Baking with Olive Oil (and Gluten-Free!) - Online

This is a live, interactive, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. See our registration policies here. Please register in advance of the event so we can communicate important class information.

Let’s bake with olive oil and get ready for the holidays! It is no secret that olive oil is wonderful in baking, though a few years ago it seemed to be. A good quality extra virgin olive oil is not only safe for baking, it is packed full of wonderful advantages! First and foremost, it imparts incredible moisture to baked goods. Second, you can play with flavor profiles by choosing specific oils to impart (or not) an olive flavor. We will learn more about how to select the right oils to please your taste buds, as well as how to pair them with other ingredients. We will bake different types of recipes: a cake (because olive oil and chocolate are a match made in the heavens!), muffins with seasonal ingredients, and a shortbread cookie. These recipes are meant to be deliciously decadent, yet wholesome and not too heavy. Camila’s convinced you will want to make them year-round!

Besides delicious food, here's what you can expect from an online class with Camila: Chef Camila has a broadcast-quality multi-camera setup with professional microphone and lighting, creating top notch video quality. Some visuals and graphics are included for clarity and visual aid. The class is fully interactive; Camila can see your home setup and respond to questions in real time on substitutions, cookware, technique, and the recipe. Classes are paced so that you can cook along in real time, or, if you prefer, sit back, watch, enjoy, and learn. Registrants will have access to the class video to rewatch as many times as your heart desires! Click here to see a sample video of what to expect in class.

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Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
*Contains nuts, but there is a nut-free version if needed. 

Olive Oil Hazelnut Shortbread

Apple Pear Muffins

Gluten-Free “Cup for Cup” Flour: make your own blend without added preservatives that come in store-bought versions! 

Equipment and Ingredient list can be viewed here.

This menu contains the following common allergens: Eggs, Tree Nuts. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together!

If you’re new to 18 Reasons Online, please read this guide: How to Take an Online Class at 18 Reasons. Five calendar days before class, 18 Reasons may decide to cancel this class if not enough tickets are sold. We will notify registrants by email about cancellations.

Camila Loew holds a Ph.D. in Humanities and is a certified nutrition consultant. Having lived alongside the Mediterranean for almost two decades, she believes that the best cooking relies on simple recipes with outstanding ingredients. That's the Mediterranean way she conveys in her classes, along with the concept of sobremesa, which happens to be the name of the company she runs. Sobremesa is the leisurely time we spend gathered around the table. In addition to running Sobremesa Culinary Tours, through which she offers delicious cultural and culinary experiences abroad for fellow food-lovers, Camila founded and directs the Food Studies & Gastronomy program at the University of Barcelona, and teaches academically about Mediterranean food culture to American students abroad. Since 2014, Camila has been sharing her love of regional Spanish and Mediterranean cuisines at 18 Reasons. For more information visit her website www.sobremesa.life

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