Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Frozen puff pastry sheets; -(2 sheets), thawed ; (17 1/4-ounce) 1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 c Cornstarch 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 3 lb Firm but ripe pears; peeled, -cored, ; thinly sliced 3 tb Butter; room temperature Preheat oven to 400F. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Cold water 1 ea 9″ baked pastry shell 1 ts Vanilla 1 tb Cornstarch 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 tb Unflavored gelatin 6 oz Semi-sweet chocolate bits 2 c Scalded milk 4 ea Egg whites 4 ea Egg yolks, beaten 1/2 c Sugar Combine cornstarch & 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c White sugar 1/4 lb Butter or margarine 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Milk 3 tb Cornstarch 2 ea Eggs, separated 1 ts Vanilla 1 ea 9″ unbaked pastry shell 1 ts Nutmeg Mix sugars and cornstarch, add milk and cook a little. Add butter and egg yolks and bring […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c Sweet potatoes, cook/mash 1/2 c Butter, softened 2 c Sugar 4 Eggs 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Nutmeg 13 oz Evaporated Milk 2 ts Lemon extract 2 Deep dish unbaked pie shells beating well. After each one, stir in salt, nutmeg, milk and extract. Pour into 2 deep dish […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Elderberries 1 c Sugar 3 ts Lemon juice or vinegar 1/8 ts Salt 2 tb Flour Pour the washed elderberries into an unbaked pie crust. Mix together the other ingredients and pour the mixture over the berries. Cover it with a top crust. Bake the pie at 424 oF […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Flour 2 Eggs 1/2 c Butter 1 c Karo Syrup 1 tb Vanilla 1 c Pecans or more 1 pn Salt 1 Unbaked pie shell ***** I always add lots of nuts, and I hardly ever put salt in anything. Mix this all together and pour into […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 9 inch pie crust — unbaked 6 c Apple slices — thin 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Gingersnap cookies — Crushed 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Black walnuts — chopped 1/4 c Margarine — melted 1/4 c Maple syrup 1. Line a 9-inch pie pan with […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Oregon hazelnuts, — roasted and ground 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 ts Allspice, ground 1/4 c Butter or margarine Mix together hazelnuts, crumbs, sugar and allspice; blend in butter to form a crumbly mixture. Press against bottom and sides of a 9″ pie plate. Bake in […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Flour 1/3 c Melted reduced cal margarine 1/2 c Light whipped topping 1/2 c Light cream cheese, soft 1/4 c Confectioners sugar 1 pk Reduced cal pudding (4 serv) 1 c Skim or 1{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} milk 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Combine flour and margarine in a 9″ pie plate, spreading […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Lard 2 1/2 tb Unsalted butter 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Iced water; more or less In a large bowl, combine the flour with the lard, butter, and salt. Mix lightly with your fingertips until the dough forms grape-sized pieces. You should still be able to […]