Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Active Dry Yeast 2 ts Salt 1 c Lukewarm Milk 1 c Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 2 tb Butter Grated 3 c Flour 1. Combine the yeast and milk, stir, and leave for 15 mins to dissolve. 2. Melt the butter, let cool, and add to yeast mixture. 3. Mix the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Hazelnuts 1 c Pear; Coarsely Shredded 3/4 c Sugar 3 tb Vegetable Oil 1/2 ts Grated Lemon Rind 1/2 ts Vanilla Extract 1 lg Egg; Lightly Beaten 1 lg Egg White; Lightly Beaten 1 1/2 c All-Purpose Flour 1/2 c Whole-Wheat Flour 1 1/4 ts Baking Powder 3/4 ts Ground […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Gigli di semola or short -spiral pasta; (I used -farfalle) 1 6-inch piece stale baguette 6 tb Drained capers 4 Garlic cloves 1/2 c Extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 c Chopped fresh parsley Freshly grated parmesan Over the weekend I made two excellent recipes! The pasta recipe is from Gourmet magazine, […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Milk 1 Egg 1/3 c Margarine or butter 3 1/4 c Bread flour 1/3 c Sugar 3/4 ts Salt 1 ts Active dry yeast or -bread machine yeast 3 tb Margarine or butter, -softened 3 c Thinly sliced, peeled -apples 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Dark raisins 4 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Dry yeast (regular) 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon [ground] 2 c Bread flour 1 tb Dry skim milk 1 ts Salt 1 tb Butter 1 tb Sugar 1 c (minus 1 tb) water 1/2 c raisins *Note: The key to a successful loaf of bread is maintaining the correct ratio of […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sourdough starter 1/3 c Milk 2 tb Butter, margarine or oil 2 tb Sugar 2 1/2 ts Salt 3 c Bread flour, adjust as -needed 2 ts Yeast Put everything in the machine in the order suggested by your manufacturer. Use regular cycle. Yields 4 Servings

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 To 1 3/4 cups unsifted -all-purpose Flour 1 pk Rapid-rising dry yeast 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Very warm water (120 degrees -to 130 Degrees F) 1/2 c Olive oil 1 tb Honey 1 tb Butter 1 lg Golden delicious or other Sweet firm apple, peeled, -cored, And cut into […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c Bread flour; General Mills “Better for Bread” 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 1/2 c Honey 1 1/2 c Water 3 tb Butter; margarine will Work, but not as well 1/4 ts Salt 2 tb Yeast; I prefer Red Star Dissolve honey and water. The warmer they are, the easier […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 ts Active Dry Yeast; To 2 Tsp 1/3 c Sugar; To 1/2 C 1 tb Salt 1/4 c Potato Flakes; Prefer -Granules 2 tb Cornmeal; Not Cornflour 6 c Bread flour 3 3/4 c Water; to 4 C I don’t like a sour white bread, so a longer rise with […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Whole-wheat flour 1/2 c Yellow cornmeal 3/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Low-fat buttermilk 1/3 c Molasses 1/2 c Dried currants 2 tb Chopped walnuts x Vegetable cooking spray Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, and […]