Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Whipping cream 1 1/2 c Puffed raisins 1 c Chopped nuts 1/2 c Sugar 2 Bananas, sliced 6 Maraschino cherries, chopped Few grains salt Whip cream until stiff. Fold in sugar and salt. Divide in 2 portions. Combine bananas and raisins with 1/2 the cream. Pile lightly in baked […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 tb Orange rind; grated 2 tb Orange juice 1/2 c Sugar, confectioners 1 Crust, crumb 8″ 6 Crumb tart shells 2 c Fresh fruit; such as -Fresh whole berries -Seedless green grapes -Pitted sweet cherries -Sliced peaches -Nectarines -Plums; etc. Beat cheese, rind, juice, and sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Graham Cracker Crumbs 1/3 c Butter; Melted 6 tb Sugar; Divided 1 pt Low-Fat Vanilla Ice Cream; -Softened 2 Fuji Or Braeburn Apples 1 Mint Sprig Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix together the graham cracker crumbs, butter and 4 Tbsp of the sugar. Press […]

Ingredients & Directions CRUSTS: 1 c All purpose flour 2 ts Sugar 1/2 ts Lemon peel, grated 1/8 ts Salt 7 tb Unsalted butter chilled and -cut into pieces 1 lg Egg yolk 2 ts Cold water GLAZE: 3/4 c Peach preserves 2 ts Kirch or other brandy 1 ts Cold water FILLING: 6 oz […]

Ingredients & Directions 17 1/2 oz Pkg 1 c Cold milk 1 c Sour cream 1 pk Jello instant pudding, any Flavor — 4 serv.size Frozen puff pastry sheets Thaw pastry as directed on package. Prehaeat oven to 375. Unfold pastry. Cut each sheet into 4 squares. Fold each square in half diagonally. Cut along […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Bread flour 2 1/2 c Water 1/2 lb Red grapes, stemmed The grape starter is from Julia Child’s new Master Chef book($17.95 Retail). It is a recipe given by Nancy Silverton. It takes 10 days to complete but is then yours for life. Wrap the grapes in well washed cheesecloth, […]

Ingredients & Directions PASTRY SHELLS 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Cold butter; or margarine 6 tb Ice water; up to 7 FILLING 3 tb Butter; or margarine 1 md Onion; finely chopped 1 lb Fresh mushrooms; chopped 1 tb Lemon juice 1 c Whipping cream 1/8 ts Salt 1 ds Pepper […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Chopped onion 2 cn Sliced mushrooms 2 Eggs; beaten 3/4 c Sour cream 2 dr Tabasco sauce; or more to -taste 1 ds Pepper 24 sm Pastry shells Saute onion for about 3 mins. Add mushrooms and saute 2 mins. Spoon into uncooked pastry shells. Combine remaining ingredients and spoon […]

Ingredients & Directions Toast cups 3 tb Butter; melted (no -substitutions) 2 Loaves very thin white bread 1/4 c Dried porcini mushrooms 1/4 c Boiling water 2 tb Butter; (no substitutions) 1 tb Minced shallot 3/4 lb White mushrooms; finely -chopped 1 tb Cornstarch 1/4 c Heavy or whipping cream 1 tb Brandy 1/2 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Minced onion 1 ts Butter or oil 1/4 c Dry white wine 1 ts Minced garlic 2 c Sliced mushrooms 1/4 c Grated carrots 1/4 c Minced broccoli 1 ts Dried thyme 1/2 ts Dried marjoram 1/2 lb Soft tofu 3/4 c Plain nonfat yogurt 3 tb Minced parsley 1/4 […]