Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND CRUST- 1/4 c Almonds; slivered blanched -cut into small pieces 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1 lg Egg; cold 1/4 ts -Salt 1/2 ts Almond extract 3 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed 1/4 ts Lemon zest;freshly grated 1/2 c Butter;cold, unsalted,1stick -GLAZE- 3/4 c Apricot preserves 3 tb Sherry -TO […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 c Flour 4 tb Butter -(cut into small pieces) 2 tb Sugar 2 tb Whipping cream 1/2 ts Salt 3 c Dried beans; – for weighting down – pastry shell FILLING 1/2 c Water 4 tb Sugar 3 Eggs; beaten MIX ALL THE PASTRY INGREDIENTS together in a bowl or […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c (12 ounces) very warm water (105 to 115 degrees) 1/4 ts Active dry yeast 3 1/2 c (16 ounces) unbleached All-purpose flour One 2-quart clear plastic Container Mix all the ingredients together in a medium bowl and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon for 2 to 3 minutes, until […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1 ts Freshly grated orange zest 1/4 c Fresh orange juice 2 c Cranberries; picked over 1 c Golden raisins; soaked* 1/4 ts Salt -DOUGH- 1 1/4 c All purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/8 ts Salt 6 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Shredded well-washed spinach -leaves 1/2 c Mayonnaise 2 tb Finely chopped sweet pickle 2 tb Drained bottled capers 2 ts Dijon-style mustard 2 ts Fresh lemon juice; or to -taste 24 Soft-shelled steamer clams; -scrubbed All-purpose flour for -dredging the clams 2 lg Eggs 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Courgettes; sliced 1 Fennel; thinly sliced 4 lg Tomatoes; blanched and -sliced 100 g Butter 6 tb Olive oil 250 g Shortcrust pastry 10 Sprigs rosemary; roughly -chopped -STILTON FILLING- 75 g Stilton cheese 2 tb Double cream 4 tb Fresh white breadcrumbs 1 sm Selection of salad leaves to -garnish […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Cream cheese (up to (8oz)) 1/2 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla From: Aunt Phyllis Mix. Put a piece of vanilla wafer in bottom of paper cup (#6 tart papers – this is the mini muffin size). Put 1 Tbsp mixture on top of cookie. Bake at 375 for […]

Ingredients & Directions **** NO E ***** -Karen Adler FNGP13B. -Yield: 2 doz. -TART PASTRY- 1/4 c Butter 1/4 c Lard 1 Egg 6 tb Sugar 2 c All purpose flour; sifted FILLING 2 Extra large eggs; whole 3 Extra large egg yolks 1 c Whole milk 1/2 c Half and half 1 c Sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Ready made pastry tartlet -shells; about 4-5″ in ; diameter 50 g Raspberries; extra to -decorate 2 ts Caster sugar Icing sugar; to dust Warm custard; to serve FOR THE FRANGIPANE 50 g Butter; room temperature 50 g Caster sugar 1 Egg 50 g Ground almonds Grated rind of 1 lemon […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Salt Cod, see note 1 tb Dry Mustard-Sunbird B&B 1/2 lb Boneless Cod fillets 1 tb Worcestershire Sauce, White 1 1/2 c Milk 1/2 c Mayonnaise 1 c Water 2 Eggs 1 Bay Leaf Bouquet Garni 1/2 Lemon, juice of only 2 Sprigs Thyme Bouquet Garni 1 c Seasoned bread […]