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CA 104 - Bakery


Description
In CA 104, students explore the fundamental concepts that form the principles and backbone of professional baking. The emphasis is on developing a deep understanding through hands-on laboratory preparations and interactive sessions. In CA 104, you immerse yourself in the intricate details of yeast dough, uncover the secrets of quick bread, and learn the delicate techniques behind laminated dough, simple pastries, pies, tarts, cookies, and essential dessert components to create delicious and visually appealing baked goods for Foodology and The Heritage Restaurant.
Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 10
School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Culinary Arts (SICE)
Discipline: CA
Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20240304T10:09:32
Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture/Lab - Must meet Lecture & Lab Ratios

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
151 & 156 CLOs

  1. Demonstrate good personal hygiene and health habits in a laboratory setting, including hand washing [demonstrated through Observations/Checklists]. [ACFEF Section 2 - Sanitation and Safety (3)].
  2. Identify proper methods of waste disposal and recycling [demonstrated through Observation/Checklists]. [ACFEF Section 2 - Sanitation and Safety (9)].
  3. Perform basic math functions to include fractions, weights, and measurements [demonstrated through Quizzes]. [ACFEF Section 3 - Business and Math Skills (1a)].
  4. Demonstrate competency in scaling, measuring, and weighing ingredients with a portion scale [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 3 - Business and Math Skills (1b)].
  5. Evaluate the components and functions of a standardized recipe [demonstrated through Quizzes; Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 3 - Business and Math Skills (2a)].
  6. Convert recipes using a yield formula to increase and decrease quantities [Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 3 - Business and Math Skills (2b)].
  7. Cost a recipe, giving the overall cost, individual cost, and menu sales price [demonstrated through Workbooks/Worksheets]. [ACFEF Section 3 - Business and Math Skills (2c)].
  8. Calculate food cost to determine the selling price using the factor and/or percentage methods [demonstrated through Workbooks/Worksheets]. [ACFEF Section 3 - Business and Math Skills (2d)].
  9. Determine the product needed in baking and pastry recipes using the baker’s percentage method [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 3 - Business and Math Skills (2e)].
  10. Define mise en place and demonstrate a combination of organizational skills, preparedness, and timing in food preparation, cooking, and serving [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 4 - Food Preparation (5, 5a)].
  11. Utilize safety and sanitation practices when preparing, cooking, and serving all food items in the professional kitchen [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 4 - Food Preparation (12)].
  12. Define Baking terminology and explain how to apply it [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (1)].
  13. Identify tools and small and large equipment used in a commercial bakeshop and demonstrate proper handling of these items, including safety, sanitation, and storage [demonstrated through Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (2)].
  14. Identify baking ingredients and explain their function in formulating baking and pastry recipes [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (3)].
  15. Demonstrate math skills that apply to baking, including scaling, measuring, and baker’s percentage  [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (4)].
  16. Describe the bread production process with natural and chemical leavening agents, including the mixing methods [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (5a)].
  17. Describe the process of making laminated doughs [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (5b)].
  18. Produce various natural and chemical-leavened breads and laminated doughs [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (5c)].
  19. Assess and evaluate the quality of natural and chemical-leavened breads and laminated doughs [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (5d)].
  20. Define and describe the various types of pies and tarts and explain the process of making different pie crusts, including the mixing methods [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (6a)].
  21. Produce a variety of pies and tarts utilizing different mixing methods and types of fillings [demonstrated through Final Practical Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (6b)].
  22. Assess and evaluate the quality of the finished products produced [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (6c)].
  23. Describe the variety of cookie types and the mixing methods utilized to produce them [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (7a)].
  24. Produce a variety of cookies utilizing various mixing methods [demonstrated through Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (7b)].
  25. Assess and evaluate the quality of the cookies produced [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (7c)].
  26. Describe the variety of cake types and the mixing methods utilized to produce them [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (8a)].
  27. Describe the variety of icings and toppings available in and covering various cakes [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (8b)].
  28. Prepare a variety of cakes utilizing the various mixing methods and finish each cake with various icings and toppings [demonstrated through Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (8c)].
  29. Demonstrate basic cake decorating skills in icing a cake [demonstrated through Group Projects/Presentations]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (8d)].
  30. Assess and evaluate the quality and decorative skills of the finished cakes [demonstrated through Group Projects/Presentations]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (8e)].
  31. Define and describe pastry items, including pate choux, meringue, phyllo, and batters (pancake, waffle, fritters, and crepes), and explain the preparation method [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF Section 7 - Basic Baking (10a)].

