Gluten-Free Cookies for the Holidays (Online)
Taught by Laura Scheck
Laura Scheck is the founder of Teaching Table, a culinary education platform that aims to inspire others to cook foods that are better for their bodies, their families, and their communities. Laura previously worked as a teacher and adult educator and was trained at the Natural Gourmet Institute, making her uniquely suited to share her passion for food in an educational way. Teaching Table provides public cooking demos and workshops, lessons targeted towards individual needs and special diets, private cooking classes & events for cooks of all ages and experience levels, as well as tips, techniques, and recipes via a blog and social media.
Gluten Free cookies don’t have to be dry, overly sweet or have an odd after taste. Learn to make Gluten Free Cookies that were simply born to be gluten free. No weird substitutes. Just quality all natural ingredients that happen to be gluten free and lend themselves to tender, melt in your mouth, noteworthy cookies.
In this class you will learn how to make almond paste from scratch and how to use a double boiler to melt smooth and shiny chocolate. You will be able to define “creaming” and “tempering”. You will choose the right baking equipment. You’ll understand how the temperature of ingredients impacts baking results and why chilling dough is critical. Get your gluten free baking questions answered.
We will bake the following:
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Almond Horns, aka Mandelhoernchen
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Triple Dark Chocolate Sea Salted Truffle Cookies
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
Choose to make 1, 2 or 3 recipes