Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 Ducks (5-to 6-pound), Long -Island (Peking), thawed if -frozen 1 c Boiling water 1/4 c Honey 1 tb Rice Vinegar Accompaniments Scallion brushes Hoisin sauce Mock Mandarin pancakes Rinse ducks inside and out and pat dry. Remove excess fat from cavities and truss ducks. On a metal rack set in a […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Raisins; minced 1 lb Prunes, pitted; minced 1 lb Currants, dried; minced 1 lb Cherries, glaced; minced 6 oz Lemon peel, glaced; minced 6 oz Orange peel, glaced; minced 3/4 l Passover wine -(Manischewitz is good) 3/4 l Rum, dark 2 lb Sugar, dark brown 4 1/4 c Flour, cake […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Egg whites 1 cn Fruit cocktail 2 c Sugar 1 c Chopped maraschino cherries 60 Ritz crackers, crushed 2 pk Dream Whip 1 c Broken nutmeats 8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese 1 cn Pineapple tidbits Beat egg whites to from peaks, gradually add sugar, fold in crushed Ritz crackers. Add broken […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Eggs 2 c Sugar 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 2 1/4 ts Baking powder 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 1/4 c Milk 10 tb Butter or margarine In a mixing bowl, beat eggs at high speed until thick, about 5 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is light and fluffy. […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Yeast 1/4 c Warm water 1/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Margarine 1 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Milk — scalded 2 lg Eggs 1/4 c Orange juice 4 c All-purpose flour 1 c Packed brown sugar 2 tb Orange peel — grated 1 c Nuts — walnuts or pecans 1. […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 lg Egg whites 1/4 ts Cream of tartar 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 3/4 c Heavy cream 6 oz Fine quality bittersweet -chocolate (not unsweetened) 1 1/2 ts Unflavored gelatin 3 tb Cold water 1 1/2 c Sour cream 1 ts Vanilla 3 pt Fresh raspberries 1. Preheat oven to 250F. […]

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 1 c Butter, softened 4 Eggs 1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 2 c Flour, all-purpose 2/3 c Sugar 1 pk Chocolate chips, “Little 2 ts Vanilla -Bits” semi-sweet, 1/2 ts Salt -divided 12oz pack FROSTING 3/4 c Butter, softened 2 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c Sifted confectioners’ sugar Cake: Preheat […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Cocoa 1 c Buttermilk 1 1/3 c Sugar 3 Eggs 2/3 c Vegetable Shortening Like 1 3/4 c Cake Flour — sifted Crisco 1 1/4 ts Baking Soda 1 ts Salt White Mountain Icing — (see 1 ts Vanilla Extract Recipe) Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine cocoa and sugar. […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/3 c Cake Flour; sifted 1 ts Baking Powder 1 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Cloves 1/2 ts Mace 1 c Butter; or shortening 1 c Sugar 6 Eggs; well beaten 4 1/2 c Raisins 4 1/2 c Currants 1 c Citron; thinly cut 1/4 c Grape juice 3/4 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Brown sugar 1/3 c Shortening (that meant -crisco then) 1 1/4 c Raisins 1/2 c Chopped dates 1 ts Salt 1 ts Ground nutmeg 1 ts Groung cinnamon 2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda This could be called a heavy fruitcake. Boil sugar, shortening, raisins, dates, salt and […]