Here are some fall bread baking classes at Ramekins ... Thought some of
you might be interested in attending if you are in the area.
Ramekins
450 West Spain Street
Sonoma, California 95476
Telephone: 707-933-0450
Fax: 707-933-0451
www.ramekinsclasses.com
Bread-Baking 101 (Hands-on)
with Carolyn Weil
Hands-on
Friday, October 12th, 11:00 AM
Class Code: 101201AM
Status: Scheduled
$65.00
Notes: 3 1/2 hour class: 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Carolyn Weil is an accomplished pastry chef and teacher. She started
working in professional kitchens at the age of 14 and has worked her way
through a variety of food experiences, including pastry chef for Jeremiah
Tower's Santa Fe Bar & Grill and Stars. As owner (and head baker) of
Berkeley's famous The Bakeshop, Carolyn received local and national
attention for her fabulous baked goods. She is the editor of the pie
chapter of the forthcoming "Baker's Dozen's" highly anticipated cookbook
due out in Fall 2000.
Bread is little more than flour, yeast and water. It is technique,
knowledge of a bread's "lifecycle" and a good sense of touch that make a
great loaf of bread. In this beginner's bread-baking class, Carolyn will
teach you everything you need to know to start baking great loaves, rolls
and bread-sticks in your own home. Students will leave with a batch ready
to bake at home.
White Sandwich Loaf - with Cinnamon-Raisin and Herb-Onion variations
Oatmeal Bread - with a Brown Sugar Pecan Sticky bun variation
Farmhouse Whole Wheat Bread - with Cheddar Onion Roll and Asiago breadstick
variations
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Intermediate Bread Baking Clinic (Hands-on)
with Craig Ponsford
Hands-on
Friday, October 26th, 9:00 AM
Class Code: 102601AM
Status: Scheduled
$95.00
Notes: *Intermediate level class.Limited to 16 students.
Sonoma-based Artisan Bakers produces some of the Bay Area's most popular
breads. An international award-winning baker and head of the U.S. Olympic
Bread Baking Team, Craig's approach to bread making is simple: each loaf of
bread is unique and special. His classes will help you make better bread at
home, but more importantly, he will teach you why it's better. Every class
Craig has taught at Ramekins has sold out, so we suggest you register very
early!
Special Class time: 9:00AM2:00PM
Join Sonoma's award-winning master bread baker for this unique opportunity
to "take the next step" with your home bread baking. Whether you have taken
a beginning bread class, are self-taught or bake bread professionally, you
will benefit from Craig's baking and teaching experience by learning more
advanced dough formulas, mixing and kneading techniques, plus bakery-style
shapes and ingredient combinations.
The first half of this class is lecture and question and answer format. The
second half is hands-on with lots of focus on the chemistry and physics of
bread-baking. Bring your own home-baked loaf for Craig to critique, plus
your favorite (or most challenging) recipes to discuss.
*Prior bread-baking education and hands-on experience is required for
enrollment.
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