Baking with summer fruit class offered

AUBURN — The Corporate and Community Services Department at Central Maine Community College is offering series of cooking classes open to the public. The first, Baking with Summer Fruit, will be held on Thursday, August 9 from 5 to 9 p.m.

Participants will bake two delicious desserts featuring peak-of-season summer fruit, learning a variety of baking and pastry techniques along the way. This baking class is perfect for all skill levels - beginners will learn great skills to improve baking confidence and more experienced bakers learn new tricks and methods.

Chef Perreault will take you beyond just simple pies to other interesting baked items such as herb-infused shortbread, meringue-based Pavlova and a summertime favorite - buttermilk shortcake. It’s important to get hands-on experience when baking so this class is structured for every participant to directly create the recipes. Once the baking techniques are understood, you can change up the fruit and flavors to your liking by using whatever is available and fresh. Some of the items will be devoured in class and others will be taken home to share later. If you want to expand your baking repertoire, this class is for you!

Registration for this course is open and ongoing, however space is limited. For more information or to register, please contact Central Maine Community College Corporate & Community Services Department at 755-5280, 800-891-2002, opt. 7, e-mail training@cmcc.edu or visit www.cmcc.edu/training. Deadline for registration is August 2.