and there is a bunch of different types of cookies and then then in each type is a bunch of different kind of cookies. Dropped, Piped, Cut out, Sheet/Bar, Sliced, Icebox, Stencil, Molded are all the different categories.
Monday was Bar Cookie Day!
We did Brownies and Date Squares, i totally should have brought some ice cream to school for the brownies! lol
And our Chef is always pushing us for more, as speed is required and an asset, so we also accomplished another practice of Croissants! Which came in handy with the leftover ham from thanksgiving :)
Tuesday was Sliced/Piped./Icebox Day,so we made Chocolate Vanilla Swirl, Lemon Biscotti, Shortbread, Almond Spritz, and Madeleines.
I had the most fun making the Chocolate Vanilla Ones, As this was something that i have never done and i loved the outcome! They are so Fun!
I also realized that i dont like Biscotti, Anything that needs to be dunked in some sort of hot liquid to be eaten is never good in my books lol. but nonetheless some people really enjoy it. Also learnt the secrets of dipping it in chocolate and then making it not have little feet (chocolate that is running down and then outwards)
Shortbread.
Almond Spritz :)
Last thing we made that day was the Madeleines. The texture and taste of these remind me a little bit of vanilla cake. A Denser, less moist vanilla cake. Another one you would probably dip in coffee.
Wednesday! Well i loved this day. Tuiles and Rolled Cookies, Tuiles were difficult so say the least. Only reason i say that is because you have to shape some of them right when they get out of the oven so they are hot and i still have wussy fingers that dont like heat lol. We did 4 different kinds of tuiles, Almond, Cigarettes, Florentines, and Lace Nut.
The other ones broke on the transfer home :( but they were shaped like a U.
The other project we worked on this day was Gingerbread and Shortbread Cookies!!
I did not bring any of my cookie cutters out here with me so i went and bought some (Im loving that i get 20% discount)
I enjoy decorating cookies! Although i need to work on the little details.
Finally Friday! Was all about Meringues and Macaroons. I am constantly surpirsed about how much i thought i knew about something but really that was just the tip of the iceberg. Im loving that i am learning the foundation of all the things instead of just being taught how to make it.
Swiss and French Meringue
This is the French Meringue (i believe)
And this is the Swiss. ( swiss is glossier, but its kinda hard to tell in the pictures)
I filled my Cocoa Almond ones with a Vanilla Buttercream, and they tasted almost like a homemade oreo.
Coconut Macaroons is what people generally think of when they hear macaroon. This recipe was delicious though!! and i made fun shapes :) a pyramid, heart and a box (although i may have eaten that one before taking the picture)
Persian Macaroons... i bought some from the bakery at my school before doing them in school and i didnt like them. although when i tried mine they werent too bad. so i may have not cooked mine long enough but i like them better that way lol. Also then filled them with a bunch of different flavored buttercream ( Pistachio, Tiramisu, Chocolate, Vanilla, and Also Coffee )
You can really see how they look in this picture, mine turned out freaking fantastic!
You can also make them any color you would like, my one classmate, Aditi, made purple ones so i took a picture of them :)
We also made potatoe bread as Chef is really pushing for us to mulit task so having one extra project was the incentive for doing that. And it is Phenomenal!! I have already ate half the loaf lol
Jess (another classmate) reworked the recipe as the hydration wasnt quite right and then made it a double hydration bread.It turned out Wonderfully!
Well that has been my exciting week! Hope everyone had a good week and ate lots of turkey leftovers!
<3 Amz
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