Baking & Pastry Arts
Course Overview
Baking & Pastry Arts prepares you for successful careers as baking and pastry professionals through building a foundation of principles and skills, and then using specific applications and recipes. Students will be able to prepare a wide array of baked goods, pastries, and confections. Students will explore gluten-free baking recipe planning and preparation, altering & preparing recipes to address other allergies/dietary restrictions.
Unit 1: Introduction to the Baking Profession/Quick Breads
Presentations
Intro to Baking & Pastry
Principles of the Baking: Flours & Sugars
*** Flours and Sweeteners Notetaker
Green Lemonade
Dietary Modifications in Baking
*** Dietary Modifications Notetaker
Quick Breads & Baker's %
*** Quick Breads and Baker's % Notetaker
*** Strawberry Shortcakes
Assignments/Handouts/Links
Baking & Pastry Arts Syllabus
Student Information Online Form
Kitchen Materials List & Locations
Lab Safety and Sanitation Contract
Principles of the Bake Shop
Celiac Disease
Recipe Modification
Pancakes & Baker's % Practice
Recipes
Green lemonade
Strawberry Shortcake
** Coconut Milk Whipped Cream
** Traditional Whipped Cream
Pancakes Template (Use for planning original recipes)
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Unit 2: Yeast Breads
Presentations
Yeast Breads
*** Yeast Bread Notetaker
Soft Pretzels: Food Network Video
Enriched Yeast Breads
Flatbreads & Rolls
Assignments/Handouts/Links
Fermentation Frenzy
Yeast Breads Worksheet
The Cook's Thesaurus: Yeast (website link)
Enriched Yeast Breads Worksheet
Enriched Yeast Bread Comparison Reflection
Roll Around the World
Recipes
Soft pretzels
** Kicked Up Cheese Sauce
Cinnamon rolls
Beignets
Focaccia: Roman Flatbread
Cloverleaf Rolls
Pizza Crust
Parmesan, Cornmeal, & Poppy-seed Crackers
Exam Review Guide
Yeast Study Guide
Unit 3: Pastries
Presentations
Principles of Pastry: Pies and Tarts
*** Notetaker
Pastry Elements: Meringue, Pâte à Choux, Phyllo, Crêpes
Textbook Companion Site
Assignments
Pastry Pizzazz Project
***or***
Pastry Web Page
** Example- Use for requirement details of webpage
Student Developed Pastry Websites
Phyllo Dough
Sweet Dough
Puff Pastry
Pate a Choux
Shortcrust
Meringue
Recipes
Freeform Apple Tarts
** Day 2 Assembly Video
Cinnamon sticks
Chocolate meringue pie
Cream puffs
Blueberry Strudels
Spiced Chai Knots
Nutella-Cinnamon Palmiers
Pesto Palmiers
Unit 4: Cakes
Presentations
Icing Techniques Day 1: Project Introduction
Icing Techniques Day 2: Icing Basics & Practice
Crazy About Cakes
Crumb Coat
Alternate method of separating eggs (YouTube)
Chocolate Writing Tutorial (Wicked Goodies site)
Wilton Ideas
Assignments/Handouts/Links
Piping Template & Tips
Icing Techniques Creation Project & Rubric
** Cookie Design Template
** Layered Cake Design Template
** Adobe Spark Page Example
Whip Up Some Info Assignment
Recipes
Buttercream Icing
Soft Sugar Cookies (used for decorating practice)
Dark Chocolate Cake
Yellow Cake
Red Velvet Cake
Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Angel Food Cake
Browned Butter Icing
Orange Chiffon Cake
Peanut Squares
** 9 x 13 pan size
Unit 5: Cookies:
Presentations
Cookies
Tuiles YouTube Video
Assignment
Cookie Craze Assignment and Essay
Recipes
Tuille Cookies & Strawberry Sorbet
** Strawberry Sorbet full recipe
Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti
Spritz Cookies
Checkerboard Cookies
Unit 6: Specialty Desserts
Presentations
Chocolate
** Notetaker
Dessert Creams & Sauces
** Notetaker
Custards & Souffles
** Notetaker
Plated Desserts
** Notetaker
Handouts/Links
Chocolate Piping Template
Plating Rubric
Recipes
Chocolate Bowls (see video at bottom of page)
Caramel Sauce
Hot Fudge Sauce
Chocolate Soufflé
Chocolate Raspberry Torte
Helpful Websites:
Picadilo Photo Editor** On-line image editing tool that doesn't require installation of any software or use of online account. Pictures can be downloaded or saved to Facebook.
