Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour* 3/4 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 3/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 c Margarine or butter, -softened 1 tb Grated orange peel 3/4 c Orange juice 1 Egg 1 c Fresh or frozen -cranberries, chopped 1/2 c Chopped nuts Heat oven to 350F. Grease […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Dried Apricots, snipped (1/2 -pound) 1 1/2 c Dried Currants (1/4 pound) 1/2 c Dried Dates, snipped 1/2 c Pecans, chopped 1 1/4 c Water 1/2 c Apricot Brandy -or- -Unsweetened Apple Juice 1 pk (or 1 tablespoon) Active Dry -Yeast 1/4 c Warm Water (110 to 115 -degrees) 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Soft tofu 3/4 c Honey 1/4 c Sunflower or safflower oil 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Mashed ripe banana 1 Egg amount of egg replacer 2 c Whole-wheat pastry flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ds Salt 1 tb Poppy seeds From: D Choi namosi@u.washington.edu […]

Ingredients & Directions STARTER 1 tb Yeast 2 c Warm water (90F) 1 tb Sugar 1/2 c Warm Water (100F) 2 c Flour 2 ts Salt -BREAD- 1 tb Butter 1/2 ts Baking soda Flour 2 c Starter 1 ts Sugar STARTER: Dissolve yeast in first quantity of water. Put in a non-metallic container (crock, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 c Sugar 2 c Flour Preheat oven to 300?. Cream ingredients together. Work dough with hands for a few minutes. Pat into a buttered 9×9 pan. Smooth dough with a glass or small rolling pin. Bake for about 1 hour until golden brown. Cut into bars while still […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter 3/4 c Powdered sugar 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Sifted flour 3/4 c Chopped macadamia nuts 1 c Milk chocolate chips – or – 1 c Semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 ts Vegetable shortening In large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually stir […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR 1-LB LOAF 1 c Milk 1 tb Butter 1 tb Almond paste 1/2 ts Almond extract 2 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Whole-wheat flour 2 c Bread flour 1 1/2 ts Yeast 1/3 c Dried sour cherries 1/3 c Almonds; chopped -FOR 1-1/2 LB LOAF- 1 1/4 c Milk […]

Ingredients & Directions No Ingredients Found This one was contributed by a good friend who knows just about everything there is to know about beer. It’s a moist, evenly textured bread that’s good enough to eat plain. Cheers! (Note that the 1-pound Panasonic/National loaf needs to bake on the rapid cycle to prevent collapse. Also, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Active dry yeast; 2 1/4 c All-purpose wheat flour; 1 ts Honey;(needed 4 yeast action 1/2 c Whole wheat flour; 1 c Plus 2 tbs warm water 1 ts Salt (110-115) water Add yeast and honey to warm water in a medium-size bowl; let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 Loaves cornbread 2 md Red onions, cut into 1-inch Pieces 6 Shallots (about 1/2 pound), Cut lengthwise into sixths 5 Leeks (about 1 pound), white And pale green parts only, Halved lengthwise And cut crosswise into 1/2 -inch thick pieces 3 Celery ribs, chopped 1 c Packed fresh flat-leafed Parsley […]