Category Archives: The Oven

A friend that I haven’t yet met

Posted on October 14, 2011 by the happy baker

I hopped downstairs for a scone and coffee at Arizmendi this week.  This is a GREAT worker-owned cooperative that specializes in pastries, bread and pizza. I was impressed by the simple set-up of the bakery.  They have a small store front … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 5

Posted on October 11, 2011 by the happy baker

Wow…what a day! Everything that I was excited about making…..we made today.  We can take home everything that we make in class, so it is so difficult to be visiting San Francisco and not have anyone to give these beautiful … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 4

Posted on October 11, 2011 by the happy baker

We spent all day in the lab working on recipes….it was a great day! We started the day with baking our madeleines and financiers, two types of French tea cakes.  The madeleines are always baked in shell shaped pans and … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 3

Posted on October 10, 2011 by the happy baker

Today’s class was very informative….and delicious.  We focused on pie dough, pate a choux dough for cream puffs & gougeres, coffee cake and brownies.   I now know all the things that I have done wrong in the past that … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 2

Posted on October 7, 2011 by the happy baker

Today began as normal…with a short lecture and me promising myself that I would not eat as much today as I did yesterday.  (yeah right).  Why do I bother making promises to myself that I know I won’t keep.  I … Continue reading →

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