Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Thick Potato water 2 tb Sugar 2 c Flour (more or less) 1/2 ts Yeast (use yeast only to -speed action) Dump above into Sourdough Pot. Boil potatoes with jackets on until they fall to pieces. Lift skins out, mash potatoes making a puree. Cool. Add more water to make […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Tart granny smith apples Juice of 1/2 lemon Ground cinnamon 2 ts Tupelo honey 2 tb Golden raisins 1/4 c Orange juice Spray glass baking pan with light cooking spray. Cut cone out of top of each apple and spoon some lemon juice into each. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Add some honey […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Toasted pecans 1/4 c Flour 1 1/4 lb Plums, quartered (about 14) 1/2 lb Nectarines, cut in wedges -(about 3) 1 tb Butter 1 tb Milk or cream 3 tb Red currant jelly or seived -apricot jam PASTRY 2 c Flour 1 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Salt […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 lb Sliced apples with peels & -core 8 c Water Attention: the less fully ripe the apples, the higher the pectin content. Simmer(little stirring is needed) foir 3 minutes. press apples through a sieve to remove cores,etc. Return liquid to a heavy kettle to cook briskly, stirring, unitl volume is reduced […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Refrigerated pie crust -(1/2 of a 15-oz package) 5 oz Semisweet baking chocolate — chopped 3 tb Powdered sugar, sifted 2 tb Orange-flavored liqueur -OR- thawed orange juice -concentrate 1 1/2 tb Unsalted butter, melted 1 tb Water 2 ts Grated orange zest 3/4 c Roasted mixed nuts* *(Oregon hazelnuts, almonds, […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Bread crumbs 1/4 c Margarine — melted 4 c Apple slices — tart 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1 Lemon — juice and peel 1/2 c Apple juice * Use whole grain bread to make the crumbs. Substitute 1-2 tablespoons wheat germ for equal amount of […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Ground chuck 1 Onion; chopped 2 c Ketchup 3 c Packed brown sugar 3 c Apple cider vinegar 3 tb Worcestershire sauce 3 tb Dijon mustard 2 ts Honey 6 Hamburger buns Combine the ground beef and onions in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, breaking up the […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c seedless green grapes 1 c sugar 2 egg yolks 1 egg 1/2 c butter 1 c flour 2 ts rum flavoring — or 2 TB rum 1/4 ts almond extract 1 c milk Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle the grapes with half the sugar, and let stand 30 minutes. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Olive oil 1/2 c Wine vinegar 1 ts Minced onion 1 ts Seasoned salt 3/4 ts Garlic powder 1/2 ts Chives 1/2 ts Parsley flakes 1/2 ts Sugar 1/4 ts Dry mustard 1/4 ts Oregano 1/8 ts White pepper ds Cayenne or red pepper Combine all ingredients in jar; cover […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Nonfat or lowfat milk 3 tb Unflavored yogurt (we used Nonfat) 1 c All-purpose flour In a 1-quart pan over medium heat, heat milk to 90-100 degrees. Remove from heat and stir in yogurt. Place in a warm 3 to 6 cup glass, ceramic, plastic or stainless steel container with […]