MasterClass

IMDb TVDB Trailer
  • :
  • : 2658
  • : 1
  • MasterClass
  • Documentary

:

.

99
99x1
Meet Your Instructor
Episode overview
Recounting the story of the bakery started by her grandfather in 1932 and expanded by her father before taking the reins, Apollonia introduces herself and her revered Parisian bakery and explains what you’ll learn in the class.
99x2
Baking à la Poilâne
Episode overview
Learn some of Apollonia’s core baking philosophies—including using all of one’s senses—as well as practical guidelines for ingredients and equipment.
99x3
Sourdough Starter
Episode overview
Apollonia demonstrates her French at-home starter, demystifying how to build and maintain a leaven and explaining the richness it lends to loaves.
99x4
Poilâne-Style Wheat Loaf: Mixing & Shaping
Episode overview
Using the sourdough starter made in the previous lesson, Apollonia shares the secrets to mastering Poilâne’s crown jewel—its world-famous country-style wheat loaf—from mixing to proofing and shaping.
99x5
Poilâne-Style Wheat Loaf: Scoring & Baking
Episode overview
Apollonia puts the finishing touches on her wheat loaf—including baking and a scoring tutorial—and walks you through a side-by-side loaf analysis of common baking issues.
99x6
Rye
Episode overview
Apollonia introduces you to the Poilâne approach to rye: a rich, floral loaf leavened by the same starter used for the wheat loaf.
99x7
Pain de Mie
Episode overview
Pain de mie literally translates to “bread of crumb.” With this first yeast-based recipe, Apollonia demonstrates how using a delicate hand results in a loaf with an irresistible, cloud-like texture.
99x8
Brioche
Episode overview
Apollonia demonstrates the way to achieve the quintessential airy texture and perfectly domed tops of this French favorite while reflecting on time spent honing her brioche technique as a young apprentice in the bakehouse at Poilâne.
99x9
Savory Corn Flour Bread
Episode overview
An Apollonia original, this corn flour bread is a recipe she spent a decade refining. She shares her process for making the gluten-free and vegan loaf, originally inspired by college dinners at Harvard.
99x10
Fresh Bread: Sourdough Wheat Tartines
Episode overview
Demonstrating an all-time favorite from Poilâne’s sister café, Apollonia shares the recipe for her open-faced ham-and-cheese sandwich and her hack for perfectly toasted slices of bread.
99x11
Dry Bread: Savory Pain de Mie Pain Perdu
Episode overview
Apollonia shares her savory approach to using dry bread in this tomato-and-curry-studded French toast, a departure from the typically sweet version.
99x12
Dry Bread: Sourdough Wheat & Rye Granola
Episode overview
Swapping oats for dried bread, Apollonia introduces an innovative riff on granola, a great use for loaves that are no longer fresh.
99x13
Stale Bread: Crouton Variations
Episode overview
Apollonia demonstrates two techniques for turning stale bread into delicious croutons: one oven-baked, the other pan-fried.
99x14
Stale Bread: Caesar Salad With Flavored Brioche Croutons
Episode overview
Apollonia shares her reimagined version of a Caesar salad featuring richly marinated brioche croutons that become the star of the show.
99x15
Stale Bread: Breadcrumbs & Sourdough Wheat Pesto
Episode overview
Apollonia replaces cheese and pine nuts with breadcrumbs and walnuts in this at once creative and surprisingly true-to-form take on pesto.
99x16
Bread as Art: Decorating Your Loaves
Episode overview
Poilâne has a rich history of collaboration with artists, including Apollonia’s father’s friendship with Dalí. Apollonia reflects on the relationship between bread and art, and shows you how to embellish loaves with leaves, roses, and letters.
99x17
Rye Sablés
Episode overview
In this concluding lesson, Apollonia shows you how to make Poilâne’s popular grain-based cookies, affectionately named punitions, or punishments, because you can’t eat just one.

Characters