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Confectioner

How to become a professional pastry chef

Experts: Anastasiia Stepanova

Perhaps the sweetest series on the entire Diia.Education platform. He will teach you how to create real culinary masterpieces: birthday cakes, portioned cakes, mousse desserts, tarts, and how to make various creams and types of dough. Learn about the advantages of the pastry chef profession and immerse yourself in a typical working day in a restaurant. Enjoy learning the information!

 

The educational series was created at the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Transformation for the Diia.Education platform with the support of Google.org, the Eastern Europe Foundation, with the assistance of Anastasia Stepanova.

Format:
Education series
EKTS:
0.1
Languages:
Ukrainian, English
Topic:
Re/Upskilling
For:
for IDPs, for new job seekers, for new profession
Skills:

HARD: Cooking biscuit, Cooking different cream types, Making of custard dough, Making of puff pastry, Making of shortbread, Making of yeast dough, Preparation of dough for croissants and Viennese pastries, Work with confectionery equipment, Work with confectionery ingredients

SOFT: Attention to details, Creative Thinking, Team work in the kitchen

Profession:
Confectioner

Program

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Episode 1. Introduction to the profession of pastry chef

In the first episode, we’ll talk about education, skills and career path in the pastry profession, as well as analyze the pros and cons of the job.
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Episode 2. Basic set of pastry chef's appliances

In the second episode, we are going to talk about the minimum set of kitchen tools needed by a beginner pastry chef.
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Episode 3. Types of dough for baking

The third episode is dedicated to confectionery. We talk about the types of pastries and the nuances of cooking each of them.

Invited experts

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Anastasiia Stepanova

Confectioner