Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 225 g Plain Flour A Pinch of Salt 100 g Unsalted Butter 4 tb Water Filling 2 tb Butter 2 tb Olive Oil 5 md Leeks; (cleaned and cut ; into thin strips) 3 tb Madeira Sherry -CHEESE- 10 g Caerphilly Cheese 1. Sift the flour and salt into a large […]

Ingredients & Directions TART SHELL 1 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 5 tb Unsalted butter 1/3 c Sugar 1 Large egg, lightly beaten Pinch of salt 1/2 tb Water -TART FILLING- 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Grated orange rind 1/2 c Light corn syrup 1 c Walnut halves 2 Large eggs, lightly beaten 1 c Fresh […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE TARTLET CRUST 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 pn Salt 4 tb Unsalted cold butter; cut -into small ; pieces 1 lg Egg; beaten slightly 1 tb Cold water; 11/2 teaspoons -more ; if needed -FOR THE FILLING- 1/2 c Cashews; well toasted […]

Ingredients & Directions -MACADAMIA NUT CRUST- 1 1/2 c Macadamia nuts, finely 1/3 c Granulated sugar -ground 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 2 tb Butter, melted CHOCOLATE FILLING 1/2 c Plus 2 T heavy cream -liqueur 3 (1-oz) squares semisweet Vanilla Sauce Chocolate, finely chopped -(recipe follows) 1 pk (8-oz) cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 1/3 c Heavy cream 2 ts Sugar 1/4 c Maple syrup 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Grated peeled fresh 3 tb Butter -gingerroot 3 tb Vegetable shortening 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 2 tb Cold water 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1 c Pumpkin puree Brulee Glaze (recipe […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk All Ready Pie Crusts; (2 -crusts) ; (15-ounce) 2 ts All purpose flour 2/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar 2/3 c Light corn syrup 5 tb Unsalted butter 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 2 Eggs 3/4 ts Vanilla extract 12 tb Raisins Vanilla frozen yogurt Preheat oven […]

Ingredients & Directions -MACADAMIA NUT CRUST- 1 1/2 c Macadamia nuts, finely 1/3 c Granulated sugar -ground 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 3/4 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 2 tb Butter, melted CHOCOLATE FILLING 1/2 c Plus 2 T heavy cream 2 lg Eggs 3 1-oz squares semisweet 2 tb Creme de Cacao, or other -chocolate, finely […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine; -softened 3 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 c All-purpose flour FILLING 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips 2 tb Butter or margarine 1/2 c Sugar 1 Egg; beaten 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 c Chopped pecans; opt. Maraschino cherry halves; -opt. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Water 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 Cinnamon stick 1/2 ts Salt 4 (1 1/2 lb) Bosc pears Sour Cream Custard (recipe 5 tb Butter, softened -follows) 1/3 c Firmly packed light-brown 1 tb Apricot preserves or apple -sugar -jelly, melted 1/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 100 g Dried porcini mushrooms; -broken into pieces 25 g Butter 225 g Shortcrust pastry 175 g Ripe brie 175 ml Single cream 3 Eggs 1 Egg yolk 1 ts English mustard Salt and pepper Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas 5. Soak the porcini in a little boiling water for 20 minutes. […]