Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Unsweetened Chocolate 3 c Flour 12 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate 1/2 ts Baking Powder 3 oz Unsalted Butter 1/4 ts Salt 3 oz Margarine 6 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate 1 1/2 tb Instant Espresso 8 oz Pecan Halves 4 ea Eggs 8 oz Walnut Halves 1 1/2 c Sugar 6 oz Semi-Sweet […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 1/2 c Superfine sugar 1/3 c Flour 1 c Pine nuts 2 tb Butter or 1 tb Heavy cream Beat the eggs well, then add sugar and continue to beat until the mixture is pale and thick; approximately seven to 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and pine nuts, and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Heavy cream 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Blanched Nuts — chopped (Almonds — Pecans -OR- Hazelnuts 1/4 lb Candied Orange Peel — (store-bought or hom Chopped 1/4 c Flour Azelnuts) PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F. Heat cream, sugar and salt together. Place nuts, candied peel and flour […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Blanched almond slices -(about 4 ounces) 1 c Powdered sugar 1/2 c Egg whites (4 to 5), -completely free of yolk 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1/4 ts Vanilla extract 1/8 ts (scant) almond extract FOR THE RASPBERRY -BUTTERCREAM: 6 1/2 tb Unsalted butter, slightly […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 2/3 c Sugar 1 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Butter or margarine,softened 1 Egg 1/4 c Sweet molasses 3/4 c Rolled oats 1/2 c Sunflower seeds Cream butter, egg and molasses. Sift together flour, sugar, soda, salt, […]

Ingredients & Directions 18 oz PKG Devil’s Food Cake Mix 1 ea Envelope Unflavored Gelatin 2 ea Eggs 1/4 c Cold Water 2 tb Water 1 c Crisco 2 tb Cooking Oil 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Bitter Cocoa Powder 1 lb Plus 1 Cup Powdered Sugar Blend all COOKIE DOUGH ingredients together until you […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter 1/2 c Sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1 3/4 c Flour Small gumdrops or malt -balls Icing In a large mixer bowl, beat butter 30 seconds. Add sugar, beat till fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, beating till well mixed. Cover and chill 1 hour. […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 3/4 c Sugar 2/3 c Honey 3/4 c Sliced almonds 2 1/2 c Flour — sifted 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Chopped candied fruit peel Beat the eggs and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in the honey and then the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Blanched almonds (4 oz) 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 12 tb Softened, unsalted butter 1/2 c Sugar 1 Lemon 2 ts Vanilla 1 Egg white 1/8 ts Salt 1/3 c Sliced, blanched almonds 1 c Seedless raspberry jam Confectioners sugar The classic Viennese nut dough, Mandelmuerbteig, is used here […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c (1 stick) light corn oil Spread 2/3 c Granulated sugar 2/3 c Low-fat sour cream 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 Egg white 1/4 ts Freshly grated orange peel 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 3 tb Cocoa 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Baking powder Cocoa glaze -COCOA GLAZE- 1 tb […]