Want to go from baking cookies and brownies to cream puffs and eclairs?

If you love French pastries but don’t know where to start when it comes to baking them at home, you’re in the right place.

In this French pastry course for beginners, I’ll walk you through the what’s, how’s, and why’s of French pastry so you can make your favorite French pastries from scratch in your own kitchen with everyday ingredients and basic equipment.

Even if you’ve never made French pastries before or you’re a total baking beginner, you’ll learn how to make French pastries that’ll have your friends and family saying yummm!

INSIDE FRENCH PASTRY FOR BEGINNERS

YOU’LL LEARN TO BAKE 20+ DELICIOUS PASTRIES

+ SO MUCH MORE!

ON THE SCHEDULE

Each week a new lesson is released to you. Scroll through the lesson plan below to get an idea of what you’ll be learning.
WEEK 1: GETTING READY

PANTRY BASICS + TOOLS

  • Gaining the Confidence to Start + My Baking Story
  • Pastry Equipment + Pantry Recommendations
  • Recipe for my Favorite French Cookies: Chocolate Sable Cookies
November 2023

Theme: Savory Aperitif

What we’ll be making in November:

Filled Autumn Gougeres

Carrot Curry Pinwheels

And

Radish Salted Butter Tartines

Guest Presenter: A Le Cordon Bleu-trained Chef will be showing us her favorite savory appetizer

*All lessons are pre-recorded with no live components so you can bake at your own pace and pause or rewatch lessons as many times as you’d like

THE COURSE

FRENCH PASTRY FOR BEGINNERS IS THE PERFECT COURSE FOR BAKERS WHO ARE NEW TO FRENCH PASTRY

BUILD YOUR BAKING SKILLS ONE AT A TIME

With recorded lessons structured intentionally to practice skills as you learn them

MAKE 20+ DIFFERENT FRENCH PASTRIES

Discover 4 bases and 4 fillings you can use to make lots of your favorite pastries

MASTER BOTH SWEET AND SAVORY TREATS

Learn to make pastries the whole family will love

NEW LESSONS RELEASED EVERY WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

To reduce overwhelm and give you plenty of time to practice your baking

GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR BAKES FROM MOLLY

Submit your baking homework for Molly to review (*available for 12 weeks)

LIFETIME ACCESS TO ALL LESSONS AND COURSE MATERIAL

Watch and rewatch lessons as many times as your heart desires and get access to any updates

READY TO GET BAKING?

CHOOSE YOUR PAYMENT PLAN TO JOIN OUR FRENCH PASTRY COURSE FOR BEGINNERS

ONE-TIME PAYMENT

$349
JOIN NOW

TWO PAYMENTS

$180
JOIN NOW

THREE PAYMENTS

$120
JOIN NOW

BONUS

When you join before Feb 8th at MIDNIGHT EST, you’ll automatically be entered to win a French Pastry Starter Kit featuring my favorite goodies!!

Grow your baking confidence or your money back

If you join French Pastry for Beginners and don’t feel you’ve transformed your French pastry baking skills by the end of the 12-week live support, I’ll refund you in full—provided you watch the lessons and complete the homework, of course.

Yep! I’m that confident you’re going to LOVE learning how to make delicious French pastries at home.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

MOLLY WILKINSON, PASTRY CHEF AND FOUNDER OF MOLLYJWILK PASTRY

A Dallas-born pastry chef living and baking in Versailles, alongside my fearless pup, Elliot. After moving from Texas to Paris to study pastry at Le Cordon Bleu, I fell head-over-crème-brulée in love with French pastries.

Nearly every day of the week, you can find me in my kitchen experimenting with new twists on old classics and simplifying French recipes so they’re fun and accessible for everyone!

If you want to spend some time making (and enjoying!) delicious treats this year, join me in the Online Pastry School where you’ll discover how to make gorgeous French pastries using everyday kitchen equipment and easy-to-find ingredients.

I’m so thrilled you are here and I absolutely cannot wait to bake with you!

WITH LOVE & MACARONS,

Molly x

PSST…

WANT A SNEAK PEEK?

Take a peek at how simple it is to follow along with each lesson. You can pause, rewind, and replay the videos as many times as you want!

OUR STUDENTS

TAKE A PEEK AT SOME OF THE AMAZING BAKES FRENCH PASTRY FOR BEGINNERS BAKERS HAVE MADE

IT’LL BE LOVE AT FIRST BITE, IF…

JOIN NOW!
  • You love baking cookies, cakes, and brownies, but you want to learn cream puffs, eclairs, and macarons
  • You enjoy a follow-along approach and lessons you can watch again and again
  • You want to make French pastries with everyday equipment and easy-to-find ingredients

FAQS

HEY, MOLLY! I HAVE A QUESTION…

I’m a new or intermediate baker. Is the Online Pastry School for me?
Oui, oui! Making French baking fun and accessible for all bakers—regardless of your prior baking experience—is my passion. Everything I teach is tried, tested, and tweaked to perfection so you can easily follow along whether you’re a baking beginner or you’re a more advanced baker looking to add French pastry to your skillset.
How is the Online Pastry School different from your Live Public Baking Classes?
Excellent question! The Online Pastry School is a 12-month experience where members get access to a Live Baking Syllabus so we can bake together every month, Baking Challenges to win prizes(!), and a library of pastry courses to make delicious pastries from scratch. Members are also supported inside our private online community.

