Pastry & Baking Certificate
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Our Pastry & Baking Certificate will teach you the essentials of making sweets, pastries, and other baked goods. Learn everything from techniques to help you create amazing breads and desserts to kitchen know-how from our experienced chef instructors.
Park City Culinary Institute offers you flexible in-person or online classes with real-time feedback. Our hands-on training is designed to help you apply what you have learned from our instructors in a real-world setting, and can be completed over 5 to 8 weeks. Learn how to bake authentic croissants, eclairs, French Macarons, perfect your tarts, bake bread, and more!
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Classes fill fast. Limited seating!
What You Will Learn
Pastry & Baking
- The Science of Baking
- Types of Flours and Baking Ingredients
- Quickbreads, Shortcakes, and Scones
- Blueberry Crumble, Almond Florentines, and Tuiles
- Cream Puffs and Eclairs
- Chocolate Mocha Pot au Crème, Panna Cotta, and Pastry Cream
- Bread Pudding and Crème Brûlée
- Cheesecake and Tarts
- Strudels and Pies
- Vanilla Sponge Cake, Carrot Cake, and Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Petits Fours, Profiteroles, Paris-Brest, and St. Honoré Cake
- Bagels and Challah
- Focaccia, Rosemary Olive Oil, and Sourdough Breads
- French Baguettes and Croissants
- Beignets, Crullers, Churros, and Donuts
- Apple Turnovers, Cheese Danishes, and Sacristains
- Chocolate Lace, Leaves, and Filigree
- Chocolate Buttermilk Cake, Chocolate Molten Cake, and Chocolate Mousse
- Entremets and Brioche
- Chocolate Rochers and Mendiants
- Macarons and Soufflés
The Tools We Will Provide
Park City Culinary Institute will provide
a free Pastry and Baking Kit,
as well as uniforms to all students
who attend our Salt Lake City campus.
The Kit includes:
- 3 knives
- ThermoPop Thermometer
- Digital Scale
- Piping Tips
- Ruler
- Pastry Brush
- Large and Small offset spatulas
- Bench Scraper
Park City Culinary Institute’s Pastry & Baking certificate program is a great course with excellent course design, layout, and content and the instructors were very positive, kind, and professional. Course activities and schedule are well organized with easy to use computer and cellular apps and technology. Each instruction module is detailed in demonstration videos, course and recipe book, and live interactive cooking sessions. It is extremely easy to prep for each desert and the instruction format allows for individual creative touches.
Yvonne Sobol
2020 Graduate
Online Or On-Campus
Get personalized attention from award-winning chefs with convenient day or evening classes. Elevate your cooking and baking, and do what the best chefs do.
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Flexible Schedules
Day or night, on campus or online: learn on your time.
Veteran Benefits
On-campus classes eligible for GI Bill®.
Learn Online
Live Classes with Real-Time Feedback where you interact with the Chef while you cook.
Hands-on Training
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Award Winning Curriculum
We offer online or on-campus classes to fit your schedule.
