HRIM130 Baking and Decorating - Techniques and Procedures
Department of Business, Innovation, and Legal Studies: Business Studies Department Archive
- I. Course Number and Title
- HRIM130 Baking and Decorating - Techniques and Procedures Course No Longer Offered
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- Permission of the Department of Business Studies
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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An introductory course, using the kitchen laboratory, which focuses on the development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and personal qualities which would lead to job success in entry level or specialized jobs in the commercial or institutional kitchen/bakery. The principles introduced in this course can be equally useful to either management or vocational students. The material covered can be useful to the foodservice worker or manager who desires to upgrade his/her job skills and knowledge. At the same time, the nature of this course lends itself to satisfying the needs of those students whose main reasons for taking this course are self-fulfillment and a desire for basic knowledge of baking and dessert making.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Arts/Humanities.
Beginning Fall 2018, this number of this course is CULN130.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course includes cake and dessert decorating and baking, involving the preparation of yeast rolls, breads, pies, cakes, cookies, tarts, doughnuts, holiday specialties, and tortes. Students are taught the care of equipment and safety and sanitation in conformance with health laws. The skills can also be used at home.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- identify, and use safely, the basic tools and equipment used in the bakery;
- 2. perform various basic baking and pastry making tasks following industry accepted safety and sanitation rules and regulations;
- develop the ability to identify and prepare basic bakery products, for public consumption, such as, but not limited to: roll dough, sweet dough, quick breads, pie dough, cookies, cakes, icings, fillings, and specialty desserts used in the institutional/commercial bakery;
- discuss and apply the basic calculations, weights and measurements needed to cost and convert various baking recipes; and
- select and demonstrate appropriate basic, creatively expressed decorating techniques used to finish cakes, various bakery products and desserts [Arts/Humanities].
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Introduction to course and objectives - Kitchen layout and tools demonstration
- Cake mixing methods
- Creaming method
- Foaming method
- Two-stage method
- Icing and Buttercream
- Simple buttercream
- French buttercream
- Decorating
- Decorating techniques - tips selection and usage
- Decorating cakes - appropriate application
- Cake assembly and completion
- Pies and pie doughs
- Flaky pie dough
- Mealy pie dough
- Pie fillings
- Pate a Choux and Pastry Cream
- Eclairs
- Fruit Coulis and Fruit Mousse
- Fruit desserts and Sauces
- Yeast Products
- Understanding yeast doughs
- Steps in yeast dough production
- Bread and rolls
- Sweet roll dough
- Quick Breads
- Muffins
- Biscuits
- Popovers
- Cookies
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Course learning goals are assessed using a variety of quizzes, tests, projects, writing assignments, and performance-based tasks, as specified by the area faculty and described in the individual instructor's course syllabus. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
- Departmentally selected textbook. Details provided by the instructor of each course section. Handouts of recipes and instructional material when appropriate.
- See course syllabus for required textbook.
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Review/Approval Date - 4/99; Revised 3/05; New Core 8/2015