Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c Flour, all-purpose 3/4 c Shortening, well chilled 2 tb Butter or margarine, chilled 5 tb Or 6 water, well chilled Sift flour and salt into bowl. Cut shortening and butter into 4 to 5 pieces and drop into bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater. Turn to Stir Speed and […]

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 roasting oven. I divided it out into about 8-10 smaller (1 lg. serving portion each) baking dishes, and covered each dish with puff pastry, and when almost cooled put the dishes on a cookie sheet straight into the freezer uncovered. Once they were frozen, I put each dish into […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 13/16 c WATER; COLD 12 oz BUTTER PRINT SURE 60 EGGS SHELL 6 lb FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB 2 1/2 lb NUTS MIX SHELL #10 1 ga SYRUP; IMIT MAPLE, #10 5 lb SUGAR; GRANULATED 10 LB3 9/16 lb SHORTENING; 3LB 2 oz IMITATION VANILLA 1 oz SALT TABLE 5LB 3 […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c AM Pastry Flour 4 tb Unrefined vegetable oil 3 tb Cold water FILLING 2 c Milk -OR- soymilk — (plain or flavored) 1/2 c Honey or other syrup 3 Egg yolks 1 tb Vanilla 1/4 c Arrowroot powder -OR- corn starch 1 tb Cold water 3 Egg whites — […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Dried apples * 1 1/2 c Water, boiling 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Cinnamon, optional 1/4 ts Allspice, ground, optional Shortening or lard -PASTRY- 2 c Flour, all-purpose 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Lard or vegetable shortening 3 tb Cold water First make the pastry: combine […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 2 1/4 c All purpose flour 1 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 10 tb Butter,cold 3 tb Shortening 8 tb Ice water FILLING 1/2 ts Grated lemon peel 1/4 ts Salt 3 tb Cornstarch 1 tb Butter 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 2/3 c Sugar Water 3 lb Pears,diced 1 1/2 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 lb Potatoes — scrubbed 1 Onion — minced 1/4 ts Red pepper flakes 5 tb Olive oil 2 Eggs — lightly beaten 1/4 lb Monterey jack cheese — Grated 4 oz Green chiles — drained & Chopped 1/2 c Black olives — chopped 1 tb Lemon juice 6 tb Dry […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Self-rising corn meal- -(preferably white stone- -ground) 1/2 c Self-rising flour 1/4 c Pancake mix (see note) Pinch salt 1/2 ts Sugar 1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper 1 Egg 1 md Onion, diced 1/2 c Milk, or as needed Oil or fish drippings for- -frying Hushpuppies are fried in hot […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c King Arthur unbleached all- Purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Solid vegetable shortening 1 tb Ice water FILLING 8 c Apples, peeled, cored and -sliced* 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c King Arthur unbleached all- -purpose flour 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Nutmet TOPPING 1 c King Arthur […]

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 To make the egg wash — Blend the egg yolk and cream. Brush the mixture onto the pastry with a pastry brush. Put the pies on a baking sheet to catch any drips. Bake on the center rack in the 400F oven for 50-55 min., or until the crust […]