Milk Street Digital Class: Advanced Lessons in Chocolate with Paul Young

About this Pre-Recorded Class:

Chocolate lovers, take notice: expert chocolatier Paul Young is back to help you use chocolate with confidence and skill. In this pre-recorded livestream workshop, we start with a chocolate primer so that you know how to choose, store and prep this beloved ingredient, the labels of which are notoriously challenging to parse. Through discussion, tasting and baking, you’ll come away able to appreciate a 72% from Madagascar or a 90% from Ecuador. As Paul makes three divisive, deceptively challenging desserts—brownies, fudge and pot au chocolat—you’ll also learn how to select the right chocolate for every dessert by assessing its cacao content, style of processing, origin and flavor. You’ll be empowered to produce your own truly perfect brownie by subtly adjusting ratios and cook times. With Paul’s guidance, you’ll fold your add-ins of choice into your fudge at just the right moment so that it sets up smooth and glossy. And we’ll infuse cream with citrus zest and cinnamon stick to give our pots au chocolate a layer of memorable complexity. If you call yourself a chocolate lover—and want to level up your knowledge of all things chocolate—this class is for you!