FLEX Pastry Baking Life Skills Handmade Sweet Tarts by a Pro Chef Cooking 4W1
Explosive Learning Jo Reynolds Life Skill Teachers
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A class for those who want to learn how to bake delicious sweet tarts. The course will be taught by a professional chef and will cover a variety of topics including pastry dough preparation, tart shell making, and fillings for sweet tarts.
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 6
Beginner - Intermediate Level
The flexible schedule (Flex Class) allows your learners to watch the pre-recorded videos and do them at a time that is FUN for them! You can also spend extra time on the topics your child is most interested in. Since this is a flex class with no live meetings, students can log in at a convenient time to complete the week's lesson. We will be going through each week as a group and I will post the lesson weekly (depending on which day you started). In this 4-week, 5-part flex class the...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Perfecting Pastry FoundationsDiscover two essential pastry types: Pate Sucre and Chocolate Shortcrust. Watch the instructional video, then practice making these bases for your tarts.Week 2Lesson 2Chocolate Ganache TartDive into the rich world of chocolate as you learn to create a silky smooth chocolate ganache tart, a classic favorite among chocolate lovers.Week 3Lesson 3Strawberry and White Chocolate Crème Patisserie TartCombine strawberries and white chocolate in a crème patisserie filling, crafting a tart that balances tartness and sweet, creamy flavors.Week 4Lesson 4Bakewell TartExplore the traditional Bakewell tart with its layers of jam, frangipane, and a feathered icing topping, learning the techniques for this British classic.
This class is taught in English.
The learning goals for this class are: To understand the basics of pastry dough preparation and making tart shells To have knowledge about different fillings for sweet tarts To develop skills and confidence in baking sweet tart desserts To learn techniques for decorating and finishing tarts To be able to make different sweet tarts with different fillings To master the skills and techniques of making sweet tarts.
The teacher of this class is a professional chef who is trained and worked as a pastry chef for 15 years in England.
Homework Offered
Each week, there will be approximately 20 - 30 minutes of homework assigned to help participants develop and apply the ideas taught in class to their own lives.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
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Grades Offered
EQUIPMENT LIST Oven whisk - electric preferably or stand mixer Large mixing bowls Saucepans Kitchen scales Knife for cutting pastry, fruit, butter, etc wooden spoon/spatula Tart cases 8cm preferable but you can use larger ones if you do not have them. baking tray rolling pin Kitchen thermometer - really important baking paper cling film piping bag spoons scissors patience INGREDIENTS LIST Week 1 day 1: 3 eggs 500g flour 300g butter - cold 30g icing sugar 80g caster sugar 30 g ground almonds salt 35g cocoa powder 1/2 tsp baking powder Week 1 day 2: 100ml milk 300ml double cream 400g 70% cocoa dark chocolate 90g butter - room temp salt 50g caster sugar Week 2: 92g egg yolk 36g corn starch 579g whole milk 300g white chocolate large punnet strawberries 50g granulated sugar 50ml water Week 3: Raspberry/strawberry jam - your choice 150g butter 150g caster sugar 3 eggs 1 egg yolk 150g ground almonds 1 lemon - zested flaked almonds week 4: 4 egg yolks - large 100g caster sugar 200ml lemon juice - about 6 large lemons 90g butter - room temp zest of 1 lemon 200g granulated sugar 4 large egg whites
Students will need use of kitchen equipment such as ovens, knives and electric appliances and may need adult supervision.
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Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(1,248)
Explosive Learning specialises in Life Skills classes that: * Develop essential life skills rarely taught in schools * Improve wellbeing by helping make kids happy and active * Increase confidence through performance skills * Are great fun to...
Self-Paced Class
$25
weekly or $99 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
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1 year of access to the content
Completed by 2 learners
Ages: 7-10
