Fundamental Pastry Preparation (Level 1) - Vegetarian / Vegan

1 course | 3 days | 24 hours| 5 pastries

This is a Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ)

Begin your sweetest love affair with pastry-making.

COURSE OVERVIEW

Aspiring to be a pastry chef but don't know what is the chemistry between butter and sugar, or when to use a whisk and a spatula? This is the perfect course for you!

In this WSQ certified fundamental pastry preparation course, you will gain a solid understanding of the different baking ingredients, tools and equipment, know the fundamentals of pastry-making principles and importance of weighing formulations. With step-by-step guidance, you will also learn foundational pastry techniques on knife handling and piping methods to make delicious and good-looking pastries.

Unleash the inner pastry chef in you and ignite a passion you never knew existed!

5 types of yummy pastries to be hand-made by YOU!

Orange Pound Cake | Cranberry Scone | Mini Pumpkin Pie | | Cinnamon Puff Pastry | Red Velvet Cake

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

- Explain the types and uses of baking tools and equipment, and assemble them for pastry preparation

- Explain the types, characteristics, functions and quality indicators of baking ingredients, and assemble the correct ingredients in accordance to recipe

- Explain the application of ratios and proportions when weighing ingredients, importance and use of baker’s mathematics and able to weigh ingredients for pastry preparation in accordance to recipe

- Demonstrate the methods and techniques of handling knives for pastries

- Demonstrate the methods to prepare pre-mixes, frozen and bake-off products using various baking methods, tools and equipment according to product instructions and reinstate workstation

- Prepare pastry products from scratch and store completed pastry products and raw materials following standard processing methods and in accordance with the industry standards