Laminated Dough Final
I suppose I was too worried about the section final that I had today. Despite many problems that happened when it came to forming my croissants and danishes, everything came together in the end!
It was an extremely interesting experience, fourteen bakers all trying to use a single proof box and two ovens in mostly the same space of time. Perhaps this is similar to what working in industry is like?
It was extremely necessary to get organized, and organized fast in how our products went into the proof box and in and out of the oven. It was interesting, we spontaneously organized ourselves with people in charge of the proof box and the ovens both in an official capacity (we announced we would) and in a casual one (we happened to be passing by and announced that things needed to go into the oven, come out of the oven).
But overall, everything got done, and it was a gratifying experience that was tiring but rewarding, and made me hungry for more of the same.
Comments
Those look beautiful. Well done!
Thank you!
Everything turned out beautiful and I love the cross section on your perfect looking croissants!
Sylvia
Ah! Thank you, I was really worrying about those. The layering turned out pretty good, even if the actual croissant forms weren't perfect. I'm happy they came out as good as they did!
Well done Gabriel! Everything looks perfect. You are becoming an awesome baker indeed.
Eric
Thank you for the kind words!
I am so jealous! I have been following your adventure with moving and starting baking school and wish I could do the same sometimes. I wish you continued success.
Croissants are the pastry that I would love to be able to perfect and it is finally the time of year (in Florida) where my kitchen is cool enough to try again. Yours are very inspiring!
Summer
Making the decision to go to school was definitely a big and life changing one. I was originally trained as a biologist after all.
Laminated doughs was our second section and our first section after our introductory section, so i'm incredibly happy with how I came through the section.
There are people of all sorts in my class and prospective students of all sorts that I've seen and talked to about my experiences in these first few weeks.
There was a 60 year old woman that talked to me about being a scientist and becoming a baker. She was trained in some technical field and was coming to investigate the possibility of pursuing her passion and come join the school. I believe she had met resistance from those that knew her; they didn't think it was a wise choice, advanced as she was in her career.
What I've come to see is that there is no category for the people training to be bakers and pastry chefs, and that we are limited only by our own preconceptions.
Thanks for the support!
Just INCREDIBLY beautiful results!!!! Congratulations!! I too LOVE the cross sections!!! Just amazing!! That GREEN glow you see is me down here in SOUTH Florida!! Oh and the smoke is me thinking about attempting something exotic this weekend!!