Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet -Chocolate 1/2 c Water 1 c Butter 2 c Sugar 4 lg Eggs, separated 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Unsifted flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Buttermilk or strong cold -coffee 1/2 ts Salt DIRECTIONS: In heavy saucepan on low heat, melt broken chocolate with water; set […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Pitted Dates 1 1/4 c Water 1 1/4 c Unbleached All-Purpose -Flour; Sifted 1 1/4 ts Baking Soda 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Butter Or Regular Margarine 1 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Quick Cooking Oats (Not -Instant) 6 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips; -1 Pk […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Unsalted butter Peanut Butter Filling: 3/4 c Creamy style peanut butter 1 c Cream cheese, softened 2 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Creamy style peanut butter 3 Eggs Chocolate Glaze: 2 c Unsifted all purpose flour 1/2 c Water 1 tb Baking powder 4 tb Unsalted butter 1/2 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Flour 1 oz Fine oatmeal 1 c Buttermilk or milk 1 Egg (beaten) 8 Strips bacon Sift the dry ingredients, then add the egg and enough milk or buttermilk to make a batter like thick cream. Fry the bacon rashers and drain, then make a large pancake, pouring the batter […]

Ingredients & Directions Light veg. oil spray 5 Apricot halves (from 8 1/4 – oz. can) 1 c Cake flour, sifted 2 tb Poppy Seeds 1 ts Baking Powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Granulated sugar Whites of 5 large eggs at – room temperature 2 tb Fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 c Confectioner’s sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 Sticks butter or margarine 2 1/2 c Sugar 3 1/2 c Plain flour 1/2 ts Soda 1/2 ts Salt 4 Eggs 1 c Buttermilk 1 ts Lemon extract -LEMON GLAZE- 1 1/2 tb Milk 1 tb Butter 1 c Confectioners sugar 1 1/2 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Grated lemon rind […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Butter 4 Granny Smith Apples 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Lemon peel 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/8 ts Mace 1/3 c Currants 2 1/2 c Flour 3 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 pk Active dry yeast 3/4 c Water 1/3 c Butter 1 Egg 1 ts Lemon peel 3/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 lb cream cheese,room temp 1 3/4 c granulated sugar 3 T all-purpose flour 1 ea Zest of 1 lemon 1 ea Zest of 1 orange 1/4 t vanilla extract 5 ea eggs 2 ea additional egg yokes 1/4 c whipping cream Use a 9-inch springform pan lined generously with butter […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Unfilled sponge sandwich [8 -or 9-inch round white layer -cake; not sponge cake] 1 tb Instant coffee 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Water 1/2 tb Rum or brandy [I use rum] 300 ml Cream [I use at least a pint -of heavy cream; more would -be fine] 6 -(up to) 8 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or butter substitute 1 c Sugar 3 Eggs 2 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla flavoring 1 c Chopped nuts 1 lb Graham crackers Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks. Beat thoroughly. Combine with graham cracker crumbs rolled fine, and baking powder. Add flavoring, milk, […]