The Online Pastry School is perfect for you if you’re looking for an instructional, fun space where you can spend more time doing what you love: creating sweet treats in the kitchen (and eating them too 🤭)!

On the other hand, the Public Baking Classes are perfect for you if you want to attend a one-time baking class. *Class topics are released each month and spots are limited!

*Psst… topics included in the Online Pastry School will not be offered as one-time public classes. So if you see something on the live syllabus you’d love to make together, hop inside the Online Pastry School before doors close on September 30th!
Are pastry courses sold separately?
They are not! Pastry courses are only available to Online Pastry School members. When you join, you get access to a whole suite of video tutorials to bake all your favorite pastries from scratch—with new courses added every month!
Do I need special baking equipment to make the recipes?
Nope! If you haven’t noticed already, keeping it simple in the kitchen is my love language. You probably have all the things we’ll use in the School at your home already, but if you need to grab a few extra items, rest assured I’m always mindful of offering budget-friendly recommendations or alternatives wherever possible.
What if I can’t make some of the live sessions?
To accommodate bakers across the globe, our Bake Together Classes take place multiple times each month.

For my friends in North America, classes are hosted at 1 pm EST (12pm CST, 10am PST).

For my friends in Australia, Africa, and Asia, classes are hosted at 4pm Perth (6pm Sydney, 8pm Auckland).

And for my European friends, you're in luck as both times will suit you at either 7pm Paris or 10am Paris.

If you can’t make a live class, no worries! All live courses are recorded and banked so you can dive in whenever’s most convenient for you.
Can I cancel at any time?
Of course! If you need to cancel your monthly membership, you’re able to do so at any time. If after you cancel you’d like to rejoin us, you’re always welcome to enroll in the school when we open doors for enrollment again next year.
Can my family attend the Bake Together Classes too?
Yes! You’re welcome to invite your friends and family into your kitchen to tune into our live baking classes together. In my view, the more pastry chefs, the merrier!
The Online Pastry School is now open for enrollment once per year? Is that right?
Yes! In previous years, the Online Pastry School was open year-round. This year, we’ve switched to a once-per-year enrollment so I can fully support the members inside with our new live baking syllabus as we build on our baking skills by making a variety of amazing pastries together.
What if I want to enroll for longer than 12 months?
Every year I dream up a brand new Online Pastry School live baking syllabus, so you’re more than welcome to stick around for new treats and techniques next year too!
How long do I have access to the material in the school?
You’ll have access to all the materials in the school plus all your member perks for the duration of your membership.
When will enrollment open again?
Enrollment for Online Pastry School will open again next year, during the 2023 fall season!

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“Molly takes what you think is going to be a difficult recipe and breaks it down so that it is so manageable! And her extra hints are so good that I keep all of them in a binder with her recipes!”

Susie R.

beginner baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“I never thought I would be able to make some of the things I have thanks to Molly’s classes and the online school.

With the ability to watch and rewatch the recordings over and over while making a recipe and with each step having its own section, it takes some of the stress off and gives me more confidence—especially when mine looks like Molly’s 😁”

Tera N.

beginner baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“Before Molly, I tried so many times to make macarons on my own and became so discouraged. Her process is easy to follow and now they always turn out! And I'm starting to get creative with them."

Pamela M.

intermediate baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“I found Molly in My French Country Home during Covid and thought, “Let’s give that a try!” That was 2020… Still here and never leaving!"

Kelly H.

intermediate baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“As daunting as it sounded to me to pick up a new hobby with all the assumed mass tools involved, Molly’s video shows you only need a handful of items that don’t cost a mortgage payment or take up too much real estate space in the kitchen. Most importantly, everything is highly rinse and repeat."

Jackie L.

intermediate baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“I also like the way the videos are set up using short snapshots in a sequence. I can easily refer back to that part. I like the details about the tools and what to buy. I froze the macarons and madeleines I made for guests I was having and they couldn’t believe that I made them. They were so impressed.”

Joyce H.

intermediate baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“I’ve found that even after 50+ years of baking, I can still learn cool technique tips! Thank you for teaching us!"

Steph M.

experienced baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“I can actually make French pastries successfully thanks to you!!! And it is not that complicated, you break it down into steps (days). Makes it doable.”

Catherine W.

intermediate baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“Love all of Molly’s creativity, encouragement, and wonderful classes, live/virtual and in the school. It’s really something I look forward to each month. A little treat to myself!”

Mindy L.

beginner baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“Making French pastries at home is much easier than I thought it would be! Everything I’ve made has been enjoyed by friends and family.

Molly’s love for what she does is contagious!”

Jo Ann H.

beginner baker

SWEET NOTES

FROM MY STUDENTS

“Molly makes French pastries easier than they look! It’s most helpful to be able to watch the videos more than once or rewind.”

Christina C.

intermediate baker

GRAB YOUR APRON AND LET’S GET BAKING!

ONE-TIME PAYMENT

$349
JOIN NOW

TWO PAYMENTS

$180
JOIN NOW

THREE PAYMENTS

$120
JOIN NOW

BONUS

When you join before Feb 8th at MIDNIGHT EST, you’ll automatically be entered to win a French Pastry Starter Kit featuring my favorite goodies!!

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