Pastry for Catering & Buffet Events Curriculum (13.0 CEHs)
PreGel understands one of the biggest challenges in the industry: how to efficiently create a dessert without any sacrifice in quality. This class teaches the preparation of delicious finished desserts in literally just minutes, leaving you plenty of time for customization and decoration.
In this all-purpose pastry class, students will learn the basic fundamentals of simple-to-prepare pastry products along with concept and recipe development. This class is a great starting point for meeting your current baking and pastry needs. Students will learn how to create instant desserts such as Tiramisù, Crème Caramel, Pannacotta and Crème Brulée, using PreGel's Pronto Line and more. Those in attendance will also learn how to garnish these finished pieces for added display and presentation value.
Length of Class: 3-days
You will learn...
- Basics of pastry production
- Benefits of adding pastries to your business
- How to create unique and efficient pastries
- Standard recipes and how to implement a variety of flavors into your recipes
- Baked vs. non-baked components
- Proper procedures to use a variety of pastry equipment
- Hands-on production to create an assortment of pastries and desserts including:
- Tiramisú
- Crème caramel
- Pannacotta
- Crème brûleè
- Fruit tarts
- Cupcakes and buttercream
- Mousse cakes
- Mono-portions
- How to decorate your creations with chocolate décor, glazes, cocoa powder, etc.
- PreGel AMERICA's product offerings
- Instant powders
- Flavoring pastes and compounds
- Toppings, decorations and garnishes
Day 1 Schedule
- Introduction (9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.)
- Meet Your Special Service Manager - Unique Customer Service from PreGel (9:15 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.)
- Theory (9:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.)
- Fundamentals of pastry
- How to develop a specific product offering for your customers
- PreGel AMERICA's pastry product offerings
- Break (10:30 a.m.- 10:40 a.m.)
- Hands-on Production (10:40 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.)
- Lunch (12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.)
- Hands-on Production (1:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.)
- Clean-up and Review (3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
Day 2 Schedule
- Meet Your Marketing Team - Unique Promotions and Support from PreGel (9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.)
- Review of Previous Day (9:15 a.m - 9:30 a.m.)
- Hands-on Production (9:30 a.m.- 11:45 a.m.)
- Tenerissimo™ Demonstration (11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
- Lunch (12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.)
- Hands-on Production, Decoration of Desserts (1:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.)
- Clean-up and Review (3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
Day 3 Schedule
- Review of Previous Day (9:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m.)
- Hands-on Production (9:15 a.m.- 12:00 a.m.)
- Lunch (12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.)
- Hands-on Production, Decoration of Desserts (1:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.)
- Review, Class Test, and Certificates (3:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.)
Cost: $65 administration fee
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The Training Center's core classes have been approved by The American Culinary Federation (ACF) for Continuing Education Hours (CEHs). Attendance at this classes will earn 18.0 CEHs towards ACF initial and renewal certification.
