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Baking and Pastry - 30 Hours
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This is a 30-hour, self-paced course on an introduction to baking and pastry as it relates to the food service industry. You will gain a basic understanding of baking & pastry terminology, tools & equipment, essential measuring & math skills, quick breads, pies/tarts, other pastry items, cakes/icings, custards/creams/sauces, laminated doughs, and nutritional modifications.
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This is a 30-hour, self-paced course on an introduction to baking and pastry as it relates to the food service industry. You will gain a basic understanding of baking & pastry terminology, tools & equipment, essential measuring & math skills, quick breads, pies/tarts, other pastry items, cakes/icings, custards/creams/sauces, laminated doughs, and nutritional modifications.

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You will complete this course by reading through a series of content modules, complete activities as you progress, and will be quizzed on the content at the conclusion of each module. There will be a final exam at the end of the course.

What will you learn in this course? At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Define baking terminology and explain how to apply them.
  2. Identify tools, small and large equipment used in a commercial bakeshop and demonstrate proper handling of these items to include safety, sanitation, and storage.
  3. Identify baking ingredients and explain their function in the formulation of baking and pastry recipes.
  4. Demonstrate math skills that apply to baking to include, scaling, measuring and baker’s percentage.
  5. Describe the process of quick bread production with natural and chemical leavening agent to include the mixing methods.
  6. Define and describe the various types of pies and tarts and explain the process of making different types of pie crusts to include the mixing methods.
  7. Describe the variety of cookie types and the mixing methods utilized to produce them.
  8. Define and describe other pastry items to include pate choux, meringue, phyllo, and batters (pancake, waffle, fritters, and crepes) and explain the method of preparing these items.
  9. Describe the variety of cake types and the mixing methods utilized to produce them.
  10. Describe the variety of icings and toppings available in and covering various cakes.
  11. Describe the various types of custards, creams and sauces available in the bakeshop.
  12. Define and describe the process of production for laminated doughs and the varieties of products that utilize this method of production.
  13. Discuss recipe modification to create nutritionally beneficial alternatives to baked goods and desserts.

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