Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 10 tb Solid vegetable shortening 1/4 c Cold water FILLING 4 Red bell peppers 2 tb Olive oil 4 Tomatoes; peeled, seeded, -coarsely diced, see cook’s -note 2 Garlic cloves; minced 1 tb Tomato paste 12 Kalamata or nicoise olives; -pitted, sliced Salt; freshly […]

Ingredients & Directions -Linda DiSanto, Austin, -Texas 1 pk Active dry yeast 2 1/2 c Warm water 2 c Sifted flour 1 tb Sugar Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of the warm water in a deep glass or plastic container. Stir in remaining warm water, flour and sugar. Beat until smooth. Cover with loose fitting […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 2/3 c Flour 1/4 c Sugar, very fine 1/2 ts Salt 10 tb Butter -chilled 2 Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 ts -cold water 1. Sift flour, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Cut chilled sweet butter into pieces into the bowl. Using your fingertips, rapidly rub the […]

Ingredients & Directions FRIENDSHIP STARTER 1 c Sugar 1 c Flour 1 c Milk BREAD 1 c Friendship Starter 2/3 c Oil 3 Eggs 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 2 ts Vanilla 1 c Sugar FRIENDSHIP STARTER: Day 1: Make the starter dough using 1 cup […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose -Flour*, sifted 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Cocoa 1/2 ts Double-acting baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Butter 1 Egg; slightly beaten 1 tb Milk —Filling (Vanilla or -Chocolate)— 1 Egg 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose -Flour 1 c Milk […]

Ingredients & Directions Butter 7 Large red plums, pitted, -each cut into 8 wedges 4 tb Sugar 1 Pate Sucree Dough -see separate recipe 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 Egg white, beaten to blend Vanilla ice cream Preheat oven to 400F. Line baking sheet with foil; butter foil. Place plums on prepared sheet, spacing evenly. […]

Ingredients & Directions A TASTE OF OC 1 pk Reese’s mini peanut butter -cups 1 Roll refirg peanut butter -cookie dough 1 sm Pk M&Ms Chill candy; then remove wrappers. Follow dirs on cookie pkg and slice dough, then quarter each slice. Mold each piece into a section of a mini muffin tin. Bake 350F, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Raisins 16 Aked tart shells 1/4 c Butter;soft 1/2 c Sugar; brown, lightly packe 1/2 c Corn syrup 1 Egg 1 ts Vinegar 1 ts Vanilla Salt Preheat oven to 400F. Sprinkle raisins evenly in baked shells. In bowl, cream together butter and sugar; beat in corn syrup, egg, vinegar, […]

Ingredients & Directions -NORMA WRENN- 4 Sole fillets (6 oz ea) 1 Egg white 1/4 c Dry-roasted sunflower seeds -coarsely ground 2 tb Wheat germ; toasted 1 ts Dried parsley Sea salt/freshly ground Pepper to taste Arrange sole fillets on a nonstick baking sheet and brush the tops with egg white. Mix remaining ingredients together […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Romaine lettuce; 1 1/2 c Fennel bulb; shredded -(about 1 large bulb) 1 c Cauliflowerets; 1/2 c Red onion; sliced TART LINE DRESSING 1/2 c Line juice; fresh 1 tb Olive oil; 1 c Garlic; minced 1/4 ts Salt; 1/4 ts Ground pepper; fresh 1/4 ts Paprika; SALAD: Wash, dry, […]