Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Timelines and Prioritization of Production

A. List the criteria for the prioritization of the production of various pastry and baked products in a professional pastry shop.

B. Demonstrate production prioritization as verified in the creation of a production timeline.

C. Evaluate and justify the production timeline based on the demands of the production menu.

II. Standard Recipe Cards

A. Describe the purpose and importance of a standard recipe card in a professional pastry shop.

B. Explain the importance of accurately costing ingredients and applying formulas in a professional pastry shop.

C. Demonstrate proper creation of a formula card.

III. Mixing Methods

A. Utilize basic mixing equipment used in a professional pastry shop.

B. Demonstrate basic mixing/processing methods for all professional pastry items.

C. Describe the importance of correct mixing/processing techniques for all pastry products to ensure professional taste, texture, and flavor.

D. Create modifications to mixing/processing methods where necessary due to ingredient substitution.

IV. Baking, Finishing, Portioning, and Storage

A. Distinguish between different types of ovens available to the professional pastry chef.

B. Identify various baking temperatures as they apply to different baked items.

C. Demonstrate quality baking of pastry items.

D. Create the different types of basic doughs, batters, creams, custards, mousses, and mixes needed to create professional pastry items.

E. Describe proper flavor development and characteristics of basic doughs, batters, creams, custards, mousses, and mixes needed to create professional pastry items.

F. Utilize the appropriate basic doughs, batters, creams, custards, mousses, and mixes to create professional pastry items.

G. Demonstrate basic portioning processes both prior to and after the product is baked and prepared for sale.

H. Explain the importance of proper storage to preserve the salable taste, texture, and flavor of basic doughs, batters, creams, custards, mousses, and mixes.

V. Garnishing and Finishing Techniques

A. Distinguish various garnishing techniques used in a professional pastry shop.

B. Describe different products available to create garnishes.

C. Demonstrate good piping skills.

D. Successfully apply various garnishing techniques of professional pastry items.

VI. Seasonal Flavor Combinations

A. Describe seasonal, classic, and contemporary flavor combinations used to produce items in a professional pastry shop.

B. Produce seasonal pastry items with engaging and balanced flavors.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Sanitation and Sustainability

A. Exhibit cleanliness and industry standard sanitation.

B. Execute handling of product in a sanitary manner.

C. Apply sustainable practices when applicable or expected.

II. Identification and Usage of Ingredients

A. Identify the different ingredients available to a professional pastry shop.

B. Evaluate the need for each ingredient.

C. Describe the use of different ingredients.

D. Explain the need for cross-utilization of ingredients.

E. Demonstrate the proper use of a baker’s scale.

F. Describe the various techniques for measuring liquid ingredients.

III. Inventory Control

A. Explain methods used to keep and track inventory.

B. Describe the importance of rotating product.

C. Express methods to reduce inventory costs.

D. Identify methods of minimizing dead stock.

E. Examine various ordering methods.

F. Describe pricing methods of products.

G. Explain ways to find suppliers and the different services provided by suppliers.

IV. Customer Service

A. Describe the fundamental elements of proper customer service.

B. Discuss methods of conflict resolution with customers.

C. Apply customer service techniques during public bake sale.

V. Point of Sale (POS)

A. Utilize the POS software for weekly bake sale functions.

B. Generate daily reports from the POS software for closing procedures.

C. Prepare sales reports and final reporting post bake sale.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Basic Use of Yeasted Bread and Pastry Products.

A. Describe a variety of production and mixing methods

B. Explain portioning techniques.

C. Utilize various refrigeration and freezing techniques as they relate to the storage, thawing and presentation of pastry items.

D. Discuss the different presentation methods for finished pastry items.

II. Decorating Techniques for Yeasted Bread and Pastry Products.

A. Demonstrate proper decorating techniques.

B. Utilize various finishes for yeasted bread and quick bread products.

C. Illustrate proper chocolate work for classic European cakes and entremets.

D. Apply the correct preparation techniques for the retail sale of

1. a variety of tarts.

