The beginning

In the baking and pastry arts program provided by Northlands Parkway Collegiate you can learn technical skills and how to bake simple things from breads, muffins, and cookies, all the way to crème brulee, fancy pastries, and complex cakes. The year 1 curriculum for baking and pastry arts covers a variety of different baked goods and skills you’ll learn and then use onto your own baking. The teacher, Mrs. Nikkel, is heavily experienced in the baking industry and knows what she’s talking about and what she’s doing. So far we’ve only baked buns, breads, muffins, cookies, and other simples baked goods, but they’ve all turned out great! I had made buns the other day in class, and no word of a lie, they were the best buns I had ever had. This course gives you the opportunity to become a better baker and to educate yourself on different methods of mixing and cooking the products. It motivates me to do much more baking at home and makes me even more eager to open my own bakery in the near future! With the guidance of a skilled baker and my fellow classmates, we are able to create beautiful and delicious things for everyone to enjoy.