Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 oz Black sambuca 10 oz Sushi quality tuna; diced -small 1/2 c Pitted nicoise olives 1 tb Capers 1/2 ts Garlic; chopped 2 tb Almonds; toasted and chopped 1/4 Fillet anchovies; drained -and chopped 1 ts Extra virgin olive oil 1 ts Fresh tarragon; chopped 1/3 Seedless cucumber; thin -sliced Set […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unbleached white flour 3/8 ts Salt 4 tb Cold unsalted butter; – cut into small cubes 1 1/2 tb Solid vegetable shortening 2 1/2 tb Ice water, more if necessary This versatile dough can be the basis for either fruit or meat pies. The recipe comes from Deborah Madison’s “The […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 ts Eggs 3/4 c Sugar, granulated 2/3 c Butter; melted 3/4 c Lemon or lime juice 2 ts Grated lemon rind 1 c Strawberries 1 c Black currants 1 c Raspberriies 1/2 c Red current jelly 1 tb Cassis or other liqueur Pastry:Use the recipe for speedy, pat in pastry and […]

Ingredients & Directions Vegetable cooking spray 3/4 c Finely chopped celery 3/4 c Finely chopped onion 2 tb Light process cream cheese -product, softened 2 ts Lemon juice 1/8 ts White pepper 1 ds Ground red pepper 1/3 c Fine dry breadcrumbs 1 ts Dried whole dillweed 9 1/4 oz 60{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}-less salt tuna in water, […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Shortcrust pastry FILLING Raspberry or Strawberry jam 4 oz Margarine 4 oz Caster sugar 4 oz Ground almonds 2 Eggs, well beaten Few drops almond essence Set oven to 375/F or Mark 5. Line a shallow pie dish with pastry and spread with a layer of jam. Mix all the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Icing sugar pn Salt 1/2 c Unsalted butter 1/3 c Walnuts, finely chopped TOPPING 2 Eggs 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1 tb Lemon rind, finely grated 1/4 c Lemon juice 2 tb All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Icing sugar In food processor or […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Solid vegetable shortening 1 ts Salt (optional) 1/4 c Ice water FILLING 3 Medium sized eggs, at room Temperature 1/2 c Superfine sugar 1/2 c Butter at room temperature 3/4 c Ground almonds 2 tb (Heaping) good-quality Strawberry preserves PASTRY: Measure out the flour […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 2 oz Wholewheat flour 2 oz Self-raising flour 1 oz Lard 1 oz Margarine or butter 1 pn Salt Cold water; to mix FILLING 4 oz Wholewheat breadcrumbs 5 tb Golden syrup and 1 -tablespoon black treacle Milk to glaze (taken from an old family recipe, but updated with the correct […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 lb Butter 9″ baked pastry shell,cooled 1/4 c Almonds; shelled 1/4 c Sugar, caster 1 ts Distilled rose water 2 g Eggs. large 1 1/2 c Raspberries or loganberries Heat the oven to 400 degress. Dice the butter and barely melt it in a small saucepan over low heat. Away from […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 2/3 c Flour, all purpose;unbleachd 1 pn -Salt 1/2 c Butter;unsalted, cold, cut -in 8 pieces 1/4 c -Ice water FILLING 1/2 c Cheddar cheese,white & 1/2 ts Sage,ground;-OR- -Sage Derby Cheddar -shredded, 2 oz 2 Tomatoes; 5oz, blanched, -peeled & cored 3 Eggs 1 c Heavy Cream 1 tb […]