2. various pastries and frozen desserts.

3. candies.

E. Create effective gingerbread, yeasted bread, and pastry displays.

III. Changes in Production, Portioning, Finishing, and Garnishing for Seasonal Breads and Pastries

A. Demonstrate a variety of production techniques.

B. Apply portioning and finishing.

C. Employ the garnishing of yeasted bread and pastry products.

IV. Advanced Garnishing and Finishing Techniques

A. Construct a variety of fresh-fruit garnishes.

B.  Produce chocolate garnishes utilizing

1. various methods used to produce chocolate decorations.

2. different types of chocolate.

3. proper tempering techniques.

4. a variety of techniques used for writing chocolate.

5. chocolate spraying techniques.

C. Create sugar garnishes, including

1. various pulled, piped, and blown sugar decorations.

2. sugar and isomalt, using proper cooking techniques.

D. Construct piped buttercream decorations.

E. Produce marzipan garnishes.

F. Apply finishing glazes.

V. Piping Techniques for Buttercream, Chocolate, and Sugar Decorations

A. Practice piping buttercream with plain and star piping tips.

B. Create chocolate decorations by piping with a cornet.

C. Demonstrate the proper storage techniques for chocolate and sugar decorations.

VI. Gingerbread House Project

A. Demonstrate proper mise-en-place and planning for a gingerbread house.

B. Describe a variety of styles and themes for the creation of a gingerbread house.

C. Prepare a plan to produce sugar candies, marzipan, chocolate, and other decorating mediums to ornament the planned gingerbread house.

D. Construct a gingerbread house.

VII. Professional Behavior and Work Habits

A. Demonstrate a positive attitude towards co-workers and tasks.

B. Apply industry standards and techniques across a variety of assignments.

C. Promote a team-based environment and cooperative culture.

D. Exhibit cleanliness and industry-standard sanitation.

E. Apply sustainable practices when applicable or expected.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Basic Selling Techniques

A. Illustrate the proper set up of a pastry showcase.

B. Describe the different labeling techniques.

C. Demonstrate proper pricing in relationship to item cost.

II. Presentation Methods

A. Describe the proper temperatures for items.

B. Examine ways to present items in an attractive manner.

C. Discuss the proper color and appearance of various pastry items.

D. Demonstrate various pastry display techniques.

III. Customer Service 

A. Articulate the fundamental elements of proper customer service. 

B. Discuss methods of conflict resolution when dealing with customers. 

C. Apply customer service techniques during a public bake sale.

IV. Basic Inventory Techniques

A. Explore various inventory control practices.

B. Describe proper par list inventory procedures.

C. Utilize techniques to distinguish between popular versus dead stock.

D. Examine different types of inventory worksheets.

V. Revenue Management

A. Explore the various methods used to record pastry sales.

B. Calculate and record accurately proper food cost computations.

C. Demonstrate the proper way to exchange monies with customers.

D. Apply techniques for using and closing out cash drawers.

VI. Current Portfolio Software

A. Utilize current portfolio software to build an organized portfolio with folders for each type of information recorded.

B. Describe the types of documents which can be loaded into the portfolio.

C. Design a portfolio which focuses on current needs and leaves space for the evolving demands of professional life.

D. Assemble an organized record of professional recipes, , formulas, activities, documents, pictures and digital recordings. 

E. Assess portfolio documents to determine if they best represent current professional goals.

VII. Self-Assessment in the Portfolio

A. Examine weekly self-assessment using the Chef Instructor’s self-assessment rubrics.

B. Assess self-assessment feedback and synthesize changes for improvement.

C. Summarize and record self-assessment performance and improve and how the Chef Instructor can help in that process.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Timelines and Prioritization of Production

A. Explain the criteria for prioritization of the production of various advanced pastry and baked products in a professional pastry shop.

