Fruit-Sweetened Fall Pies with Brian Levy

In his new book Good & Sweet, Brian mines a new world of desserts—one that few bakers have explored—where there’s no need for cane sugar or coconut sugar, for maple syrup or honey, or for anything like stevia. He deploys fruit (dried, juiced, and fresh), nuts, grains, dairy, and fermented products to create sweet dessert and breakfast treats whose flavors are enriched by whole-food, feel-good ingredients.

In this class, you’ll learn some of the secret techniques that enabled the conversion of delicious, decadent desserts and breakfast treats into nutritious indulgences.

We will make and taste:

• Derby Date Pie (Pecan Pie laced with chocolate and bourbon)
• Spiced Pumpkin Pie
• Bourbon Apple Slab Tart (on a puff pastry crust)

This demonstration class is limited to ten people.

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About Brian:

Brian Levy is a pastry cook who previously worked at Michelin-starred Babbo, where he was mentored by James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Gina DePalma. He left to work the fields and kitchens of farms and inns in Europe and Martha’s Vineyard, and then as a private chef. Outside of the kitchen, he also studied architecture at Yale.

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.

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.