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Startup Library: Baking & Pastry

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In-depth Instruction; over 228 mins
On-demand video access anytime
Bonus downloadable PDF resources
Access to class Q&A

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Description

Ready to dive into the satisfyingly delicious art of baking? Join expert Zoë François in this comprehensive beginner’s class, where she’ll teach you the basics of making delicious baked goods at home. Explore a range of key tools, equipment and techniques to make a variety of pastries and desserts from scratch, including biscuits, pies, cakes, quick breads, cookies and more. Plus, Zoë will walk you through each step and share her tips and tricks along the way, so that you can start baking with confidence!

Class Sessions

Setup: Getting Started Baking

Setup: Getting Started Baking

10:53

Ground yourself in the fundamentals of baking as Zoë discusses the high-level considerations of time management, space setup (mise en place), and precision.

Setup: Essential Tools & Equipment

Setup: Essential Tools & Equipment

5:49

Get set up for baking success! Follow along as Zoë goes over the tools, equipment and ingredients you'll need to get started baking.

Setup: Essential Ingredients

Setup: Essential Ingredients

9:23

After you've covered tools and equipment, explore a variety of essential baking ingredients. Find out how to shop and store them properly.

What You Need: Biscuits & Pies

What You Need: Biscuits & Pies

2:27

Explore cold fat batters and doughs used to make biscuits, pies and more as Zoë discusses the ingredients, tools and equipment you'll need to work with them.

Method: Working With Cold Fat

Method: Working With Cold Fat

11:34

Zoë shows you how to cut butter three different ways: with a food processor, with a pastry cutter and by hand. After that, get tips for gently handling dough for professional-quality results every time.

Make It: Biscuits

Make It: Biscuits

13:31

Once you've mastered the fundamental techniques, put them into practice by making buttermilk biscuits! Zoë teaches you how to make the dough, roll it out, then cut and bake it to tender, flaky perfection.

Make It: Pie Dough

Make It: Pie Dough

30:08

Practice your cold fat skills by making a versatile dough that you can use for all kinds of pies. Discover Zoë's trick for creating a tender and flaky crust. Plus, learn how to make a double-crust pie, and easily seal and crimp the edges for a classic homestyle look.

What You Need: Cookies & Tarts

What You Need: Cookies & Tarts

3:14

Get familiar with the ingredients, tools and equipment you'll need to successfully work with room-temperature fat doughs, used to make cookies and tarts.

Method: Working With Room Temperature Fat

Method: Working With Room Temperature Fat

14:29

Zoë shares quick tricks for bringing ingredients to room temperature, then shows you how to cream butter and sugar with three different tools: spoon or spatula, hand mixer and stand mixer.

Make It: Cookies & Tart Dough

Make It: Cookies & Tart Dough

31:32

Follow along as Zoë demonstrates how to make drop cookies, rolled cookies, stamped cookies, plus two tart variations, all from one versatile dough!

What You Need: Muffins & Quick Breads

What You Need: Muffins & Quick Breads

1:51

Continue your baking journey and learn about the ingredients and tools you'll need to make a variety of quick breads and muffins.

Method: Muffin & Quick Bread Techniques

Method: Muffin & Quick Bread Techniques

6:12

Zoë shows you how to line your pans to prevent sticking, before explaining how to mix wet into dry ingredients. You'll see how to proportion your batter for even baking every time.

Make It: Muffins & Quick Breads

Make It: Muffins & Quick Breads

12:51

Put your creaming, folding and portioning skills into practice by making tender and delicious blueberry muffins. Find out when to use fresh vs. frozen fruit, and how to prevent the fruit's color from bleeding into your batter. Zoë also shares a few tips that will make the quick-bread variation a success.

What You Need: Cakes

What You Need: Cakes

3:22

You can have your cake and eat it, too! Discover the ingredients, tools and equipment you'll need to start baking cakes.

Method: Cake Techniques

Method: Cake Techniques

19:26

Master three key cake-making techniques: whipping egg whites, folding ingredients into meringue, and folding ingredients into creamed butter.

Make It: One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes

Make It: One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes

7:13

Put your cake-making skills to use as you learn to make a super-easy chocolate cake or cupcake batter. Zoë reveals why using oil helps to keep your batter moist.

Make It: Vanilla Pound Cake

Make It: Vanilla Pound Cake

14:45

In this lesson, you'll make an all-purpose cake batter that you can bake in a traditional loaf or Bundt pan. Learn how to create great flavor, as well as the dense crumb, a signature of pound and Bundt cakes.

Make It: Angel Food Cake

Make It: Angel Food Cake

13:19

Uncover the secrets to making a super-light angel food cake. It's easier than you may think, especially with Zoë’s smart techniques! Find out how to whip eggs whites with two types of sugars, before gently folding them into your flour. Then see how to invert your cake after it bakes to keep in all the air that you worked so hard to create!

Method: Frosting Techniques

Method: Frosting Techniques

15:31

In this final lesson, Zoë shows you how to make an easy American buttercream frosting. You'll learn to frost cupcakes as well as a simple layer cake using an offset spatula; no piping required!

Your Instructor

Zoë François

Zoë François is a best-selling author, renowned blogger and seasoned baking instructor. She is the co-author of several bread cookbooks, including "The NEW Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" and "Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day," and a frequent contributor to the Cooking Channel, Fine Cooking and Disney. She also runs the successful blog Zoë Bakes.

Zoë François

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