Sour Dough Bread Starter – Feed

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Sugar 3 tb Instant mashed potatoes 1 c Warm water Mix together and add to starter – Cover. At the end of the day, take 1 cup of starter and return remainder to the refrig. Make bread with this one cup or throw it away. Yields 1 Servings

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Pecan Tart

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c Flour 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground allspice or cloves 1/3 c Oil 1/4 c Cold water FILLING 8 oz Pitted dates 3 tb Maple syrup 3 tb Water or more syrup 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon or allspice 6 oz Pecans (halves or pieces) […]

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Sour Cream Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Sour cream, scalded 1 1/2 tb Corn-starch 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 c Chopped nuts 1 c Sugar Few grains salt 1/4 ts Cloves 3 Egg whites, stiffly beaten 9 tb Powdered sugar Combine sugar, corn-starch, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Add to cream. Mix thoroughly. Cook over hot water, stirring […]

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Peasant Bread Starter

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Yeast 1 1/2 c Warm water 1 tb Non fat powdered milk 1 c Flour, whole-grain wheat Recipe by: FWDS07A Patricia Dwigans In a 2 quart glass mixing bowl dissolve yeast in water. Add milk and whole wheat flour. Mix thoroughly. Cover with a clean towel. Place in a warm […]

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Sour Cream And Blueberry Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 Recipe 1-2-3 sweet dough 4 Eggs 1 pn Salt 1/4 ts Vanilla extract 1/4 c Sugar 1 pt Sour cream 2 pt Blueberries; picked over Roll out the dough to an 11-inch ring. Place dough in a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press dough carefully into pan and trim […]

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Pear-and-apricot Tart

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE ALMOND PASTRY 3 c Unbleached all-purpose flour 18 tb Unsalted butter; chilled – cut into small pieces 2 Eggs 1 tb Milk 2 ts Vanilla extract 4 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Finely chopped almonds Flour -FOR THE FILLING- 3 7-oz tubes almond paste 2 Eggs 2 tb […]

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Smorgastarta (savory Sandwich Torte)

Ingredients & Directions -EGG SALAD FILLING- 8 Hard-boiled large eggs; -chopped fine 2/3 c Mayonnaise 2 Scallions; (white and pale -green parts only), chopped -fine 1 ts Drained capers; chopped -SMOKED SALMON FILLING- 10 oz Smoked salmon; chopped fine 1 1/2 c Cr?me fra?che 1 ts Fresh lemon juice CREAM CHEESE FILLING 3/4 c Whipped […]

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Pear Tarts With Caramel Sauce

Ingredients & Directions Almond Cream: 1/4 c Unsalted butter,, softened 1/3 c Super fine sugar 2 lg Egg yolks 1/4 ts Amaretto or almond extract 1 c Ground almonds, (see note) 1 tb Allpurpose flour Caramel Sauce: 1/2 c Brown sugar,, packed 4 tb Unsalted butter 2 tb Heavy cream Tarts: 1 lb Puff pastry […]

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Smoky Mushroom Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 BUTTER PASTRY dough 1 Egg white, lightly beaten 2 tb Butter 10 oz Fresh mushrooms (1 package), -sliced 7 oz Shitake mushrooms (1 -package), stems discarded And mushrooms sliced 1 tb Minced fresh garlic 2 ts Dried oregano, crushed 1/8 ts Ground black pepper 1/2 lb Smoked mozzarella cheese, -thinly sliced […]

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Pear Tartlets

Ingredients & Directions 2 sm Pears; cored & chopped 1 1/2 tb Flour; all-purpose 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Lemon peel; grated 1 tb Lemon juice 1 tb Corn syrup 4 Prepared graham cracker tart . shells Nondairy whipped topping for . garnish 1. In medium glass bowl, combine pears, flour, cinnamon, lemon peel, juice […]

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