Last Slice- Baking Blog Challenge #7

Last Slice

   This semester has been a long, but enjoyable ride to say the least for instance the most difficult thing I found was the whole process of making sour dough bread and ice box cookies because it was my first time baking sour dough, I didn't know what to expect, and also learning how to maintain my temperature with the ice box cookie dough. While there are many difficult things, there are just as many appealing things. Here are some just to name a few, making a pizza from scratch, braiding enhanced yeast breads, and frying-up world-fair donuts.

  
This experience has increased my passion to become a pastry chef. For instance as we learned at the beginning of the semester there are many traits necessary to become a successful pastry chef. Those traits consisting of knowledge, skill, taste, judgement, dedication, and pride. Basic baking allowed me to experience these traits first hand. A few of the traits I experienced where knowledge because I had to use the knowledge I learned in the classroom and apply it in the Kitchen during labs which in return sharpened my skills. Though during labs I had to develop the taste buds of a chef. Judgement played a huge role this semester for instance, I learned how to determine the doneness of a baked good. Lastly dedication and pride, I had to dedicate myself to this class in order to successfully finish it which in return builds pride when I look back at what I've accomplished.
  
   My goal I set for this semester was to pass this class and develop speed in the kitchen. I achieved this goal because my current grade in basic baking is an A and I've learned how to become faster and more efficient in the kitchen.