Laminated dough includes many pastry shop favorites: croissants, danish, and puff pastry. In this class, we’ll focus on the items from the first two categories, making yeasted, layered, delicious baked goods that always seem daunting to the average home cook. Learn to all the fundamentals to creating these amazing pastries at home!

What to expect:

• Class includes all ingredients, recipes, tools and instruction.

• Instruction via some demo and some hands-on cooking.

• Our recipes will include wheat flour, dairy, sugar, and eggs.

• Plenty of sampling, plus recipes to take home.

About our Instructor

A San Francisco native who has lived in Oregon since 2010, Luca Ponti has been helping in the kitchen since he could talk. He started cooking professionally at Veritable Quandary, a quintessential Portland restaurant, where he developed his skills ranging from osso buco to pastry. He later became Lead Baker and Kitchen Manager at Sweedeedee in North Portland. where he became known for his exuberant energy, creativity, and the best pie in the state of Oregon, according to People Magazine. He is now the owner & creator of SquirrelmealsPDX: an at-home private chef experience!