohh, the abundance of baked goods.
I think I have been following a strict butter diet. On to the food…
Photograph (right): Pear danish
TUESDAY:
We didn’t have class on Monday due to MLK Day. Tuesday arrived with a bang, as we made french [...]

25Jan2009 | Megan | 0 comments | Continued
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Pastry School Update: The First Two Weeks

This week at pastry school was our first week in the kitchens. Last week was mostly orientation, food safety/sanitation, and lecture classes, which were inspiring. Some of the chefs spoke to us about the different areas of the food industry our talent could take us.
The great thing about being a pastry chef is that you [...]

19Jan2009 | Megan | 1 comment | Continued
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Pastry School!

Well, I am halfway through my first week of pastry school! Each day has been exciting and exhausting, but the exhausting part comes with adjusting to any new job or semester of school.
Highlight: Getting my pastry tool kit filled with all the goods.
Lowlight: Sanitation and food safety class. I think I’ll be afraid to eat [...]

8Jan2009 | Megan | 2 comments | Continued