With a long and esteemed culinary history, France is known around the world for its pastry prowess. Starting with the simple desire to serve something sweet after a meal, French pastry chefs have been experimenting in the art of pastries and confectioneries for hundreds of years.

Master Pâtissier Eric Lanlard, trained in France and former head pastry chef for Albert and Michel Roux, is an internationally acclaimed expert in pastry classics like puff, shortcrust and choux. Here to pass his expertise on to you through four detailed, hands-on modules, you'll work alongside Eric and his unique energy to absorb his knowledge and, in turn, craft your own pastry showstoppers.

Eric's world of experience will demystify the art and show you how to create all sorts of pastry from scratch. You’ll start with shortcrust pastry then move on to making classic crème pâtissière, impressive choux pastry and finish by creating perfect puff pastry. After these four modules, you’ll feel confident to get creative and apply your new skills to your own unique pastry dishes.

In this workshop, you’ll learn:

How to master baking blind to produce a melt-in-the-mouth shortcrust pastry.
How to create a rich and delicious crème patissiere, perfect for a range of classic French desserts.
Use Eric’s fool-proof recipe for choux pastry to create profiteroles and eclairs with a twist.
Professional methods for creating puff pastry, to be used in all sorts of sweet and savoury dishes.
How to combine different pastry types and techniques to create your own showstopper.

By the end of this pastry workshop, you will be armed with an arsenal of pâtisserie skills that will take your pastry to a professional level. You’ll leave this workshop with the confidence to tackle classic French pastry, while experimenting with unique flavour combinations to create your very own take on the classics.

Learn to Make Perfect Pastry

with Eric Lanlard