Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions Karen Mintzias -PASTRY- 1 c Unbleached all-purpose flour 1/4 c Confectioners’ sugar 1/2 tb Finely grated lemon peel 1 pn Salt 8 tb Unsalted butter – cut into small pieces 2 Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla extract FILLING 8 tb Unsalted butter – at room temperature 1/3 c Honey 5 Egg yolks […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 c CREAMED CHICKEN 1 pk Frozen peas; 10 ounces 4 oz Mushrooms; trimmed and -sliced 1 c All-purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 3 tb Vegetable shortening 1/2 c Milk 1/8 ts Paprika 1. Put chicken, peas and mushroom in a 9 or 10″ deep-dish […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unbleached all-purpose flour 2 tb Cocoa 2 tb Suger 1 ts Chimaro chile powder 1/8 c Vegetable shortening 1/4 c Unsalted butter 2 tb Sugar 3 tb Cold water -PIE FILLING- 4 tb Butter 1/4 c Bianca’s Bittersweet Hot -Fudge sauce 3 Eggs; beaten 3/4 c Dark corn syrup 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 md Potatoes 3 tb Butter 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Chopped onion 1 lb Ground beef 3/4 c Tomato sauce 3/4 c Shredded sharp cheese 1/3 c Pitted black olives; sliced Pare potatoes & slice crosswise as thinly as possible using food processor or sharp knife. Melt butter in large skillet […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Baked 9 inch pie shell 1 1/2 c Crushed tortilla chips 2 c Cooked pinto beans 2 c Green chile 1/4 c Green onions, sliced 1/2 c Sour Cream 1/2 c Monterey Jack cheese -shredded 1/2 c Cheddar Cheese -shredded 2 1/2 oz Mushrooms fresh or jar -sliced Ripe olives, sliced […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Cranberries; cut in half, -then roll in 1 T. flour 1/2 c Raisins 1 tb Flour 1 tb Butter 1 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Water Mix filling ingreients, put in 2 crust pie shell. Bake 1 hour at 350. Yields 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions CRUST 1 pk Fat-free cream cheese — (8 Oz) softened 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 Egg white — whipped -FILLING 1 1/4 c Pumpkin 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Ginger 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts Salt 2 Egg whites — whipped 1 c Evaporated skimmed […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 1 c Sugar 1 Stick margarine, melted 1/2 c Raisins (Gram liked to use -currants) 1/2 c Cocoanut 1/2 c Chopped pecans 1 ts Vanilla 1 tb Vinegar (the secret key -ingredient) 1 Unbaked pie shell (My gram gave me this recipe shortly before she had her stroke. It is […]

Ingredients & Directions -PUMPKIN FILLING- 3 c Diced butternut pumpkin 2 tb Pougouri (coarse burghul) 1 md Onion; chopped 1/4 c Peanut or corn oil 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 pn Ground cloves 1 1/2 ts Salt Freshly ground black pepper -PASTRY- 4 c Plain flour 1 pn Salt 3/4 c Peanut or corn oil […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 c Shortening 1/2 c Ice cold water Mix all dry ingredients together. Cut shortening in. Add cold water and mix well. Let rest 30 minutes. Roll out to fit casserole dishes. Courtesy of the “Cock n’ Bull” Yields 1 Crust