Event date: April 23rd, 2009 6:00 PM
Event location: 714 NE Fremont
Local favorite Grand Central Baking Co. is offering three baking classes between March 12 and April 23, 2009, to benefit p:ear, an organization dedicated to helping homeless and transitional youth find meaningful and healthy lives through art, education and the development of life skills. The staff at Grand Central are committed to furthering p:ear's mission of assisting Portland's homeless youth. For that reason, Grand Central Bakery is donating all of the ingredients, venue, and expertise for three baking classes. Every dollar collected from class fees will benefit p:ear programs.
The classes will focus on a trio of Grand Central's specialties--Irish soda bread, Goldendale pan bread with a twist, and the sweet and savory sides of pie dough. Participants will leave with recipes, a full belly, and the confidence to conquer a new area of home baking. Classes are $75 each or $210 for the series and will be held at Grand Central Bakery's pastry commissary at 714 NE Fremont in Portland. To register call Piper Davis at 503.232.0575
All classes begin at 6 p.m. and include a light supper of soup, artisan bread, a cold sandwich, a glass of wine or beer, and an irresistible sweet for dessert. In addition to expert instruction, participants will get hands-on practice and go home with the fruits of their labor, recipes, and inspiration. Participants can look forward to lots of personal attention since each class is limited to 15 people.
Baking for p:ear Class Schedule
Thursday, April 23 - The Sweet and Savory Sides of Pie Dough.
Learn the secrets of baking with Grand Central's delicious pie shells, and fill them with the best the season has to offer. Grand Central's Commissary Manager Laura Ohm will explain and demonstrate the technique of blind baking using the bakery's convenient "u-bake" pie shells, before mixing both sweet and savory fillings to fill the crust. Ohm will share two seasonal recipes: her grandmother's old fashion strawberry pie and a fresh asparagus quiche.
photo: CaptPiper
