Weeks 2 / 6 - Baking Bootcamp: pastries, muffins, cookies, cakes, and more! We will work on our baking skills, with each day getting progressively more advanced.  Focus for this week is understanding fundamentals of baking: chemical reactions, leavening agents, and how ingredients work together.

 Day 1: Baking fundamentals: chemical reactions (baking soda/vinegar); cold ingredients to make flaky biscuits.

• Recipes: Savory - Everything Biscuits; Sweet – Red Velvet Donuts

 Day 2 (WEEK 6 ONLY): Using various leavening agents; understanding purpose of ingredients in baked goods; baking to combine savory flavors

• Recipes: Savory – Stuffed Shells; Sweet - Madeleines

 Day 3:  Various uses for pie crust (sweet and savory); homemade sprinkles to use later in the week

• Recipes: Savory – Quiche; Sweet – Berry Pie

 Day 4: Knife skills, baking fundamentals, using stand mixers; learning about yeast and chemical reactions

• Recipes: Savory – Zucchini Muffins; Sweet – Confetti Cookies

 Day 5: See yeast in action. Continued baking fundamentals with a focus on creativity through cake decorating.

• Recipes: Savory – Pesto Pinwheels; Sweet – Chocolate Cake / Cupcakes