Receta My baking Classes in Paris...Baguettes and Pain au Chocolat!
While on vacation I try to take one or two baking classes.
Camera
Guy does his thing and I do mine. Usually I am right behind him
admiring the view...no not what you think! Yes he is the love of my
life, but I meant the scenery!
This summer, in Paris, I enrolled in a Croissant and Baguette class at La Cuisine Paris. The school is located in the Marais, just across from Notre Dame and the classes are actually taught in English.
I was like a schoolgirl...again... and
so nervous about being on time and finding the right place, I had Camera
Guy escort me the day before to check it out.
There
were seven students in my class and we made Baguettes Parisiennes
- (miniature versions of the Baguette) and Fougasses - artisanal breads
- filled with a variety of ingredients such as cheeses, spices, bacon (or
lardons as they call it in France).
We
went through the entire process- From pétrissage à la main (kneading
and working your bread by hand) to scarification du pain (scarification
of bread).
The second class was Croissants, as
well as two other famous morning pastries: Pain au Chocolat and Le
Croissant aux Amandes (croissant filled with almond cream). Pain au
Chocolat is one of my favourites! We had a little Boulangerie going! And of course waiting for the delivery of the goods was my taster...Camera Guy!
He ate a lot of them...so did I!
A la prochain....
Penny
If you would like to see the posts of our trip to France, check out our Travel blog
www.sweetsadiesontheroad.com