Rouxbe Pastry Arts: Doughnuts

Rouxbe Pastry Arts: Doughnuts

14 videos 3 recipes 1,426 students

Lesson Overview

Here’s your chance to explore a portion of Rouxbe’s partner program Bread Baking Arts during the coming days. You will be able to sample an entire Unit entitled “Doughnuts & Beignets,” with video lessons, instructions, recipes, baking activities, and assessments as found in the larger course. After tasting this unit, consider how accomplished you’ll be in the kitchen with advanced tasting from the French Pastry School master bakers.

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:

  • Recognize frying versus baking in doughnut production
  • Practice punching doughnuts with cutters
  • Practice piping zeppole into hot oil
  • Understand the textural differences between old fashioned doughnuts, cake doughnuts, and zeppole
  • Recognize what types of oil are ideal for frying
  • Practice batch frying and controlling oil temperature fluctuation
  • Understand the importance of draining excess oil from fried goods

Lesson Syllabus

Practice Recipes

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