Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c All purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Grated orange zest 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/3 c Vegetable oil 1 lg Egg 1/3 c Sugar 1/3 c Cooked and pureed carrots 1/4 c Golden raisins Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. […]

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 1/2 c Raisins 1 1/3 c Brown sugar, packed 2 Eggs 2 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/8 ts Salt 1 c Shortening 1/2 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Sugar; plus 2 1/8 ts Baking powder 2 tb Sugar 3 3/4 c Rolled oats Cover raisins with warm water […]

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 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 tb Finely chopped lavender — flowers 1 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder Preheat oven to 375 F. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla; stir in the dry ingredients until well blended. Drop by half-teaspoons on […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Oil 1 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Carrot; shredded (1 large) 1 c Flour 1 c Oats; quick cooking 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Raisins Preheat the oven to 375 and spray […]

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 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 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 -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 […]