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Hands-On Fabulous French Pastries

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $90
  • 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL
  • 3 hours

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  • $90
  • The Chopping Block Merchandise Mart @ 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza Ste 107, Chicago, IL 60654
  • 3 hours
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Class Description

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What you'll learn in this french cooking class:

Learn how to whip up these awe-inspiring pastries in your own kitchen in no time! Don't let the fancy French descriptions fool you… these really are approachable desserts for the home cook.

Menu:

  • Chocolate Pot de Crème
  • Raspberry and Hazelnut Mille Feuille (Puff Pastry Layered with Pastry Cream, Hazelnut Royal Icing and Raspberry Jam)
  • Pear-Frangipane Tart (Almond Custard Tart)
  • Paris-Brest (Pâte à Choux Ring) with Cointreau-Infused Diplomat (Pastry Cream with Whipped Cream)

Skills covered in class:

  • Understanding baking ingredients
  • Tempering eggs
  • Preparing and piping pâte à choux dough
  • Making and baking custard
  • Whipping cream
  • Working with almond paste
  • Making glazes
  • Working with puff pastry
  • Selecting chocolate
  • Using a piping bag

In this hands-on class, students will be paired in groups of three to five and work together as a team to prepare the recipes.

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  • Please note that upon purchase, your email address may be shared with The Chopping Block, and you will be receiving class and/or marketing information from the provider.

  • Also note that by purchasing seats for classes at The Chopping Block you are authorizing CourseHorse to charge your card if you order additional drinks and do not pay for them at the time of the class.

Refund Policy

A one-week notice is required for cancellation of any class. If you do not cancel by telephone at least 1 week in advance of your scheduled class, we will charge your credit card in full for the class. Please feel free to send a friend in your place if you cannot attend and it is within one week of the class as no refunds will be available. All classes also have a non-refundable, non-transferable 10% fee for the operational and administrative costs incurred by The Chopping Block. This service fee will not be refunded and cannot be transferred in the case of any cancellation.

Please note: all virtual class sales are final. All virtual students will receive a recording of the class within 48 hours of the class.

Reviews of Classes at The Chopping Block at the Mart (212)

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  • Hands-On Fabulous French Pastries

    Reviewed by Ashley B. on 10/7/2018
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    Reviewed by Julieta A. on 5/31/2016
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Question from Adrienne
Do everyone individually get an opportunity to make their own product for each pastry?
Answer from Brenda L. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
Hi Adrienne! The cooking classes are designed so that students can be broken into small groups, allowing each person to be hands-on. Students will work in groups of 3 to 4 people. Hope this helps!
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