B. Describe production prioritization as reflected in the creation of a production timeline for advanced pastry products.

C. Evaluate and justify the production timeline based on demands of the advanced production menu.

II. Bakery Management Software Program

A. Describe the purpose and importance of using commercial software programs in a professional pastry shop.

B. Explain the importance of accurate data entry into a commercial software program to cost ingredients and recipes, and create proper inventory reports.

C. Utilize data to track sales and customer feedback, and interpret software-generated analyses of the economic performance of a professional pastry shop.

D. Demonstrate the proper creation of a various reports using the multiple functionalities of the commercial software program.  

III. Mixing Methods

A. Utilize mixing equipment used in a professional pastry shop.

B. Demonstrate advanced mixing and processing methods for all professional pastry items.

C. Describe the importance of advanced mixing and processing techniques for all pastry products to ensure professional taste, texture, and flavor.

D. Execute advanced modifications to mixing and processing methods where necessary because of ingredient substitution.  

IV. Baking, Finishing, Portioning, and Storage

A. Distinguish types of basic doughs, batters, creams, custards mousses, and mixes needed to create advanced professional pastry items.

B. Describe proper flavor development and characteristics of advanced dough, batters, creams, custards, mousses.

C. Evaluate the proper uses of more complex dough, batters, creams, custards, mousses, and mixes.

D. Execute innovative portioning and finishing processes both prior to and after products are baked and prepared for sale.

E.  Explain the importance of proper storage to preserve the salable taste, texture, and flavor of advanced professional pastry items.

V. Garnishing and Finishing Techniques

A. Describe advanced garnishing techniques used in a professional pastry shop.

B. Identify innovative products available to create garnishes.

C. Apply advanced piping skills.

D. Demonstrate innovative ways to garnish professional pastry goods.

VI. Seasonal Flavor Combinations

A. Create seasonal, classic, and contemporary flavor combinations used to produce advanced pastry items in a professional pastry shop.

B. Develop innovative pastry items with seasonal, engaging, and balanced flavors. 

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Salt Dough & Pastillage

A. Make an appropriate modeling medium.

B. Roll the medium to form a smooth surface.

C. Paint and spray the finished centerpieces.

D. Cut and build the medium into structures.

E. Prepare adhesives for assembly and decoration.

II. Occasion Cake

A. Make fondant, roll out, and enrobe seamlessly.

B. Prepare gum paste, color, roll out, cut, dry, and shape decorations appropriate for the occasion cake.

C. Create royal icing, pipe, dry, and apply royal icing decorations appropriate for the occasion cake.

D. Use royal icing piping to further enhance and finish the occasion cake.

III. Sugar and Isomalt

A. Describe and prepare a sugar or isomalt syrup that, when cooled, will stretch, bend, and stay malleable while warm.

B. Color syrups to the appropriate shades.

C. Form sugar into various shapes by blowing, casting, pulling, or spinning.

D. Paint and spray the finished centerpieces.

E. Prepare, pipe, dry, and bake French macaroon paste for ornamentation of sugar room amenity or centerpiece.

F. Preserve the finished pieces.

IV. Croquant and Marzipan

A. Prepare croquant for pouring, rolling, cutting, and shaping while warm and malleable.

B. Create royal icing to pipe decorations and garnishes onto the finished croquant room amenity or centerpiece.

C. Construct marzipan from set ingredients.

D. Form marzipan into artistic figures.

E. Color and shade marzipan.

F. Finish a croquant room amenity or centerpiece with marzipan products.

V. Chocolate

A. Demonstrate tempering couverture chocolate.

B. Cut, form, and assemble tempered chocolate.

C. Pipe chocolate to garnish or finish a chocolate room amenity or centerpiece.

D. Prepare chocolate modeling dough to decorate a room amenity or centerpiece.

E. Create chocolate bonbon fillings and ganache for chocolate bonbons and chocolate truffles.

F. Apply chocolate decorations, modelling chocolate, bonbons, and truffles to finish and garnish the chocolate room amenity or centerpiece.

