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PMAT University Class EF201 Offering Certification in All Things Egg Foam

Please click the lovely sponge cake for photo attribution. Thank you miniQQ I admit to being a Bit of a slacker sometimes.  Case in point: probably 2-3 months ago now, a reader asked a Very Lot of excellent questions regarding … Continue reading

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Dessert Components: Pastry Dough, Part Deux

Click to read Part 1, addressing pie crust and laminated dough. Finally, I am getting around to Part 2 of the Big Old Subject of pastry dough.  As I mentioned in Part: The First, this subject is much broader than … Continue reading

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PMAT Live! Episode 7: Pâte à Who? Pâte à Choux! as Part of a Multi-Media U-PMAT Class of the Same Name

Have you guys seen that spot remover machine Thing that you just put down on a stain on your carpet, push a button and walk away?  It’s magical.  No, I don’t have one, but I’ve seen it on Television, and … Continue reading

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You Asked for It: Puff Pastry Certification PP301

You guys know I have polls on my website, right?  Don’t go look right this very second, ’cause maybe they aren’t exactly updated right now, but still.  Anyway, last month, one of the polls asked something along the lines of … Continue reading

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Get In Line for U-PMAT Certification Class PC101: Pound Cake, Featuring Creamsicle Pound Cake. Take a Seat and Pay Attention.

Yes, The University of Pastry Methods and Techniques (Mascot: Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man) is now offering another class.  No more pussy footing about with Van Halen Pound Cake here and Sammy Hagar Pound Cake there.  Oh, no–today, it’s The Whole Enchilada.  … Continue reading

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U-PMAT Class EF102-A&B, Offering Certification in Egg White Foams by way of Discussions of Macarons and Soufflés.

Welcome to U-PMAT Certification Class EF102-A&B in which you will be Conversant with–nay, Eminently Qualified* for–making Items based on Egg Foam.  Qualification:  We shan’t be covering sponge cakes, genoise, et al, in EF102-A&B as that was covered in EF101, here.  … Continue reading

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