3 Essential Techniques for Classic Baking with Lou Jones

On this Easter Saturday, Chef Lou Jones will share his passion for pastry with three baked goods showcasing three distinct techniques: Yeasted baking, Classic Sponge and Puff Pastry. You’ll learn all three in full detail as Lou demonstrates his delicious classic bakes.

The class will include:

• Yeasted Bake: Hot Cross Buns
• Sponge: Chocolate Roulade with Kirsch Cream
• Puff Pastry: Apple Slice with Apricot Glaze and Calvados Sabayon

Many bakers shy away from sponge to create a roulade, but Lou’s recipe makes it easy to roll for consistent success. For the Puff Pastry Lou will show how to make it from scratch, but this dessert can also be made with store-bought if you wish. For the yeasted bake he’ll be making delectable hot cross buns. Each of these three treats are true show stoppers, and as always, you will not only learn how to make them but will also eat them after this class.

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This demonstration class is limited to ten people.

About Lou Jones:

Lou Jones has been a professional chef for 40+ years. While he has a broad repertoire in the culinary arts, his favorite discipline is pastry. Recently, he has established an artisan bakery, complete with a wood fired brick bread oven, which supplies local businesses and Farmer’s markets with a variety of fresh baked goods.

Lou is a former Associate Professor (teaching in The Escoffier Restaurant, now The Bocuse) and an Associate Dean of the Culinary Institute of America. During this time he co-authored the award winning “Bistros and Brasseries” with his colleague John Fischer.

He has achieved many accolades which include: National Chef of the Year Great Britain, Gold Medalist at both The Culinary Olympics, Frankfurt and the Culinary World Cup, Luxembourg. He was also mentioned in the Queen’s New Years Honours List and Made an MBE for his services to the Culinary Arts. He lives with his wife Angela and their two children in Gallatin, NY and runs an artisanal bakery called BritBreads.

Cancellation policy: We do not offer refunds on purchased tickets. Persons who notify us at least seven (7) days in advance that they cannot attend may receive credit and register for another class of equal value held within the subsequent two months, if a class is available.

Notes: Cooking class attendees receive 10% discount on kitchenware purchases on class day.

HGS Home Chef is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends who produce exceptional experiential learning through classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics in and around Hillsdale, NY – at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley and Berkshires.