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Baking with escargo

Here is information about all the classes that I teach at different Twin Cities co-ops, Columbia Heights High School, and other locations.

For information on private classes, go to the Private Classes page.

Class formats

I teach five different formats of classes. The formats are constrained by each location’s available classroom hours and facilities. (See Class Formats for more specific information.)

1. Discussion and Demonstration—Question and Answer, with some answers requiring some demonstration (2 hours).
2. Demonstration plus tasting—I demonstrate some kind of baking, and students get samples of what is made (2 hours).
3. Limited hands-on—I demonstrate some kind of baking, and students start making something but take it home to bake (2 1/2 hours).
4. Hands-on—I demonstrate some kind of baking, and students bake their own in class (4 hours).
5. Day long—Only my oven-building class is day long; oven-building is hands-on; the baking portion is demonstation plus tasting.

Ideally the contents of classes at different locations will be the same as long as the format is the same.

The classes offered by different locations will likely be different because the locations get to choose which classes they offer.

Co-op classes currently scheduled are demonstration plus tasting classes (as of April, 2011).

In fall of 2011, there may be some limited hands-on classes at some of the co-ops.

Class locations

Class locations are divided below by baking classes or oven classes. (See Locations for more specific information.)

Baking class locations

1. Columbia Heights High School
2. French Hill Folk School
3. Lakewinds Natural Foods
4. Linden Hills Co-op
5. Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op
6. Seward Co-op Grocery
7. Wedge Community Co-op

Oven class locations

1. Driftless Folk School
2. French Hill Folk School
3. Minnesota Guild of Metalsmiths annual gathering
4. Silverwood Park
5. Tunnel Mill

Classes

This is my current list of class titles. (See Descriptions for short descriptions of the classes.)

1. Advice for the Loaf-Lorn (troubleshooting bread making problems)
2. Best Supporting Roll (sweet and savory rolls to complement meals)
3. Biscotti Bounty (make your own biscotti)
4. Bread in a Bag (quick and simple bread with minimal equipment)
5. Bread Without Fear (the basics of bread baking)
6. Build and Bake in a Portable Brick Oven (learn to build an oven in an hour, then bake in it)
7. Feast of Flatbreads (flatbreads of several varieties)
8. Muffins in Minutes (healthy muffins quickly made)
9. Multigrain Breads (combining flours for nutrition and cost reduction)
10. No-knead Breads (three ways of eliminating kneading, there are more)
11. Nuts for Granola (granola the way you like it)
12. Sweet Dough Creations (many ways of making coffee cakes with sweet dough and a variety of fillings).
13. Too Much Bread (sweet and savory dishes from leftover bread)
14. Quick bars and cakes (pumpkin bars, molasses oatmeal chewies, and double chocolate cake, all without a heavy-duty mixer)
15. Yeast Gone Wild (sourdough breads and other recipes for sourdough starter)

The Prices for the Classes

The prices of the classes have been set to what I feel is appropriate for the time and materials for the classes.

Prices for the same class may vary between locations depending on the format and the underlying policies of each location.

Schedules

The schedule for the classes is set through negotiations between David S. Cargo and the education or event coordinators at class locations. (If you want a specific class at a particular location, you should contact the coordinator there and make a request.)

Here is a collected schedule for convenience.

If you are a class coordinator at one of the current locations, and you would like to schedule a class, contact me for negotiating a date.

If you are a class coordinator or perform a similar function at a new location, and you would like to schedule one or more classes, contact me so that I can find out about your facilities. After I have seen the facilities, we can negotiate which classes and dates.

Registering

Registering for the classes must be done through the locations where the classes are offerred.

Dropping Out

If you need to cancel attending a class, that must be done through the locations where the class is offerred.

Who Am I?

I am one of the founding members of the Saint Paul Bread Club. I have earned several ribbons in the club’s bake-offs. I am one of the bakers featured in Kim Ode’s cookbook, Baking with the Saint Paul Bread Club: Recipes, Tips, and Stories.

I have worked as a baker professionally at Trotter’s Cafe and Bakery and at Saint Agnes Baking Company.

I have experience as a home baker, a professional baker, and I develop my own recipes for breads, cookies, bars, and other baked goods.

You can also find me on Facebook personal page and my Facebook Baking with escargo page.

What about other classes?

If there are other baking classes you would like to see taught, please let me know. If there is sufficient demand, I’ll discuss it with the class locations to see about working them into future schedules.

If you are interesting in attending hands-on classes, I teach classes as fund-raisers for my church. Contact me directly, either through e-mail or at my home phone, 651-699-7676.