156 CLOs

  1. Demonstrate math skills that apply to baking, including scaling, measuring, and baker’s percentage [demonstrated through Written Response Exams]. [ACFEF B&P Section 3 - Basic Business Math Skills (3)].
  2. Discuss recipe modification to create nutritionally beneficial alternatives to baked goods and desserts [demonstrated through Observations/ Checklist]. [ACFEF B&P Section 4 - Basic Baking (12)]
  3. Demonstrate dough and cake-cutting knife skills while emphasizing proper safety techniques  [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF B&P Section 5 - Bakery Planning and Preparation (6)]
  4. Identify and demonstrate proper and safe use of food processing, cooking, and baking equipment [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF B&P Section 5 - Bakery Planning and Preparation (7)]
  5. Utilize standard weights, measures to demonstrate proper scaling, and measurement techniques [demonstrated through the Final Practical Exam]. [ACFEF B&P Section 5 - Bakery Planning and Preparation (9)]

Approved for Online Delivery?: No
Course Outline:
 

  1. Week 01
    1. Functions of Ingredients
      1. Dairy, Flour, Yeast, Fats, Sugar, Eggs
    2. Cookies
      1. Creaming method, types, mixing, dividing, panning, baking, and storing.
    3. Bread Dough Production
      1. Mise en place, scaling, mixing, bulk fermentation, dividing, shaping, proofing, scoring/washing, baking, and storing
    4. Bread Methods
      1. Direct Method
      2. Intense mixing
      3. Hydration
    5. Bread Shaping: Round and batards.
  2. Week 02
    1. Pie Dough
      1. Pie dough method, rolling & shaping, types of doughs, baking, fillings
    2. Tart
      1. Creaming method, types of doughs, shaping, baking, and fillings
    3. Bread Methods: Bulk retard, pre-ferments, autolyze, short-mixing
  3. Week 03
    1. Laminated Dough
      1. Puff Pastry
      2. Hand rolling and laminating
      3. Butter preparation and lock-in
      4. Single folds
    2. Quick Bread
      1. Biscuits, scones, muffins
    3. Bread Method: Sourdough
      1. Starter: Creating, perpetuating, troubleshooting, and feeding schedules
      2. Types of Bread
      3. Proofing and baking
  4. Week 04
    1. Pastries
      1. Baklava
      2. Layering, baking, and storing
    2. Custards
      1. Cheesecake: Mixing, baking, unmolding, cutting, decorating, storing
    3. Laminated Dough
      1. Croissants: Laminating, shaping, proofing, and baking
    4. Bread Shaping: Baguette
  5. Week 05
    1. Buttercreams: Varieties, cooking syrups, tempering temperatures
    2. Cake Icing: Theory and application
    3. Rich Doughs: Hydration, mixing, and baking
    4. Custards: Quiche
    5. Bread Method and Types: Brioche
  6. Week 06
    1. Bread Methods
      1. Hand-mixing, folding, organic bread shaping, and braiding (Ciabatta)
    2. Pastries
      1. Puff Pastry: Shaping, scoring, washing, baking
      2. Palmier
      3. Fruit Turnovers
      4. Pate a Choux: Cooking, mixing, emulsifying, piping, and baking
    3. Bread Shaping
      1. Hand Tossing (Pizza Dough Technique)
  7. Week 07
    1. Special Student Projects
    2. Performance Practicals

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 20-40%

Team/Group Work: 40-70%

Individual Mediated Instruction: 10-30%


Mandatory Course Components:
Attendance Policy

Grooming Standards

Secchia Institute for Culinary Education Student Handbook

Safety Checklist

Practical Exam


Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

 
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): CA 111  and  [CA 209  or CA 210 ]
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required


Total Lecture/Lab Hours Per Week: 10
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Master of Arts degree in Culinary Arts or related credential is preferred. A minimum of 2 years of related work experience (4,000 hours) is required to satisfy Perkin’s Vocational Act requirements. Additionally the instructor must demonstrate: (1) experience in the bakery/baking industry and a high level of cake decorating skill; (2) knowledge of current trends and techniques in cake baking and decorating and the ability to meet the demands of an ever changing industry; and (3) patience, leadership, and communication skills.
General Room Request: LL3 Kitchen
Maximum Course Enrollment: 18
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate, Culinary Arts, A.A.A.S., Culinary Arts Certificate, Personal Chef Certificate
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Course Fees: $249.00
People Soft Course ID Number: 100587
Course CIP Code: 12.9999
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA



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