Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Unsweetened chocolate; -chopped 3 c Semisweet chocolate chips 1 Stick (1/2 cup) unsalted -butter, cut into bits 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Double-acting baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 4 lg Eggs at room temperature 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Instant espresso powder 2 ts Vanilla In a metal […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Box Ritz Crackers 1 Bag Wilton dark chocolate -candy melts Peppermint oil In double boiler melt the candy melts. Add several drops of peppermint oil to the melted chocolate. Dip Ritz crackers, one at a time in chocolate/mint mixture. Place on waxed paper to dry. Believe it or not, these taste […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Shortening 1 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 3/4 c Brown sugar, packed 1 ts Baking powder 2 Eggs 1 ts Salt 2 tb Vanilla 3 c Granola with raisins 3 c Flour 1 c Milk Cream shortening with sugar, eggs and vanilla. Sift flour with cream of tartar, baking powder […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Total shortening and butter -(I use half and half…but -3/4 shortening and 1/4 -butter would work fine too) 3/4 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 c Mashed cooked carrots 2 c All-purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Shredded coconut ORANGE BUTTER ICING 3 tb Soft butter […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1/2 c Sour cream 1/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 1 c Flour 1/4 ts Salt FILLING 2/3 c Apricot jam 2/3 c Walnuts, chopped 2 tb Raisins 2 tb Golden raisins Make the pastry: 1. With an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the sour crem and butter until smooth, about […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Baking soda 1 9 oz package Borden’s dried -mincemeat 1 c Shortening 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 Whole eggs; beaten Cream shortening, add sugar gradually. Add eggs, beat until smooth. Add mincemeat, broken into small pieces. Add flour, salt and baking soda […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Pretzel rods 1 pk Caramel candy, (Kraft or -whatever) Milk chocolate chips (or -other chocolate), melted Coconut, shredded In a double boiler, melt the caramels following the directions on the package. Dip each pretzel rod 3/4 of the way in (you may have to spoon it over the pretzel if […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter; softened 1 c Brown Sugar 1/2 c Dark Molasses 1 Egg; beaten 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Orange Extract 1 c Shredded Carrots 1/2 c Raisins 1/2 c Nuts; chopped 1 1/2 ts Baking Powder 2 1/2 c Flour 1/8 c Granulated Sugar; optional Cream butter and sugar until […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Lightly Salted Butter 1/8 ts Salt 1/3 c Sugar 3/4 c Apricot Preserves (divided) 1 lg Egg Yolk 1/2 ts Baking Powder 1/8 ts Almond Extract lg Lemon Zest, finely grated 1/4 ts Orange Zest, finely grated 2 1/2 c Flour 1 c Almonds, blanched and finel -chopped 3 Cookies […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 c Walnuts; coarsely chopped 1/3 c Butter or margarine 1/3 c Dark brown sugar; packed 1 lg Egg 1/2 c Mincemeat 1 tb Sour cream -GLAZE- 1 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1/8 ts […]