Yummly.com
Food Lab Make-Up
Free Rice.com:
For every answer you get correct, 10 grains of rice are donated to the World Hunger Program
Unit 1: Introduction to the Baking Profession/Quick Breads
Presentations
Intro to Baking & Pastry
Principles of the Baking: Flours & Sugars
*** Flours and Sweeteners Notetaker
Green Lemonade
Dietary Modifications in Baking
*** Dietary Modifications Notetaker
Quick Breads & Baker's %
*** Quick Breads and Baker's % Notetaker
*** Strawberry Shortcakes
Assignments/Handouts/Links
Baking & Pastry Arts Syllabus
Student Information Online Form
Kitchen Materials List & Locations
Lab Safety and Sanitation Contract
Principles of the Bake Shop
Celiac Disease
Recipe Modification
Pancakes & Baker's % Practice
Recipes
Green lemonade
Strawberry Shortcake
** Coconut Milk Whipped Cream
** Traditional Whipped Cream
Pancakes Template (Use for planning original recipes)
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Unit 2: Yeast Breads
Presentations
Yeast Breads
*** Yeast Bread Notetaker
Soft Pretzels: Food Network Video
Enriched Yeast Breads
Flatbreads & Rolls
Assignments/Handouts/Links
Fermentation Frenzy
Yeast Breads Worksheet
The Cook's Thesaurus: Yeast (website link)
Enriched Yeast Breads Worksheet
Enriched Yeast Bread Comparison Reflection
Roll Around the World
Recipes
Soft pretzels
** Kicked Up Cheese Sauce
Cinnamon rolls
Beignets
Focaccia: Roman Flatbread
Cloverleaf Rolls
Pizza Crust
Parmesan, Cornmeal, & Poppy-seed Crackers
Exam Review Guide
Yeast Study Guide
Unit 3: Pastries
Presentations
Principles of Pastry: Pies and Tarts
*** Notetaker
Pastry Elements: Meringue, Pâte à Choux, Phyllo, Crêpes
Textbook Companion Site
Assignments
Pastry Pizzazz Project
***or***
Pastry Web Page
** Example- Use for requirement details of webpage
Student Developed Pastry Websites
Phyllo Dough
Sweet Dough
Puff Pastry
Pate a Choux
Shortcrust
Meringue
Recipes
Freeform Apple Tarts
** Day 2 Assembly Video
Cinnamon sticks
Chocolate meringue pie
Cream puffs
Blueberry Strudels
Spiced Chai Knots
Nutella-Cinnamon Palmiers
Pesto Palmiers
Unit 4: Cakes
Presentations
Icing Techniques Day 1: Project Introduction
Icing Techniques Day 2: Icing Basics & Practice
Crazy About Cakes
Crumb Coat
Alternate method of separating eggs (YouTube)
Chocolate Writing Tutorial (Wicked Goodies site)
Wilton Ideas
Assignments/Handouts/Links
Piping Template & Tips
Icing Techniques Creation Project & Rubric
** Cookie Design Template
** Layered Cake Design Template
** Adobe Spark Page Example
Whip Up Some Info Assignment
Recipes
Buttercream Icing
Soft Sugar Cookies (used for decorating practice)
Dark Chocolate Cake
Yellow Cake
Red Velvet Cake
Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Angel Food Cake
Browned Butter Icing
Orange Chiffon Cake
Peanut Squares
** 9 x 13 pan size
Unit 5: Cookies:
Presentations
Cookies
Tuiles YouTube Video
Assignment
Cookie Craze Assignment and Essay
Recipes
Tuille Cookies & Strawberry Sorbet
** Strawberry Sorbet full recipe
Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti
Spritz Cookies
Checkerboard Cookies
Unit 6: Specialty Desserts
Presentations
Chocolate
** Notetaker
Dessert Creams & Sauces
** Notetaker
Custards & Souffles
** Notetaker
Plated Desserts
** Notetaker
Handouts/Links
Chocolate Piping Template
Plating Rubric
Recipes
Chocolate Bowls (see video at bottom of page)
Caramel Sauce
Hot Fudge Sauce
Chocolate Soufflé
Chocolate Raspberry Torte
Helpful Websites:
Picadilo Photo Editor** On-line image editing tool that doesn't require installation of any software or use of online account. Pictures can be downloaded or saved to Facebook.
Yummly.com
Food Lab Make-Up
Free Rice.com:
For every answer you get correct, 10 grains of rice are donated to the World Hunger Program