Lesson: Custards, Puddings and Souffles
Description: Pots de Creme, Mousse, Creme Brulee, Chocolate and Cheese Souffles
This was one of my favorite classes because I'm into these kinds of desserts. I love souffles and have always found that it was one of the harder desserts to master. Sometimes it can be a big hit and sometimes it can be a sad flop....literally!
After we were taught by example, we were off again doing our own desserts. Jaja did Pots de Creme and I of course begged to do the chocolate souffle. Each group was being graded on how it came out of the oven and it was announced out loud. How embarrassing!
As our souffles were in the oven, I looked at my mise en place tray and realized I left one ingredient....cream of tartar. I quickly told Joseph I forgot about it and his face turned a blank stare...one of oh s@*t! He freaked only because I freaked out and told him ours would flop. I was apologizing ahead of time to the guys and you can tell they were silently pissed off at me. I knew that I let the group down. Souffles require the egg whites be beaten properly and the cream of tartar is for added stability. I just hoped my folding and proper beating of the egg whites was enough to get it to rise.
Previous groups who did their souffles flopped or were deformed as it was coming out of the oven...so I didn't mind if we messed up. We are, after all, learning. Well time was up! Ours was up next and everyone was interested in looking at ours because ours was last. As it was coming out of the oven and as they were calling our group...the boys as well as I kept avoiding eye contact with everyone else. We were pretending we were busy with our other desserts and just kept doing something. But you know what, when it came out....SUCCESS! Everyone got excited and we got cheers and applauds! Haha....I loved it. I loved the fact the two boys crapped in their pants awaiting for the outcome, but it turned out great!
Description: Pots de Creme, Mousse, Creme Brulee, Chocolate and Cheese Souffles
This was one of my favorite classes because I'm into these kinds of desserts. I love souffles and have always found that it was one of the harder desserts to master. Sometimes it can be a big hit and sometimes it can be a sad flop....literally!After we were taught by example, we were off again doing our own desserts. Jaja did Pots de Creme and I of course begged to do the chocolate souffle. Each group was being graded on how it came out of the oven and it was announced out loud. How embarrassing!
As our souffles were in the oven, I looked at my mise en place tray and realized I left one ingredient....cream of tartar. I quickly told Joseph I forgot about it and his face turned a blank stare...one of oh s@*t! He freaked only because I freaked out and told him ours would flop. I was apologizing ahead of time to the guys and you can tell they were silently pissed off at me. I knew that I let the group down. Souffles require the egg whites be beaten properly and the cream of tartar is for added stability. I just hoped my folding and proper beating of the egg whites was enough to get it to rise.
Previous groups who did their souffles flopped or were deformed as it was coming out of the oven...so I didn't mind if we messed up. We are, after all, learning. Well time was up! Ours was up next and everyone was interested in looking at ours because ours was last. As it was coming out of the oven and as they were calling our group...the boys as well as I kept avoiding eye contact with everyone else. We were pretending we were busy with our other desserts and just kept doing something. But you know what, when it came out....SUCCESS! Everyone got excited and we got cheers and applauds! Haha....I loved it. I loved the fact the two boys crapped in their pants awaiting for the outcome, but it turned out great!
