Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 Pie pastry (single crust) 1/2 c Minced candied ginger — for 9-inch diameter pie 1 tb Minced fresh ginger 1 1/2 c Macadamia nuts 1 ts Vanilla — (salted, roasted) Vanilla ice cream (optional) 3 lg Eggs -OR- sweetened whipped cream 1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed -WARM CHOCOLATE SAUCE- 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unsalted butter; room -temperature 2 tb Unsalted butter; room -temperature 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour 2 tb All-purpose flour 1 c Dutch cocoa 2 tb Dutch cocoa 2 ts Baking soda 1/8 ts Salt 1 c Granulated sugar 1 c Dark brown sugar 3 lg Eggs; room temperature 3/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 Egg; slightly beaten 16 oz Pumpkin 3/4 c Brown sugar; firmly packed 1 1/2 c Half & half 3 tb Bourbon 1 ts Cinnamon, ground 1/2 ts Ginger powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 Pie shell, 9″, unbaked 2 tb Butter 1/4 c Brown sugar; firmly packed 1 c Pecan halves 1/4 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1/4 c Lard 1/2 c Crisco 1 ts Vinegar 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Cold water Combine flour, salt, lard & Crisco. Cut or rub together until it is like coarse cornmeal. Add vinegar to water and add to flour mixture. Add more water, if needed. Makes one large […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Peanut butter 1 ea Baked pie shell 1 c Powdered sugar 1 x Cool Whip whipped topping 1 pk Instant vanilla pudding Mix peanut butter and powdered sugar;crumble.Prepare instant pudding according to package directions.Spread most of crumble on bottom of baked pie shell.Pour prepared pudding over.Cover with Cool Whip. Sprinkle […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Unsalted butter – well chilled or frozen 1 lg Egg yolk 5 tb Ice water 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Unbleached all-purpose flour CUT THE BUTTER into tablespoon-size pieces. Put in a food processor and chop by pulsing the machine on and off about 6 times. Add the egg […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Fresh strawberries 1 c Water 1 tb Lemon juice 1 c Sugar 3 tb Cornstarch 1 10-inch pie shell Combine 1 cup of the berries, 2/3 cup water, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Simmer over low heat for about 3 minutes. Strain the berries from the juice. Mix the […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Pumpkin puree 1 c Light cream 4 c Sugar 1 tb Vanilla 1 ts Salt Pastry for 3 9-inch pie 2 ts Cinnamon -shells 1 ts Nutmeg Whipped cream & chopped nuts 6 ea Eggs, lightly beaten -for garnish 4 c Milk Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Blend […]

Ingredients & Directions 175 g Walnut; coarsely chopped 1 375 gram sho crust pastry 250 g Sugar 4 ts Liquid glucose; (20 g.) 2 tb Lemon juice; (30 ml.) 75 ml Double cream 25 ml Honey 1 Egg yolk; beaten Flour for dusting The sugar mixture: Put half the sugar, glucose and lemon juice in […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Melted butter 4 tb Bourbon 1/4 c Corn starch 1 c Chopped pecans (coarsely) 1 c Chocolate chips 4 oz Whipping cream 1 9 inch pie shell Beat eggs gradually, add sugar. Add butter and bourbon and mix well. Blend in corn starch. Stir in […]