Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 Loaf (1 pound) Italian Bread, cut into 1-inch Thick slices 2 lg Tomatoes, cut into med dice 2 tb Red wine vinegar 1/3 c Olive oil 1/4 c Minced basil Salt and ground black Pepper Dip each slice of bread into a large bowl of cold water, then transfer to a […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unbleached flour 1 c Unsalted butter, room temp 1 c Pecan pieces 1/2 c Packed dark brown sugar 1 pn Salt Grind the flour, pecans and salt in a food processor fitted with a steel blade to a fine powder. Set aside. Using an electric mixer or a wooden spoon, […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Pumpkins, miniature (about -4 to 5 inches in diameter) 2 c Bread, rye or whole wheat; -cubed 1/2 c Carrots; thinly sliced 1 c Onion; diced 1/2 c Vegetable broth 1/2 c Celery; diced 1 ts Oregano; dried 1/2 ts Black pepper; ground 1/4 c Parsley, fresh; minced 1 ts Olive […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 1/2 c French bread; large cubed 1 1/2 c Heavy cream 1 1/2 c Half and half 1/2 c Sugar 1/8 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Cinnamon 2 Large eggs 5 Large egg yolks -FOR TOP SEE BELOW- 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Cinnamon 1. Place cubed bread in a cake pan. […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c 2-day old crumbled cornbread 3 c Stale bread or toast 2 c Chicken stock 1/4 c Vegetable oil 1/2 c Chopped fresh parsley 1/2 c Chopped celery 1 c Chopped onion 1/2 c Chopped green onion Salt to taste Cayenne pepper to taste Or Tabasco sauce to taste Preheat oven […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 pk Active dry yeast 1 tb Granulated sugar 2 c Warm water (100-115 deg.) 1 tb Salt 5 c All-purpose or hard wheat -flour plus 1 cup if necess. 3 tb Yellow cornmeal 1 tb Egg white,mixed with 1Tbl. -cold water Source: Beard on Bread Combine the yeast with sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions -BREAD- 1 ts Yeast 1 1/4 c Flour 1/2 c Flour; rye 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Sugar 2/3 c Water; warm TOPPING 1 tb Oil; olive 1 Garlic cloves; crushed 1/4 ts Pepper; red flakes 1 ts Seeds; poppy 1 sm Onions; red 1/4 ts Salt; kosher In hot & humid […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 md Potatoes, peeled and cubed 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Butter or Margarine 1 c Flour 1/3 c Milk 1/2 ts Baking Powder Preheat oven to 350oF. Cook potatoes and mash. Combine with butter, milk and salt. Blend until fluffy. Add flour and baking powder, stir until smooth. Spread mixture on […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Ground wholemeal flour 8 oz Rye or barley flour 1 ts Salt 8 fl Lukewarm water* *You may need as much as 12 fl total. — Blend the flours together with the salt. Mix in sufficient water to bind together into a dough ~- the quantity will depend on the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Boiling water 1 c Dried apricots 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Whole wheat flour 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 3 ts Double-acting baking powder 1 c Chopped oregon hazelnuts Pour boiling water over apricots and let […]