Baking Chefs

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 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 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 […]

Ingredients & Directions 36 Reese’s peanut butter cups 1 lb Refrigerated cookie dough * – (Either fudge, sugar, or peanut butter dough) Refrigerate candies so paper will peel off easily. Unwrap each. Follow slicing instructions on cookie wrapper and quarter each slice. Place each piece in a greased miniature muffin cup. Place in preheated 350? […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Pate Sucree Dough-see -separate recipe 6 tb Raspberry jam 1 tb Framboise eau-de-vie -(raspberry brandy) or -brandy 1/4 ts Unflavored gelatin 2/3 c Milk 1 (2-inch) piece vanilla bean -cut in half lengthwise 2 Large egg yolks 3 tb Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1/3 c Chilled whipping cream 3 (1/2 pint) […]