Laminated Dough Intensive Two-Day Workshop: Rough Puff, Danish & Croissant Doughs from Scratch - 9/26 & 9/27

Laminated Dough Intensive Two-Day Workshop: Rough Puff, Danish & Croissant Doughs from Scratch
Hands-On Baking Workshop | Tastings | Take-Home Baked Goods
Saturday 09/26/2026
Sunday 09/27/2026
9:30am – 1:30pm each day
$375/person
Pastry Chef Catie Wiley
Adults 18+
Light lunch provided both days

Agenda: Day 1
Rough Puff Pastry
Puff fillings for sausage roll and apple turnover
Mix Danish dough
Prepare Danish butter block
Laminate Danish dough
Mix croissant dough
Take Home Day 1: Fully baked and finished apple turnovers and sausage rolls

Agenda: Day 2
Prepare croissant butter block
Laminate croissant
Danish cheese filling
Roll and shape Danish - proof and bake
Glaze for Danish
Take Home Day 2: Fully baked and finished Danish set. Laminated (raw/unfinished) croissant dough.

Light lunch provided both days

Class Description
Step into the world of professional pastry and master the art of laminated dough in this immersive two-day intensive. Designed for passionate home bakers and aspiring pros alike, this workshop takes you deep into the technique, science, and precision behind flaky, buttery layers. Over two focused mornings, you’ll work through rough puff pastry, hand-laminated Danish dough, and classic croissant dough — entirely from scratch. Join Executive Pastry Chef Catie Wiley for an unforgettable journey into the world of laminated doughs! Chef Catie joins us after a distinguished career as a pastry chef at several iconic patisseries and restaurants on the East Coast.

You’ll mix, roll, fold, and laminate like a pro while learning the essential techniques that create those beautiful, defined layers in viennoiserie. This class mirrors the structure and depth of our Pro Series courses and is perfect for anyone ready to elevate their baking skills.  Smaller group work and a fast pace production schedule sets this workshop apart from our typical format.

Day One: Foundations & Flaky Layers
We begin by building core lamination skills with Rough Puff Pastry, mixed and processed as a group. You’ll learn proper dough development, butter distribution, and folding techniques before transforming your pastry into savory sausage rolls and classic apple turnovers.
Next, we move into enriched doughs:

• Mix Danish dough
• Prepare and incorporate a Danish butter block
• Perform the full lamination process
• Mix croissant dough (to rest overnight)

You’ll leave Day One with fully baked, golden sausage rolls and apple turnovers — and a solid understanding of how lamination works.

Day Two: Danish & Croissant Mastery
Day Two dives deeper into precision lamination and shaping techniques:
You will:

• Prepare and incorporate the croissant butter block
• Laminate your own croissant dough
• Prepare Danish cheese filling
• Roll, shape, proof, bake, and glaze individual Danish pastries
• Croissant shaping and pain au chocolat forming will be demonstrated, with detailed instruction on final rolling and shaping techniques.

You’ll depart with:

• A full set of baked and glazed Danish pastries (6 per person)
• Laminated, unbaked croissant dough (8 croissants per person) ready to shape and bake at home

What You’ll Produce

• Rough Puff Pastry: Sausage rolls and apple turnovers (baked)
• Danish Dough: baked and glazed
• Croissant Dough: laminated raw dough

This intensive workshop balances collaborative production with individual hands-on practice, ensuring you gain confidence in every stage of the process. Whether you’re looking to refine your technique, prepare for professional-level baking, or finally conquer croissants at home, this master class will give you the knowledge, muscle memory, and confidence to create bakery-quality laminated pastries from scratch.

About Our Shared Cooking Experience
One of the things that makes our classes special is the community we build around every workstation. For most classes, each cooking workstation accommodates four people, and we thoughtfully pair individuals and couples together to create a collaborative, social experience. Over the years, we've watched countless friendships form over chopped vegetables and simmering sauces.

Most guests find that cooking alongside new people adds to the fun and creates unexpected connections. Whether you're signing up solo, with friends, or as a couple, you'll likely share your workstation with others who are just as excited to learn, laugh, and enjoy a great meal together. Please note that if you registered with other people on the same order, you will automatically be seated together. If you signed up as a party of four, you will automatically have your own workstation for most classes. If you'd like to sit with another registered guest and you haven't booked your seats together, please let us know in the "Comments" section when you sign up, and you will be seated together and placed at the same workstation.

We understand if you'd prefer a more intimate experience with just your own group. If you'd like to reserve an entire workstation for your party, simply purchase four spots and you will be given your own private workstation in most of our classes. This guarantees your group will have the space to yourselves. Please note that a few of our classes have six people per workstation. These include our Sourdough, Sushi, and Tamale-making classes. Questions about our class format? Feel free to reach out—we're happy to help you find the perfect cooking experience!

Dietary Restrictions & Allergies
We want everyone to enjoy our classes safely and comfortably! If you have dietary restrictions or food allergies, let us know in the "Comments" section when you sign up. Our chefs do their best to accommodate vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, and other dietary needs with as much advance notice as possible. Please note:

• We are not a nut-free facility and cannot guarantee an allergen-free environment.
• Some dietary restrictions may be challenging to accommodate depending on the class menu.
• If you have severe allergies or complex dietary needs, we strongly encourage you to call us at 913-341-4455 before registering so we can discuss whether we can safely accommodate your requirements.

Our team is committed to making your experience as inclusive as possible, but we want to be upfront about our limitations. The more notice you give us, the better we can prepare. When in doubt, please reach out—we're here to help you determine if a particular class is the right fit!

Refund Policy
For multi-session classes and series, we will give you a full refund if you need to cancel more than three (3) weeks prior to the start of a multi-session class. Within three weeks of the start of a series, no refunds or credits will be given. Please note that once the series has begun, no substitutions will be allowed since the series is designed for the classes to build upon each other. In the event you miss a class in the series, no refunds will be given and it is not possible to make up the class(es) in a future similar series.

Please note that any refund issued for classes purchased using a Gift Certificate or Account Credit will result in reinstatement of the original Gift Card or Account Credit and will bear the same expiration date. Account Credits issued for cancelations within three weeks of a class will expire one year from the date of issuance. We reserve the right to cancel a class for any reason, at any time, in which case you will receive a full refund.

Other Notes

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• This series is for adults 18+. You must be at least 18 years old as of the date of the first class of this series. 
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