The more I cook, the fewer shoals I get. But even I, a pastry chef with five years of experience, do not always succeed the first time. Sometimes you have to make several attempts to achieve the desired result.
Since I am a self-taught pastry chef, many things are discovered for me through trial and error. When developing a new recipe, instead of sitting down and calculating everything once, sometimes I make 5 biscuits, of which only one will turn out. And this is all because I have never studied the chemistry of processes.
When I was just starting to bake something, I didn’t think at all about why the biscuit didn’t rise, I just took and reworked and sometimes reworked it many times. After a while, I began to analyze what I was doing wrong, and slowly began to develop baking rules for myself.
These rules were based on personal experience. But it turned out that if you understand the essence of the process (what happens to the dough in the oven), then you can understand your mistakes right away or not allow them at all.
I thought, but it would be cool to understand how the ingredients affect each other, what happens to them when baking or freezing. I started looking for where to go to study or where you can get knowledge.
It turned out that you can go to study at a university as a technologist, but the training is at least 4 years and, in addition to the necessary information, I will have to study and pass the disciplines that I absolutely do not need. Therefore, I began to collect this information bit by bit on the Internet.
Gradually, I figured out most of the processes myself, but I perfectly understand that I have little knowledge. I learned the most from Yulia Bakova's instagram, where she generously shares her knowledge. She also leads online course for thinking pastry chefs.
Now there is a recruitment for a new stream, which starts on June 22. The training will last until September. For me, this is the most convenient format - you don't have to go anywhere, but you can sit at home and look at a convenient time for me. And if you have any questions, you can ask them in the chat to the curators and technologists of the course.
I'm looking forward to the start of the program. If you want to study with me, then follow the link and register. Well, and most importantly, now there is an opportunity to save money and get on the course with a discount of 5,000 rubles.
See you on the course!