Nine months at The French Culinary Institute in New York. A blog about my quest to become a professional chef, and my experiences at the FCI.

Thursday, October 28, 2004

Puff Pastry Daddy

We made Pate Feuilletee today. Or Puff pastry.

People freak out when they hear puff pastry because they assume it's very difficult. It's not. Really.
You do have to be very methodical though. And organized. And accurate.
So maybe it's a little difficult. To be honest, I don't even know. We made the dough, folded it a million times and then froze it.
On Saturday we will use it. Can't wait to see if I did it right.

The remainder of todays lesson was spent on Creme Caramel and little pastries. I happen to like Creme Caramel and am glad to have the recipe now.

Class felt very good today, me and my partner had a good flow going and everything turned out beautifully. This really lifted my spirits quite a bit, because I was a bit frustrated with my progress lately.

Another thing that lifted my spirits were the wonderful emails some of you have sent me. Thank You. They meant a lot, keep 'em coming.