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Adults
€ 227
Baguette Class in Paris
You only need yeast (whether dry yeast, instant yeast or fresh yeast), flour and water to bake French bread. Of course, a dough scraper will help, and salt will help make it taste better. But there are some key steps to baking bread and French baguette in particular. So we will happily show you how to bake bread the Parisian way, to be baked in a home oven. Some things are specific, such as the signature slashes, but you can just reapply the general principles to make other bread-like dinner rolls. And we will also make bread with butter and eggs – Brioche, and bread with Olive oil in the style of Ciabatta. At the end of the class, you will be able to taste you freshly baked loaves of fresh bread with French butter, decadent cheese, jam, wine and our very special Pain Perdu recipe aka French Toast. You can then leave with bags of your creations – and after this cooking class, you will feel even more connected to any Artisan bread you will see in French bakeries as you walk around Paris. Once a baker, always a baker!
STEP 1: To make bread we will start with four ingredients: flour, water, salt and yeast. From that you can do a lot of things; add a little butter or a little oil and you can do even more. But first things first, time to measure all we need.
STEP 2: You will need to mix your doughs first. Understanding what you are looking for when you do so is important. And this will be the opportunity to learn first tips and tricks, do’s and don’t’s.
STEP 3: You will then need to proof your dough to let it rise, and then deflate it before shaping the bread. This can be one or several steps; each with their own technique.
STEP 4: Once the dough is rested, it is time to give shape to the bread you are making. Each shape will mean mastering a different technique. For baguette tension is critical; for brioche we will roll…
STEP 5: After resting the dough, time to proof and also ‘sign’ your bread – our instructor will guide you. An aesthetically important moment, but also critical to the successful baking of your bread in the oven.
STEP 6: And then it is time to bake – temperature, time and … humidity will all have an impact on the final results.
STEP 7: Time to taste your breads; each bread can be tasted with something different: delicious French cheese, jam or even cooking bread as a Pain Perdu. All great ways to enjoy your work!
STEP 8: You will leave with a bag full of your creations to share – or not – with your friends or enjoy as for a picnic later in the day. Bon appétit!
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Hands-on bread baking class in Paris (3 hours)
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Expert guidance from professional French Chefs
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Learn to bake baguette, brioche & ciabatta
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Techniques: kneading, shaping, scoring & baking at home
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Freshly baked tasting: bread with butter, cheese, jam & wine
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Pain Perdu (French toast) tasting
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Take home your baked creations
Transportation
- Not included
Meeting point
- After booking we will send all the details of the farm, location (meeting point) and contact.
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Reviews
I took two classes here: croissant and baguette (which also included brioche and cibatta). There were all amazing! Florence was my teacher for both and she was great at teaching us the skills and techniques in the art of bread baking. She was knowledgeable, passionate about baking, and I learned so much about bread from her! I just gotten into sourdough bread making and wanted to deepen my knowledge on yeast breads; her course helped me in my journey of artisan breads. The kitchen is professional and very clean. Being a traveler in Paris, this class made my trip more fun and memorable!
Very detailed and fun class of French bread making. We got to sit down and taste everything we made, accompanied with some great wine, then take home the leftovers. Highly recommend.
We've taken two evening market and cooking classes with Frederic, both were incredible. Not only did we prepare and eat delicious food, but Frederic also shared the history and chemistry of French food culture. The staff were all kind and very responsive (thank you Larissa) during the planning process. We enjoyed an evening with new friends in a lovely space. I cannot recommend it enough. Thank you Fred for assembling a wonderful team. Frederic is a gem, we will be back. À bientôt !