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Ateliers & Saveurs
Category: Education Specialty Schools Cooking Schools Cooking Schools [Edit]
444 Rue Saint Francois XavierMontréal, QC H2Y 2T3
(514) 849-2866
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 6 pm
2 reviews for Ateliers & Saveurs
1 review in English
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Review from Laura D.
1/29/2012
Guess what?! I know how to make macarons now! Yea, those expensive but delicious French cookies they sell at fancy patisseries. I can make those! How, you ask? I took a 2-hour class at Ateliers & Saveurs and by the time I left, I could make them!
The class was in French and though you'd never know it to hear me speak French, I actually understand it quite well, so this wasn't a problem for me. It's 2-hours long with lot's of hands-on time, which is what I am really looking for in a class. The classroom was clean and very well laid out, assuring that everyone had enough space to work and really see what was going on.
We started with making the caramel chocolate ganache, moved on to the apple compote and finished with making the apricot filling. Then we started on the macarons. Each of the three types of macarons were prepared separately. This gave us two additional chances to get a feel for how the macaron cookie was prepared.
- process and sift the almond flour and powdered sugar
- beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they are coming in on themselves
- add in sugar
- add in any colourings
- remove from the mixer and keep it moving, then make them "lisse" or smooth them
- add in the flour and sugar mixture, all at once, wetting it with the meringue
- burst the bubbles gently
- put into a piping bag with the end "corked"
- pipe - not too big, not too small, with plenty of ventilation
- let it rest, then bake.
Ta DA!
Happily, the entire class went from making huge, stuck together figure 8 macarons, to mastering delicate hearts and perfectly round cookies with impressive "feet".
Afterwards they send the recipes to your account via a link on the Ateliers et Saveurs website. It's a little confusing to find, and is not available in English but that's fine by me.
What a great morning this was, spent with my best friend and other enthusiastic and fun classmates!
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