Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Unbleached Flour 1 ts Salt 1 1/3 c Vegetable Shortening; OR 1 c Lard 1 lg Egg 1 tb Vinegar 5 tb Cold Water Cut the shortening into the flour and salt. Beat the egg, vinegar and water together. Add 1 T of the water mixture over part of the […]

Ingredients & Directions Pastry (recipe follows) 1 c (1/2 pint) heavy cream 2 lg Eggs 1 pk Unflavored gelatin 3 lg Egg yolks 1/4 c Water 3/4 c Sugar Crystallized pansies (opt., 1/2 c Lemon juice -see Note) 1 tb Grated lemon rind 1. At least 40 minutes before making pie, prepare Pastry. While pastry […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Seedless raisins 1 Unbaked double-crust pie Hot water 2 Eggs 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1 c Apple juice 1 tb Cinnamon Confectioners’ sugar 1 tb Dark molasses Preheat oven to 450. Cover raisins with hot water and let sit for about 10 minutes and drain. Combine raisins with […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Jars (7 oz) or tins jalapeno -pepper, slivered 1 lb Grated Cheddar cheese 8 Eggs, beaten Salt and pepper Drain and seed peppers. Cut into length slivers. Arrange in bottom of a pie tin. Press grated cheese over the peppers. Beat eggs and salt and pepper. Pour over the cheese. Bake […]

Ingredients & Directions 5 Sheets filo pastry; thawed -if frozen 2 oz Unsalted butter; melted Icing sugar; for dusting FOR THE FILLING 1 oz Unsalted butter 4 lg Apples; such as Egremont -Russet or Cox’s Orange -Pippin, peeled, cored and -cut into wedges 1 Lemon 2 oz Caster sugar Good pinch ground cinnamon 8 oz […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Fritos corn chips 1 lg Onion; minced 1 cn Chili (19 oz.) 1 c American cheese; grated Place 2 cups of corn chips in a baking dish. Arrange chopped onion and half of the cheese on the corn chips. Pour chili over onion and cheese, then top with remaining corn […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Pecans; chopped 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Milk 4 Eggs 3/4 c Corn syrup; light or dark 3/4 c Brown sugar; packed 1/4 c Margarine or butter;softened 1/2 c Bisquick or baking mix Preheat oven to 350F. Grease pie plate, 9″x1 1/4″ . Sprinkle pecans in plate. Beat […]

Ingredients & Directions NUTTY PIE 1 tb Sliced almonds 3 Eggs 1 c Sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 1 c Chopped walnuts Vanilla ice cream CARAMEL SAUCE 1 c Packed brown sugar 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Corn syrup 1 c Evaporated milk […]

Ingredients & Directions 15 oz Milk, sweetened condensed 1 Pie crust mix stick 1/3 c Lemon juice; freshly squeezd 1/2 c Almonds; ground or finely 1/2 ts Vanilla extract -chopped 1/2 ts Almond extract 1 lb Pie filling, cherry 1/2 c Cream, heavy; whipped Mix first 4 ingredients well. Whip the cream and fold into […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 9″ Baked Pie Shell 1 1/2 tb Cornstarch 1 c Sugar; (plus 2 Tbsp.) 3/4 ts Ground Nutmeg 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Sour Cream 1 1/2 c Raisins 1 tb Lemon Juice 3 Egg Yolks BROWN SUGAR MERINGUE 3 Egg Whites 1/4 ts Cream Of Tartar 6 tb Packed […]