Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Sour cream 1/4 c Fat-free mayonnaise 1 1/2 tb Minced fresh cilantro 1/8 ts Chili powder 1 tb Fresh lime juice 1 tb Minced red onion 2 ts Minced fresh jalapeno -pepper;, seeded 2/3 lb Shrimp; peeled and deveined 2/3 lb Sea scallops Combine the first 7 ingredients in a […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 10-inch circle frozen puff -pastry rolled 1/8-inch -thick -OR the same amount of pie -dough 1/2 c Sugar 2 tb Unsalted butter 5 (approx) med Bosc or Winter -Nelis pears; ripe and -juicy, but firm 1 tb Rum, Cognac, brandy or -Armagnac (optional) Melt butter in a 9-inch black iron frying […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Crisco pastry recipe 3/4 c Grated Swiss; gouda or edam -cheese 1/2 c Coarsely chopped cooked -shrimp 2 tb Finely chopped red pepper 1 tb Finely chopped green onion 2 Eggs 2/3 c Light cream 1/2 ts Dill weed Salt and pepper to taste Prepare pastry recipe for double crust as […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 1/2 c Unbleached flour 2 tb Sugar 1 pn Salt 1 pn Ground cloves 1/2 ts Grated lemon peel 1/4 lb Butter 1 Egg yolk 5 tb Ice water Butter; softened -GLAZE- 1/2 c Apricot preserves 2 tb Dark rum FILLING 1/2 c Finely ground almonds 1/2 c Sugar 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Syrup, corn 1/3 c Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1 1/2 c Cranberries 2 Pears 3/4 c Flour 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Butter 1 c Oats 1 Eggs Preheat oven to 400. Peel and slice pears. Grease 9″ baking pan. Combine corn syrup, sugar, and cornstarch in saucepan. Stir in […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Butter or margarine; cut -into chunks 2 lg Egg yolks; or 1 lg Egg In a bowl combine flour and sugar. Add buter and, with your fingers, rub into flour mixture til well blended. With a fork stir in egg yolks til dough holds […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All purpose flour 1 1/2 Stick of butter, unsalted, -cut into 1 inch slices 1 Egg 1 pn Of salt 1/2 Egg shell of water Pastry: Process butter and flour until crumbly. Add egg and water, process until a ball forms, remove from processor, wrap in cling film, refrigerate 20 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 12-inch circle puff pastry Dough — thawed 3 Apples, peeled, cored — Thinly sliced 3 tb Sugar 3 tb Butter — thinly sliced 2 tb Powdered sugar Preheat the oven to 475F Place the pastry on a greased baking sheet. Arrange the apples on top in a spiral design, leaving a […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All purpose flour 1/4 c Plus 3 T sugar, divided 2 ts Grated lemon rind, divided 1/2 ts Anise seeds, crushed 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Margarine, cut int 4 pcs & Chilled 2 tb Plus 1 t ice water 6 Med. size ripe pears (appr. 2 3/4 lbs) […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Light mayonnaise 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Capers, chopped 1/4 ts Pepper ds Hot pepper sauce pn Hot pepper flakes 1/4 lb Fresh salmon fillet 1/4 lb Smoked salmon Fresh dill Use very fresh fish or substitute cooked salmon. In bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, capers, pepper, hot pepper […]