Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 5 dl Brewed hot strong black tea – such as Earl Grey (*) 1 lb Prunes; pitted 35 g Whole almonds; unblanched 1 Egg; lightly beaten 5 tb Granulated sugar 2 tb Plum eau-de-vie; or brandy 1 7/8 dl Heavy cream 1 Flaky sweet pastry shell – partially baked and cooled 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions : Pastry: 3 c flour 12 TB sweet unsalted butter, — : melted and liquid 1/4 c sugar 2 extra lg eggs 12 ripe figs 8 oz Prosciutto di Parma, — : sliced paper thin 1 ts fennel salad 2 oz extra virgin olive oil Preheat oven to 400 F. Butter a […]

Ingredients & Directions Fresh; clean grapes Flour Water Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 21:00:23 -0800 From: Joyce Verkerk joycverk@mars.ark.com Take a generous handful of grapes and crush them slightly. Place in non-metallic container with an equivalent amount of both flour and water. Let it sit covered with a loose cloth on the counter checking two […]

Ingredients & Directions Pastry 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/3 c Cold ice water 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Shortening ———————–FILLING FOR BUTTER TARTS———————– 1 Beaten egg 1/3 c Butter or margarine, melted -(butter is best of course) 1 c Brown sugar 2 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Raisins 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 2 1/2 c Tepid water 1/2 lb Stemmed red grapes Starter from Julia Child’s Cooking with the Master Chef’s Cookbook wrap grapes in one yard washed cheesecloth and crush. Mix flour and water. Add grapes in cheesecloth bag….(Do all this in a crockery bowl or stainless steel pot or […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 md Potatoes; peeled and cubed 1 qt Water 1 3/4 c Flour 1 tb Sugar 1 tb Salt 1 pk Dry yeast 2 1/2 c Potato water Recipe by: FWDS07A Patricia Dwigans Cook approximately 3 med potatoes in water until tender. Drain, reserving liquid. Use potatoes in a favorite recipe. In […]

Ingredients & Directions —— How to dry and restart a culture from dadams@cray.com (David Adams) Drying: For long term culture storage, store your culture in dried powder form. Ed Woods book doesn’t tell you how to do this right out, but I sort of discovered it on my own. Actually I believe it is an […]

Ingredients & Directions -NORMA WRENN (NPXR56B) 1 pk Dry yeast 4 c -warm water 2 tb Sugar 4 c Flour 1 Potato; raw quartered Here is a recipe from Texas Highways Cookbook. Dissolve yeast in warm water; and then mix all ingredients in a 1-gallon crock. (Do not use metal container) Cover with a close-fitting […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Sourdough starter 1 1/2 c Flour 1 c Skim milk; warm Remove the sourdough starter from the refrigerator and allow it to reach room temperature ( about 6 hours).Place 1 1/2 cups of starter in a 2 quart mixing bowl. Put the rest of the starter back in the […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 Plums; pitted and quartered 1 Pie shell;9″ baked 1 c Whipping Cream 2 Eggs 1 Egg yolk 1 Lemon, juice of 1/2 c Sugar, granulated TOPPING 3 tb Brown sugar 1 ts Cinnamon “This is a famous Scottish tart…If you use the small purple plums, increase the number to 12.” Preheat […]