Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Sugar 2 Sticks (1 cup) butter 2 1/2 To 2 3/4 cups flour 1 Egg Marilyn Descours’ Lemon Tart Sugar Cookie Crust: Blend sugar, butter and flour. Add egg, being careful not to over-mix, Refrigerate 30 minutes. Roll out on lightly floured surface, and fit into a 9 inch tart […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-purpose flour, divided 3 1/2 tb Ice water 1 ts Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 3 tb Vegetable shortening Vegetable cooking spray 1 c Low-fat granola, (without -raisins) 1 c Maple syrup 2 ts Vanilla extract 1/8 ts Salt 3 Egg whites 1 Egg 1/3 c Chopped pecans Combine 1/4 cup […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 pk (17 1/4oz.) frozen puff -pastry (1 sheet),, thawed 2 tb Butter or margarine;, -divided 2 Red and/or green apples; -cpred and cut, into thin -rings, divided 1/4 c Maple syrup;, divided 1/2 c Apple butter Preheat oven to 400. On floured surface, roll pastry to 10-inch square; place on cookie […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Maple syrup 1 c Whipping cream 1/4 c Cornstarch 1/4 c -Cold water 1 Pie shell, 9″;baked, crust Rich and simple, this delectable pie recipe belongs to Rose-Aime Dumais, who runs a maple syrup operation, Erabliere Dumais, at St. Alexandre near Riviere du Loup. In saucepan, combine maple syrup […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 3/4 c Unsifted all-purpose flour; -(stir to aerate before -measuring) 2 tb Granulated sugar 1/4 ts Salt 4 oz (1 stick) unsalted butter; -cold and firm, cut into -small pieces (see Notes) 1 Cold egg 1 tb Ice water From: “LAROSE, JOSEE” JOSEE.LAROSE@bdc.x400.gc.ca The pastry can be prepared in a processor, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unbleached white flour 3/8 ts Salt 4 tb Cold unsalted butter; – cut into small cubes 1 1/2 tb Solid vegetable shortening 2 1/2 tb Ice water, more if necessary This versatile dough can be the basis for either fruit or meat pies. The recipe comes from Deborah Madison’s “The […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 ts Eggs 3/4 c Sugar, granulated 2/3 c Butter; melted 3/4 c Lemon or lime juice 2 ts Grated lemon rind 1 c Strawberries 1 c Black currants 1 c Raspberriies 1/2 c Red current jelly 1 tb Cassis or other liqueur Pastry:Use the recipe for speedy, pat in pastry and […]

Ingredients & Directions THE PASTRY 8 oz Flour 3 oz Cold lard 3 oz Cold butter 3 tb Ice-cold water (or more) -THE FILLING- 1 Live lobster * 5 Eggs ** 1/2 pt Milk 1/2 pt Single cream *Note: the lobster should be good and lively. A “cripple” – that is, one with only one […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Mayonnaise 1 c Sweet relish,chopped&drained 1 c Chow chow (sour)drained Louisiana hot sauce (dash) 1 c Parsley, chopped fine Dash, Lea & Perrins Bunch green onions, chopped 1 Medium onion, chopped fine Mix all ingredients well and refrigerate ovedrnight for best flavour. This can be used on all seafood. Tastes […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Mayonnaise 1 c Parsley, chopped fine 1 c Sweet relish,chopped&drained 1 Dash, lea & perrins 1 c Chow chow (sour)drained 1 Bunch green onions, chopped 1 Louisiana hot sauce (dash) 1 Medium onion, chopped fine Mix all ingredients well and refrigerate ovedrnight for best flavour. This can be used on […]