It was a busy morning for the baking crew. Geoff is still sick, so we all helped Collin get ready for the "hungry hoards"! We made French bread dough, pain de mie dough (the French version of white bread)' finished our brioche dough and I finished my Panettone dough, which will be baked tomorrow. Collin made doughnuts today. They were a big hit! I made smoothies but when I went to pick up the second batch, the carafe broke and went everywhere!! I had pink shmoo all over my shoes, my pants, my apron, the counter, the floor, everywhere! What a mess so early in the morning!
Our lecture today was on Burgundy in France. Burgundy is in central eastern France and is known as the "heart of France". It's major cities dijoN (bet you can't guess what product comes from Dijon....Dijon mustard!) and Lyon. There are several majornrivers in Burgundy, the Loire, the Saone, the Rhone and the Lyon. Burgundy is a fertile countryside, pastoral with farms and plains. The summers are hot, the winters are cool, with a good amount of moisture. Historically speaking, the Greeks and Romans ruled this are for quite some time, bringing irrigation systems, farming, grapes markets and maximized the waterways. Over time, Roman rule fell away and the Church was left to run this region. The monks, wihh little else to do, began tending the vineyards and kept meticulous records on the grapes, then soil, growing conditions, etc. This has lead to some of the best wines in the world coming from this area, coming mainly from the Chardonnay and Pinot grapes. The "holy trinity" of Burgandy are wine, Charollais beef, and Dijon mustard. Local dishes include Jambon Persillee (pars lied ham in gelatin), Coq au Vin, Beouf Bourguignonne, Pain d'epices (French gingerbread), and Gougeres (cheese puffs).
Lunch today was a buffet og Jambon Persillee, liver pate on toast, Beouf Bourguignonne and Current Tarts. All very good. Chef Lexie complimented Corey and I on our bread production this last week. Nice!
We had a meeting about our Europe trip after school today. We will be spending a night in Champagne before we go to Paris. How cool is that? Otherwise things seem set.
Carl made it home today, tired but in one piece.
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