VI. Preservation of Room Amenities and Centerpieces

A. Explain the impact of humidity on modeling mediums.

B. Differentiate various preservation techniques based on the type of modeling medium.

VII.  Professionalism

A. Execute a timeline of tasks while maintaining a positive attitude.

B. Refine professional, positive attitudes towards accepting criticism and praise.

C. Build productive work habits, including attending to detail, completing tasks, and maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen lab.

D. Practice collaborative and teamwork skills, including group problem-solving, building consensus, and responding to supervision.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Fundamentals

A. Describe the history and development of the HACCP.

B. Identify the foundational concepts and application of an HACCP plan as used in a professional pastry shop.

II. HACCP Plan

A. Create an HACCP plan for specific potentially hazardous foods used in the bake shop.

B. Utilize the HACCP plan to track, control, and monitor potentially hazardous foods in the bake shop.

III. Advanced Sustainability

A. Identify areas in which the principles of sustainability can be utilized in the bakeshop.

B. Practice sustainability in the bake shop regarding energy usage, packaging, food purchasing and inventory, water usage, food storage, food sanitation, waste food composting, and bake shop sanitation.

IV. Inventory Control and Food Purchasing

A. Describe the methods used to track inventory and produce inventory data.

B. Discuss methods to reduce inventory costs.

C. Recommend appropriate ordering methods for different bake shop products.

D.  Apply various pricing methods to products.

E. Utilize methods to minimize dead stock.

F. Explain the specifics of rotating perishable products.

V . The Point of Sale (POS) System

A. Explain various types of POS systems in the marketplace.

B. Complete Johnson County Community College's online credit card training program.

C. Operate and train others to use

1. the POS system used by Johnson County Community College for the weekly bake sale.

2. proper opening, operating, closing, and financial reporting standard operating procedures for the weekly bake sale.

VI. Point of Sale Reporting

A. Modify pasty pricing based on sales reports.

B. Identify key data in sales analysis, profit and loss reports, and customer buying patterns.

C. Apply data to adjust production values in the bakeshop.

VII.  Customer Service

A. Describe what constitutes good customer service, and distinguish between  good and bad customer service.

B. Participate in the execution of front-of-the-house sales for the weekly bake sale.

VIII. Professionalism

A. Maintain a professional, positive attitude while executing a timeline of tasks.

B. Develop a professional, positive attitude toward accepting criticism and praise.

C. Improve productive work habits, including attending to detail, completing tasks, and maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen lab.

D. Expand collaborative and teamwork skills, including group problem solving, building consensus, and responding to supervision.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Techniques of Ingredient Ordering for Future Production 
   A. Explore the proper forms for ordering product.
   B. Describe the FIFO method of product rotation.
   C. Demonstrate proper par stock practices.

II. Advanced Presentation Methods
   A. Explore various advanced presentation techniques.
   B. Demonstrate proper color and appearance of pastry items as it
pertains to chocolate and sugar garnishes.
   C. Examine ways to present seasonal items in an attractive manner.

III. Tracking of Inventory Sales
   A. Explore the importance of sold items as it pertains to future
production.
   B. Demonstrate cost effective ways of determining items for resale.

IV. Basic Preorder Techniques
   A. Explore various ways of receiving pre orders.
   B. Describe proper ways of distributing pre orders.
   C. Demonstrate different techniques used to organize pre orders.

V. Techniques used to Locate High-end Pastry Ingredients
   A. Explore the various high-end product manufacturers.
   B. Demonstrate the proper way to order high-end products from
suppliers.
   C. Explore proper cost effectiveness of using high-end products vs.
lower cost products.

VI. Cost vs. Sale Price of Items 
   A. Demonstrate proper ways of pricing items for sale.
   B. Explore proper food cost practices.