Pastry Techniques

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

The methodology will have interdisciplinarity as its basic principle, promoting the development and training of autonomous and critical individuals. The theoretical-practical contents will be presented through oral exposition complemented by the visualization of didactic videos. In practical-laboratory classes, the following strategies and procedures will be adopted: Oral presentation of recipes, demonstration, observation/correction of the work done by students.

 The evaluation process will be carried out by continuous assessment or by examination.

By continuous assessment: Theoretical-practical component (30%)

•Project for the realization of a pastry product (60%)

• Oral presentation (40%)

Laboratory-practical component (50%)

 Behavior and attitudes (20%)

 Or by exam:

Theoretical-practical component (40%)

 •Project for the realization of a pastry product (100%)

Laboratory-practical component (60%)

Learning Results

•Develop production, idealization and creation skills in the area of pastry; •Know and apply various sugar points;

•Know and apply pastry doughs;

•Know and apply pastry creams and meringagens;

 •Know and preserve traditional Portuguese sweets;

•Know how to enhance the characteristics of raw materials;

• Making desserts and other pastry products;

•Get to know international pastry shop;

•Know how to apply various techniques in the realization of products; •Know and apply hygiene and food safety rules.

Program

•Technical language;

•Baume’s degrees;

• Sugar points (napar, paste or syrup, thread, hair, pearl, road, fly, marshmallow, candy, sand, caramel, fondant and icing);

•Creams based on pastry (pastry, eggs, whipped cream, Russian, fresh butter, Bavarian, ganache, English);

• Pastry-based doughs (crepe dough, hearty dough, puff pastry, yeast or brioche dough, shortcrust pastry, tender dough, sanded dough, vinhé dough, genoise, croissant dough, savarin dough);

•Pastry sauces (milk, fruit, chocolate, sabayon);

•Types of meringue (Italian, Portuguese, icing, Swiss meringue);

•Traditional portuguese pastries;

•International pastry;

•Development of pastry products.

Curricular Unit Teachers

Internship(s)

NAO

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