I was insanely nervous on our first lab for baking and pastries. This is what I love to do, so I feel like I have to really step it up. We were to share workstations, which we had never done before (and I hope we don't do again....did not like). Becky and I shared a workstation and all went well, but it was a bit cramped. I started out making the lemon tea bread and was sooo nervous I ended up not reading the recipe correctly and added more sugar that was needed. I knew my cake would end up a bit flat, but I didn't feel like starting over, so I just popped it in the oven anyway. Next were the blueberry muffins. Those went a little bit better and I really had no issue with those. Then we made the biscuits, which I was confident would turn out well. I make scones regularly, and biscuits are made by the same process. My biscuits actually did turn out well and I got all the points for those! Chef said there was minimal tunneling on the muffins and the tea bread turned out exactly as I thought would. I ended up doing quite well in spite of the tea bread issue.
I have also attached a picture of some mini-tarts that I made for my best friend's wedding rehearsal dinner. They turned out wonderfully and everyone loved them! They were a hit! I made fruit tarts, coconut cream and banana cream. It was the first time I had made pastry cream in my own kitchen and I was very happy that I didn't screw it up! I made everything from scratch...even whipped my own whipped cream.
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