The story of one man who can’t afford pastry school
In February 2017 Corey started a blog to teach himself pastry in public. He wrote up every bake, the wins and the disasters, in his own voice. All ten original posts are here, exactly as he wrote them, each paired with a reference recipe.
The Game Changer
The manifesto: a self-built pastry course, a photo portfolio, and the goal of being taken seriously without the debt.
Standard Fare
American-style pizza dough with an overnight rise, baked in pie pans.
Pie Day Promises
Three pies for the office, and a contest invented just so he could win it.
Quick Biscuits
Butter biscuits, clean cuts, and the cooked egg yolk trick.
Rolling out Dinner
One dinner roll dough, two resting times, and a clear winner on flavour.
Layer Infinitum
The first croissants: lamination, letter folds and a heating pad that ran too hot.
Cream Puffs
Choux pastry, the only cooked dough, piped into puffs and eclairs.
An Untimely Roll
A lemon roll cake that shattered, told with no mercy for himself.
Puff the Magic Loaf
Learning yeast the hard way and ending with a proper sandwich loaf.
Dial “S” for Scone
Where it began: lemon poppy seed scones from the Meyer lemon tree.