I have been speaking with Betsy Oppenneer recently and she has a very nice
web site for you to check out ... http://www.breadworksinc.com/ She has a
schedule of classes she will be teaching ... I thought you might be
interested in attending if you are in the area. Maybe someday she can head
to CA to teach some classes!!
February 12
Appetizer Breads - Great for Entertaining (6:30 pm), Western Reserve School
of Cooking, Hudson, OH, 330-650-1665
March 29
How to Conquer Bread Baking (6:30 pm), Love to Cook, Logan, UT - don't have
the phone number yet
April 2
Easter Breads (6:30 pm), Les Gourmettes Cooking School, Phoenix, AZ,
602-240-6767
April 3
Easter Breads (9:30 am), Les Gourmettes Cooking School, Phoenix, AZ,
602-240-6767
April 4
How to Conquer Bread Baking, Cooking School of the Rockies, Boulder, CO,
303-494-7988
April 5
Fun With Creative Shapes, Cooking School of the Rockies, Boulder, CO,
303-494-7988
May 2, 2001
Perfect Bread: How to Conquer Bread Baking, 6:30 p.m. at Enfield Lutheran
Church, Enfield, NH, 603-448-5430
Class Descriptions:
PERFECT BREAD: HOW TO CONQUER BREAD BAKING
Betsy Oppenneer teaches everything you need to know about
conquering your bread baking fears plus much more! Learn proper kneading
techniques without getting stuck up to your elbows in dough. Also learn how
to convert recipes to the food processor and heavy-duty mixer. Betsy offers
down-to-earth explanations about ingredients, their purpose, and
substitutions or alternate choices. She shares many helpful hints, storage
techniques, which pans to use, and shows how to use many utensils and
gadgets from the necessities to luxuries. The tasty recipes covered in
class include Tomato Basil Baguettes, Whole Wheat Raisin Nut Bread and Herb
Bread.
Demonstration Class Duration: Between 2 1/2 and 3 hours
Participation Class Duration: Between 3 and 3 1/2 hours
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PERFECT BREAD: FUN WITH CREATIVE SHAPES
Once you've conquered your bread baking fears, Betsy will teach
you the art of shaping dough. She'll guide you through her easy bread
baking techniques before showing over 20 different shapes for savory
loaves, rolls, buns, braids, double braids and sweet breads. Great to know
for dinner parties, special occasions, and just for fun! Recipes used for
making these shapes include County Fair Egg Bread, Cheddar Sesame Rolls,
Onion Sage Rolls, and Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls.
Demonstration Class Duration: Between 2 1/2 and 3 hours
Participation Class Duration: Between 3 and 3 1/2 hours