Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 (20-oz) can sliced peaches, -chopped 7 1/2 c Sugar, divided use 1 pk Active dry yeast 1 (20-oz) can crushed -pineapple 1 (10-oz) jar maraschino -cherries 1 (29-oz) can fruit cocktail, -cut up From: Lisa Dozier Stir together peaches, 2 1/2 cups sugar and yeast in a one gallon glass or […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 lg Spanish onions 2 c Sour cream 4 tb Sugar 1 ds Liquid smoke; (optional) 2 oz Bacon bits; (or substitute) 4 tb Unsalted butter 6 Eggs; beaten Salt & pepper to taste 2 Uncooked 9 inch shells of -your favorite pie crust Peel and slice the onions, across the rings, […]

Ingredients & Directions -TART SHELL DOUGH- 1/2 oz Yeast, fresh, OR 1/2 pk Yeast, dry 1 c ;water, warm pn Salt 2 c Flour, unbleached FENNEL-ONION MARMALADE 2 c ;water 1 Onion; minced 5 Garlic cloves; minced 1 1/2 tb Thyme, fresh -PEARL ONIONS- 60 Pearl onions; peeled 1 c ;water 1/3 c Balsamic vinegar […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Bitter sweet chocolate 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Heavy cream 2 Whole eggs 1 ts Rum 1 ts Extract of coffee (made by -preparing a very strong -expresso) 1/8 ts Vanilla 6 Non-stick tart molds; -buttered and floured 6 Pie crust; shaped into -shapes comparable in size -to the tart […]

Ingredients & Directions PASTRY: 1 1/2 c Flour 1 tb Sugar 1 pn Salt 12 tb Unsalted buter 3 tb Ice water FILLING: 3 c Blueberries 4 tb Sugar 2 tb Flour 1 tb Lemon juice Put the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse once. Cut the butter into […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 md Apples, peeled, cored, — chopped 3/4 c Butter 1 tb Oil 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Zest, lemon 1/2 ts Zest, orange Pate Brisee ** OR 1 Pastry, puff, round, 9″ ** See recipe for Pate Brisee. Heat 1/2 cup of the butter and the oil in a skillet until […]

Ingredients & Directions Crust: 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Sugar 1/3 c Butter 1 ts Vinegar 4 tb Cold water Filling: 3/4 c Raspberry preserves — (divided – 1/2 cup + 1/3 c Sugar 3 Eggs — separated 3/4 c Ground almonds 1/2 c Dry breadcrumbs 1/2 c Butter, — melted 2 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 350 g Rough Puff Pastry FILLING 1 kg Apples; Golden Delicious – or Granny Smith 3 tb Lemon juice 2 tb Butter; unsalted 50 g Sugar TOPPING 2 Eggs 100 g Sugar 6 tb Butter; unsalted, melted 1 ts Vanilla extract (350 g = 12.5 ounces; 1 kg = 2 pounds; 50 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 2/3 c Flour 1 c Butter, chilled 2 tb Honey or sugar 1 ea Egg yolk 1/2 c Less 1 T water, ice cold 1 ts Grated lemon rind or extract 1 ea Assorted jams and preserves Using knives, cut together flour and butter until butter is small marble size. Make […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Puff pastry Filling: 5 oz Ground almonds Finely grated zest of 1 -orange 1/2 lb Caster sugar (very fine) 1 tb Orange flower water 2 tb Honey 2 lg Eggs 2 tb Extra virgin olive oil 4 oz Pine nuts Preheat the oven to 200 C/ 400 F. Roll the […]