Teens Cooking Class: Hands-On Baking and Pastry

Have fun this spring break preparing seasonal desserts! Teens, ages 12-16, are invited to join us for a fun hands-on class learning an arsenal of baking and pastry techniques while expanding their culinary knowledge. Our chef will teach your teen all about the tools and ingredients needed to successfully make pastries, and with a little practice and our chef’s helpful hints, you’ll learn just how easy and fun it really is to make impressive desserts from scratch in your own kitchen.

Menu:

• Strawberry Jam-Filled Hand Pies with Cream Cheese Pastry 
• Vanilla Cupcakes with Banana Cream Filling and Chocolate Frosting 
• Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Marshmallow Cream 

Skills covered in class:

• Understanding baking ingredients and functions
• Making jam
• Working with short pastry
• Glazing
• Mixing cake batter
• Determining cake and cookie doneness
• Preparing custard and frosting
• Using cornstarch as a thickener
• Using a piping bag
• Making cookies

In this hands-on class, students will be paired in groups of three to five and work together as a team to prepare the recipes.

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