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PSTR 1312   Laminated Dough, Pate a Choux, and Donuts (3)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: PSTR 1301 and PSTR 1305 and CHEF 1305 with a "C" or better.
Focus on preparation of laminated doughs to include puff pastry, croissant, and Danish and a variety of pate a choux (eclair paste) products and donuts. Fillings and finishing techniques included. Both savory and sweet products are prepared. Emphasis is placed on advanced techniques, and presentation in preparation of these baked goods. Baking and pastry lab classes require extended periods of time standing in place, lifting heavy weights (up to 60 pounds), reaching, bending, working around open flames and with cleaning chemicals. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

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Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

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Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.