Dec 26, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

CUL 260 - Pastry Arts II

3 Credits, 5 Contact Hours
1 lecture period 4 lab periods
Advanced theory and practice of operating a bakery or pastry shop in a hotel or restaurant kitchen. Includes planning, ordering, and scheduling for bakery production; safety and sanitation; and bakery and pastry vocabulary. Also includes advanced yeast breads; classic French pastries; ice cream and frozen desserts; pastry assembly; pastry garnishes; and complex plated desserts.

Prerequisite(s): CUL 160  
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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Execute the planning, ordering, and scheduling required in a commercial bakeshop.
  2. Implement proper food safety and sanitation procedures required of bakery personnel in the operation of a commercial bakeshop.
  3. Use baking and pastry terminology, including English and non-English vocabulary.
  4. Produce a variety of advanced yeast breads.
  5. Produce a variety of classic French pastries. 
  6. Produce a variety of ice creams and frozen desserts.
  7. Assemble a variety of pastries from prepared dough, creams, custards and cakes.
  8. Produce a variety of advanced pastry garnishes.
  9. Produce complex plated desserts for restaurant and banquet service.

Outline:
  1. Planning, Ordering, and Scheduling for Bakeshop Production
    1. Quantity
    2. Timeliness
    3. Storage
    4. Personnel
  2. Safety and Sanitation
    1. Tools and equipment
    2. Food storage
    3. Food workers’ personal hygiene
  3. Bakery and Pastry Vocabulary
    1. Value and use of terminology
    2. Professional jargon
    3. International lexicon
  4. Advanced Yeast Breads
    1. Danish pastry
    2. Croissants
    3. Brioche
    4. Sourdough
  5. Classic French Pastries
    1. Napoleons
    2. St. Honore
    3. Paris-Breast
    4. Soufflés
    5. Charlottes
    6. Petit Fours
  6. Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
    1. Ice cream
    2. Sorbet
    3. Sherbet
    4. Semifreddo
  7. Assembling Pastries
    1. Use of prepared dough, creams, custards, and cakes
    2. Selecting pastry components
      1. Color
      2. Flavor
      3. Texture
      4. Availability
    3. Assembly skills
  8. Pastry Garnishes
    1. Advanced piping techniques
    2. Tempered chocolate decorations
    3. Poured and spun sugar
  9. Complex Plated Desserts
    1. Dessert sauces
      1. Preparation
      2. Use in decoration
    2. Chocolate garnishes
    3. Sugar garnishes


Effective Term:
Fall 2024