May 13th
1:30–3:30pm CDT
2 classes have spots left
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Vanilla bean pods can seem expensive, but a little goes a long way. Discover how to get the most out of each pod by using one pod three different ways to make vanilla pound cake, crème brûlée, and vanilla biscotti. You will learn techniques to cream butter with sugar and to temper eggs. Everyone will take home a sampling of the treats made in class.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the art of creating light and airy French macarons at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Explore different fillings and learn how to prepare a classic macaron cookie recipe in this delectable demonstration. Take home a selection of these delicate treats to share with family and friends.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets of French pastry with our hands-on baking course. Master the art of Pâte à choux and learn to make delicious éclairs, gougères, and churros in this immersive class. Take home a selection of treats to enjoy!
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the art of creating delicious apple desserts in this hands-on culinary course. Join us as we show you how to make an apple strudel with a perfectly thin and delicate dough and homemade caramel apples that will have you craving more. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your baking skills with the versatile and delightful apple.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Simplify Thanksgiving meal preparation with desserts that can be made in advance. You will learn tips and tricks for making both the individual components as well as whole pies ahead of time without compromising taste or quality. Three different pies will be featured: dutch apple pie maple cream pie and dulce de leche pumpkin pie. You will take home three six-inch pies, one in each flavor prepared in class.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Indulge in the art of hand-rolled truffles, as you learn the secrets of chocolate tempering in this baking class. Discover the techniques to achieve a shiny, snappy coating on your homemade truffles, and infuse them with delectable flavors like Earl Grey tea, mocha, and cinnamon. Take home a beautiful box of your creations and impress your loved ones with your newfound baking skills.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn how to host the perfect Mother's Day brunch with classic make-ahead dishes like Decadent Glazed Cinnamon Rolls, Flaky Apple Turnovers, and Hash Brown-Crust Quiche. Join us for a hands-on baking class at the Chicago Botanic Garden and discover tips and tricks for working ahead in the kitchen.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn to create delicious seasonal desserts like flower-pressed butter cookies, carrot cake quick bread, and blueberry crumb bars at the Chicago Botanic Garden's baking class. Impress your friends with these simple but impressive treats that can be adapted to any fruit you have on hand. Take home a sampling of your baked creations and spring into the season with yummy goodies!
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Master the art of baking delicious homemade bread with Demo Baking: Bread 101 at Chicago Botanic Garden! Learn expert tips and tricks for foolproof bread recipes, including the differences between yeast types and flours. Get hands-on experience shaping dough and troubleshooting any challenges you may have along the way.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the secrets of making delicious homemade pies in this hands-on cooking class. From chocolate cream pie with Oreo crust to blueberry and lemon meringue pies, you'll become a master pie maker. Don't forget to save room for dessert!
Up your Super Bowl party game with homemade crackers. Learn to make crunchy treats that taste as good as store-bought (or even better!) and are endlessly customizable. In this cooking class, you will prepare three types of crackers—sesame grissini, miniature cheddar cheese crackers, and easy everything-seasoning pita chips using store-bought pita. You will get an introduction to working with yeast, learn to shape dough by hand as well as...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Cutting in butter is a mixing method in which you gradually break down large pieces of butter into your dry ingredients. This technique reduces gluten development and leads to flakier, more tender baked goods. You will learn how to cut-in butter, laminate pastry, and roll dough. Samples of sweet cream cheese turnovers, buttermilk biscuits, and fruit scones will be sent home to enjoy.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the secrets to creating delicious homemade donuts with ease at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Discover how to make both yeast and cake donuts, along with a variety of glazes and toppings. Indulge in your sweet tooth as you take home cinnamon sugar and chocolate glazed donuts, plus donut holes.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Preparing homemade ice cream does not have to be daunting and it does not always require an ice cream machine. In this cooking class, learn to make traditional churned, no-churn, and semi-freddo ice creams in your favorite flavors including vanilla bean, chocolate, cookies and cream, and mint chip. Bring a cooler to take home your tasty desserts.
Homemade crackers taste as good as store-bought (or even better!) and are endlessly customizable. In this cooking class, you will prepare two types of crackers: Yeast-dough based grissini Miniature cheese crackers as well as discover a variety of topping ideas. You will need: Hand-held or stand mixer Rolling pin You will also need to purchase ingredients to make the crackers and complete some easy, pre-class prep. A full ingredient...
Light and airy, French macarons are a delicate, fancy dessert to share with family and friends. Bonus—they are gluten-free! The basic almond meringue cookies, when sandwiched together with a variety of fillings, allow you to adapt this sweet treat to your tastes. During class, you will prepare a classic macaron cookie recipe and chocolate ganache filling, and watch a demonstration of making European-style buttercream for an alternative...
Over the past year, many of us have tried our hand with homemade yeasted breads. Discover tricks and tips so your bread recipes bake up reliably every time, such as the difference between active dry and instant yeast, differences in flours, knowing when your dough has been kneaded enough, and when it has fully proofed. Come prepared to share your questions and challenges with wheat-based bread doughs for the instructor to troubleshoot. All registrations...
This class will be taught online via Zoom. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. In this baking class, master the techniques for flaky pie crust that can be customized into different shapes and sizes. You will prepare two different small pies—a sweet pie and a savory pie—as you cook along and interact with the instructor. You will need a rolling pin, a standard muffin tin, 4-inch round cutter or glass, parchment...
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