Almond Tart With Lemon Curd

Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND SHELL- 1/4 c Finely chopped almonds 1 1/4 c Flour; sifted 1/2 c Sugar 1 ds Salt 1/2 c Butter; cut into 1/2″ cubes 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla LEMON CURD 10 Egg yolks 3/4 c Sugar (or more) 3/4 c Lemon juice 1/2 c Butter Sweetened whipped cream Fresh fruit […]

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Onion And Prosciutto Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Puff pastry 4 lg Onions; chopped 3 oz Prosciutto; diced 1/2 ts Thyme 1/2 ts Rosemary 2 tb Olive oil 12 lg Black olives in oil; pitted Freshly ground black pepper Salt if needed 1 Egg Cook onions in oil with herbs until onions are transparent. Add prosciutto and cook […]

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Alaska Seafood Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 418 g Canned pink Alaska salmon 350 g Packet filo pastry 3 tb Walnut oil 15 g Margarine 25 g Plain flour 2 tb Greek yogurt 175 g Seafood sticks; chopped -(crab flavored) 25 g Walnuts, chopped 100 g Grated Parmesan -OR- grated Cheddar cheese Pre-heat oven to 80 C, 350 F, […]

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Onion And Caraway Tart (vegetarian Dish)

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Whole wheat flour 7 tb Butter, diced 1 ts Caraway seeds, crushed Salt 1 Egg yolk mixed with: 2 ts Water FILLING 3 tb Butter 1 1/2 lb Onions, thinly sliced 1 tb Olive oil 2 Eggs 2 Egg yolks 2/3 c Cream 1 ts Caraway seeds Salt & black […]

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“foolproof” Sourdough Starter

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Yogurt 1 c Milk -skim, reg or buttermilk 1 c Flour Mix the milk and yogurt together in a glass, pottery or plastic container.(NOT metal) Keep a lid on it, but don’t seal it. (sealed starters have been known to explode!) Put this where the temperature will be 80-90F for […]

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Onion And Bacon Tart – Flammekueche

Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 2 c All purpose flour 3/4 c (or more) water 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vegetable oil TOPPING 12 Bacon slices, cut into 1/2 -inch pieces (about 7 oz) 4 md Onions, thinly sliced 4 c Small curd cottage cheese 1/4 c Plus 1 T creme fraiche or -whipping cream 1 […]

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Tarte Au Citron

Ingredients & Directions 2 Pate sucree’ recipes (see re 5 lg Eggs -ipe) 3/4 c Sugar Raw rice for weighting shell 3 tb Lemon zest – 3 c Lemon juice Roll out half the dough 1/8-inch thick on a floured surface. Press it firmly into an 8-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim. Trim […]

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Cranberry Walnut Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 Pate sucree’ recipe 1/4 c Unsalted butter, melted and Raw rice -ooled 3 lg Eggs 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Dark brown sugar, firmly pac 1 ts Vanilla -ed 1 1/4 c Cranberries, chopped 2/3 c Corn syrup 1 c Walnuts, chopped Roll out dough 1/8-inch thick on a floured surface. […]

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Old-time Potato Sourdough Starter

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Flour, unbleached 2 tb Salt 2 tb Sugar 4 c Potato water; lukewarm Put all ingredients in a crock or large jar and let stand in a warm place uncovered several days. This is the author’s last choice for making a starter, but seems to be in all the cookbooks […]

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Raspberry Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour; all purpose 1 tb Lemon juice 1 tb Sugar; granulated 3 tb Cornstarch 6 tb Butter; cold 3/4 c Sugar; granulated 1 Egg yolk 1 c Raspberries; fresh Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: :40 Pastry: In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. With pastry blender […]

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