First week! Bread madness =)

Oh so exciting first week at school was bakery class..Imagine the smell of fresh breads everyday..=)..It was an eye opener even though I've done some bread in the pass..I didn't know there were so many methods to making bread and how to readjust you're ingredients so that you produce you own style of bread..This gave me a chance to try out things that I always wanted to attempt at home but did not dare to or have badly failed at it..And yes with the guidance of chef we were able to make successful breads, even though there were some failures (hehe). It made me discover that there weren't only one way to make bread and different method different results.the varieties to bread are endless!.Of course all method works, just that what final produce is your preference.

Oh yes and one of the most anticipated one was croissant!! It was easy watching chef doing it but it took my classmates and I few times to get it right (and also due to some 'technical difficulties')..But we were still able to produce a decent one(without chefs help)..Still have much improvement can be done..On the way!!! haha..we are still perfecting it and practice makes perfect  =).Due to the fact that I only started shooting pictures after a week or two school started, I don't have as many pictures as the rest of what we are doing now..Believe me, we were able to open a mini bakery but the end of the day when we were done baking..So many varieties and the amount we had...But of course we all smelled 'nice' after the end of the day =). Our families and friends we very happy too! hehe

We learned a lot of new terms and skills in bakery,(checking gluten every few minutes haha..always thinking is it done? is it done yet?) and we did some kneading by hand too!!! OH it's so not for the weak, if you are doing a large amount..good arm exercise I guess? =)..Of course we had our helpful machine to help..Baking bread involves a long process sometimes..from preparing the dough, to shaping, to proofing and finally baking..takes a pretty long time..and it's a specialised work on it's own..not all pastry chefs are great baker and vice versa..

Even though bakery is not everyone's thing but it's a must basic things we must learn. And who knows, one of us might be a master baker one day,hehe! Anyway more deliciousness coming soon! thanks for visiting =)