Hungarian Stars

Somodi Kalács, a cinnamon swirl bread, recipe in our virtual baking class

Join us for this hands-on class, to learn two of our Hungarian favorites that are so good they grace the pages of our cookbook, Zingerman's Bakehouse: Rigó Jancsi [pronounced, ree-GO yan-CHEE], a traditional Hungarian coffeehouse torte named after Rigó Jancsi (1858-1927), a famous Hungarian violinist who seduced and married Detroit native, Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay. It's two light layers of chocolate sponge cake filled with chocolate rum whipped cream and iced with apricot glaze and dark chocolate ganache. We'll also make our Somodi Kalács  [pronounced, sho-mo-dee-ka-loch], a cinnamon swirl bread. This class covers a variety of techniques—from making and glazing your torte to folding and rolling the cinnamon swirl inside your yeasted bread dough.

For some background on our passion for Hungarian food, head to our blog and read "Why We're Hooked on Hungarian Baked Goods: The Tenth Anniversary of a Bakehouse Specialty." 

For the fascinating story that inspired the Rigó Jancsi torte, head to the Bakehouse website and read: "A Cake, A Legend, A Forbidden Love."

You'll leave the BAKE! class with our recipes, the knowledge to recreate them at home, and the Rigó Jancsi torte and loaf of Somodi Kalács you made in class.

In-Person: We'll end class with a tasting and you'll also go home with some great coupons.

Virtual: You’ll need a stand mixer with a whip attachment or a hand-held mixer to make the Rigó Jancsi torte. 

Additional Products

Basic Pastry Baking Kit

$60.00

Our Basic Pastry Kit is ideal for newer pastry bakers, and includes tools we typically use for baked goods like scones, cookies, and brownies. It comes packed with the following equipment: a bowl scraper, a bench knife, an oven thermometer, ten sheets of parchment paper, a small pastry brush, a small offset spatula, 1 oz portion scoop, and a french rolling pin. The price includes ground shipping. For more in-depth equipment descriptions please go to our FAQ page or send us an email at [email protected].

Basic Bread Baking Kit

$60.00

Our Basic Bread Baking Kit is great for bakers who are just starting to experiment with bread baking. It comes with 5 tools that will help you get started on your bread baking adventure: a bowl scraper, a bench knife, a lame with three razor blades (for scoring bread), an oven thermometer, and a digital thermometer. The price includes ground shipping. For more in-depth equipment descriptions please go to our FAQ page or send an email to [email protected]

Everything Pastry Baking Kit

$115.00

Want to elevate your baked goods to baked greats? Our Everything Pastry Kit adds more handy tools we like to use for baking, decorating, and displaying your delicious works of art. In addition to everything from the Basic Pastry Kit (bowl scraper, bench knife, oven thermometer, parchment paper, pastry brush, small offset spatula, 1 oz scoop, rolling pin), it comes packed with the following equipment: a pastry blender, 1/3 oz portion scoop, a whisk, large and small piping bags, a large star and a large round decorating tips, and 3 cake boards—10x14-inch rectangle, 9-inch round, and a 12-inch round. The price includes ground shipping. For more in-depth equipment descriptions please go to our FAQ page or send us an email at [email protected].



Our classes (except for family classes & kids camps) are for adults 17 & up.

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