Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions Biga: 1 ts Yeast 1 1/8 c Warm water 2 c Bread flour Dough: Biga (above ) 1 1/4 c Bread flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Water Biga is a starter, almost similar to sourdough but not quite.The bread has a flavorful, yeasty beery quality. So 10 to 12 hours […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter or margarine 2/3 c Packed brown sugar 2/3 c Dark or light corn syrup 4 c All-purpose flour 1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Ground ginger 3/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Ground cloves 1 ea Beaten egg 1 1/2 ts Vanilla Miniature chocolate pieces Royal icing for […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Yeast 3 c Whole wheat flour 4 tb Poppy seeds 3 tb Canola oil 3 tb Creamed sherry, or use Water 1/2 c Sour cream, warmed 2 Eggs 1/4 c Plus 2 tb warm water Put all the ingredients into pan in the order listed, select “whole wheat” and push […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg; well beaten 1 c Milk; sweet 1 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 1 ts Butter 1 c Flour 1 c Corn meal 4 ts Baking powder Bake in hot, well greased rolls pans. This will make 12 rolls. Bake in oven until light brown. Note: No temperature given. Assume a […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 ts Active Dry Yeast 2 ts Salt 1/2 c Water, warm 3 tb Butter, melted 3/4 c Water, very hot 2 1/2 c Whole-Wheat Flour 1/4 c Honey 3 1/2 c Flour,unbleached bread 1 1/4 c Buttermilk, cold : Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let proof for about […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR 1 POUND (1 1/2 POUND 1 1/2 ts Active dry yeast; 2 1/2 -tsps. 1/2 c Bread flour; 3/4 cup 1 3/4 c Whole wheat flour; 2 2/3 -cups 2 tb Wheat bran; 3 Tbsps. 2 ts Dried rosemary; 1 Tbsp. 1 ts Salt; 1 1/2 tsp. 3 tb Vegetable oil; […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 c Fruit sugar Mix flour and sugar. Rub in butter, soft but not oily. Gather into a ball, roll out 1/4 – 1/2 in. 300F oven, 25-35 minutes. Yields 40 servings

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Yeast 2 1/2 c Warm milk (105-115 deg F) 1/3 c Molasses 3 tb Walnut or vegetable oil 2 ts Salt 2 c Toasted pecans, broken into -large pieces 2 c Whole wheat flour 1 c Rye flour (or an additional -1 cup whole wheat) 3 c To 4 cups […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Sourdough bread 1 ts Dried oregano -round loaf-10 inches 1 tb Onion; minced Butter; softened 1 tb Fresh parsley; minced 1 c Mayonnaise 3 ts Cajun seasoning 1 c Parmesan cheese; grate 3 tb Garlic; minced 1 tb Dried basil Slice the loaf in half horizontally. Butter cut sides of both […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Warm water (105 to 115 -degrees) 2 pk Active dry yeast 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Salt 1/2 c (1 stick) butter or -margarine, softened 3 Eggs, beaten 1 Egg, separated 5 1/2 To 6 – cups sifted -all-purpose flour 1 c Raisins 1 c (8 oz) mixed candied peel […]