Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Butter 3 tb Caster sugar 4 lg Pears; firm, peeled, cored ; and quartered 1 Sheet puff pastry 1 Dsp creme fraiche Core pear and slice very finely. Roll out the pastry and cut into a circle and brush with a generous amount of butter. Arrange pears in centre, sprinkle […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/4 c All purpose flour -butter, cut into pieces 1/2 ts Salt 2 tb (about) ice water 1/2 c (1 stick) chilled unsalted FILLING 1 c Water 2 tb Cognac or brandy 1 oz Dried porcini mushrooms 2 tb Chopped fresh herbs 1/4 c (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 2/3 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 500 g pack Saxby’s -Shortcrust Pastry 60 ml Olive oil; (4tbsp) 450 g Onions; thinly sliced (1lb) 15 ml Light muscovado sugar; -(1tbsp) 30 ml Balsamic vinegar; (2tbsp) 250 g Mixed wild mushrooms; sliced -(9oz) 2 Cloves garlic; crushed 45 ml Fresh parsley; chopped -(3tbsp) 1/2 500 g tub Waitrose Virtually […]

Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 2 c All purpose flour 1 ts Salt 3/4 c (or more) water 1 ts Vegetable oil TOPPING 12 Bacon slices, cut into 1/2 -whipping cream -inch pieces (about 7 oz) 1 tb Vegetable oil 4 md Onions, thinly sliced 1/2 ts Salt 4 c Small curd cottage cheese 1/4 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 225 g Wholemeal plain flour 1 pn Salt Good pinch of dry mustard 100 g Butter 50 g Cheddar cheese – grated Cold water to mix -FOR THE FILLING- 700 g Onions – sliced finely 75 g Unsalted butter 2 Eggs – beaten 300 ml Natural yoghurt 2 tb […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 c All purpose flour -butter, cut into pieces 1/4 c Powdered sugar 1 tb Chilled whipping cream 6 tb (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted FILLING 1/2 c Whipping cream -unsweetened) or semi-sweet 1/4 c Milk -chocolate, chopped 10 oz Bittersweet (not 1 Egg FOR PASTRY: Blend flour and sugar in processor. […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 50 g Caster sugar 100 g Butter 150 g Flour 1/2 Egg FILLING 4 Lemons; zest and juice 8 Eggs 330 g Caster sugar 270 ml Double cream -RASPBERRY COULIS- 300 g Frozen raspberries 60 g Caster sugar To prepare the pastry, place the flour on the work top, mix in […]

Ingredients & Directions 250 g Old Vic shortcrust pastry; -(see recipe index) 1 Egg white for brushing FILLING 6 Free range eggs 340 g Caster sugar 6 Lemons 320 ml Double cream Icing sugar; for dredging Preheat oven to 190C/375F/gas 5. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line an 18cm […]

Ingredients & Directions -COOKIE CRUST- 6 tb Butter, softened 1 1/3 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1/3 c Sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1 lg Egg 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla extract ALMOND FILLING 1/4 c Almond paste 3 tb All-purpose flour 1/4 c (1/2 stick) butter, softened 2 md Peaches, peeled, pitted, and 3 […]

Ingredients & Directions 125 g Sesame seed cracker -biscuits; finely crushed 1/2 c Rice bran 100 g Butter; melted 1 md Carrot; coarsely grated 1 ts Light brown sugar 1 sm Zucchini; thinly sliced 1 c Small-sized broccoli -florets; lightly steamed 1 Piece pumpkin; (60 grams ) -cut Into 1 cm cubes and lightly -steamed […]