All of these projects can be tweaked, adapted, or changed based on your personality and interests. These are all just starters.
Research the process, styles, the methods of baking, planning, measuring, sketching, wide use of ingredients, etc. and bake the recipes with your own unique twist. Practice and record your practice for each step of the process that leads to the final project.
TIP: Good quality ingredients are essential!
TIP: Good quality ingredients are essential!
Baking
Baking ChemistryFind a professional chef that you like. Research his or her creative process. Choose a complex recipe with a wide variety of ingredients. Explore and research baking chemistry: how does baking soda work? How do fats react in different quantities in a recipe? What effect do eggs have on texture and taste? Analyze and reverse engineer how the recipe is made with a focus on chemistry: what techniques do you need to learn to create the recipe (eg. planning, kneading, creaming, blending, knowing the texture before baking, etc.)?
Practice and record your practice for each concept. |
Create Graphic RecipesPart 1: Find a professional graphic designer or company that you like similar to your intended project. Research the creators and the process they go through to create their graphics. Analyze and reverse engineer the graphics: what techniques are being used (eg. brainstorming, planning, color psychology, layout, materials, photography, patterns, etc.)?
Part 2: Find a professional pastry chef that you like. Research his or her creative process. Choose a complex recipe from this chef and recreate it with your own twist. Analyze and reverse engineer how the recipe is made: what techniques do you need to learn to create the recipe (eg. planning, kneading, creaming, blending, knowing the texture before baking, etc.)? Practice and record your practice for each concept. Step 3: Design and create your own graphic recipe. You could potentially create your own recipe book with these graphic recipes. |
Redesign a RecipeFind a professional chef that you like. Research his or her creative process. Choose a complex recipe from this chef and recreate it with your own twist. Analyze and reverse engineer how the recipe is made: what techniques do you need to learn to create the recipe (eg. sketching, planning, baking chemistry, kneading, creaming, blending, knowing the texture before baking, etc.)?
Practice and record your practice for each concept. |