Biscuits, Scones & Shortcakes: A Southern Pastry Trio
Sun, Mar 08
|Chef's Collective
Explore the foundations of Southern pastry in this hands-on brunch class focused on biscuits, scones, and shortcakes. Learn how subtle shifts in ingredients and technique create distinctly different textures, flavors, and results.
Time & Location
Mar 08, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
Chef's Collective, 874 Orleans Rd Suite 2, Charleston, SC 29407, USA
About the event
Biscuits, Scones & Shortcakes: A Southern Pastry Trio
Southern pastry is built on simple ingredients, but technique is everything. In Biscuits, Scones & Shortcakes: A Southern Pastry Trio, this immersive, hands-on class explores three iconic brunch pastries side by side, giving guests a deeper understanding of how small differences in formula and handling lead to dramatically different outcomes.
Guided by our chef instructors, students will compare doughs through the lens of fat ratios, hydration, and mixing methods, gaining insight into how each decision affects crumb structure, tenderness, and flakiness. The class emphasizes when dough should be handled gently to preserve lightness and when a firmer approach creates better structure and rise.
Throughout the session, guests will learn how to build flavor without overworking dough, how subtle adjustments influence texture, and how to confidently apply these techniques beyond the recipes used in class. Rather than focusing on rote instruction, this class…
Tickets
General Admission
Sale ends
Mar 07, 2:00 PM EST
Your Ticket Includes: - A guided, hands-on cooking class with expert instructors - All ingredients and materials - Complimentary snacks and drinks throughout the workshop - Take home recipe cards to recreate the magic at home
$125.00
+$3.13 ticket service fee
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