Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 6 oz Cream cheese 2 C Flour, all-purpose 1/2 lb Butter (or margarine) FILLING 3 C Brown sugar 4 Eggs, beaten 2 t Vanilla 4 T Butter (or margarine), 1 C Pecans, chopped -melted Allow the butter and cream cheese to soften. Mix cream cheese and butter with a mixer until […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg 1 tb Minced garlic 2 tb Fresh lemon juice 1 tb Chopped fresh parsley 2 tb Chopped green onion 1 c Olive oil 1/4 ts Cayenne pepper 1 tb Creole or whole-grain -mustard 1 ts Salt Put the egg, garlic, lemon juice, parsley and green onions in a food processor […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Medium-size red onions; -unpeeled, each cut ; into 12 wedges 3 tb Olive oil 1 Sheet frozen puff pastry; -(half of 17 ; 1/4-ounce package), ; thawed 1 lg Egg; beaten to blend 8 oz Soft fresh goat cheese; -(such as Montrachet) 1/4 c Purchased pesto 1/4 c Whipping cream 3 […]

Ingredients & Directions 100 g Ready made shortcrust pastry -rolled out; (4oz) ; very thinly 6 Shallots; peeled and left ; whole 1 Leek; shredded 1 tb Runny honey; (we used -Cheshire ; honey) 1 sm Quantity fresh thyme leaves 3 tb Balsamic vinegar 4 tb Double cream 4 tb Vegetable stock 1 sm Quantity […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Warm water 1 ts Sugar 1 1/2 c White flour 1 md Grated potato 1 ts Salt Mix the 1 cup warm water, 1-1/2 cups white flour and 1 tsp. each salt and sugar in a 2-cup measure. Add enough grated potato to make 2 cups. Place in a wide […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 lg Red bell peppers 1 tb Olive oil 1/2 ts Ground cumin Kosher salt; to taste Freshly-ground black pepper; -to taste 1 Pate Brisee tart shell; -pre-baked 2 1/2 c Grated sharp Cheddar cheese Heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove the seeds and ribs from the red peppers, then slice into […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 md Raw Potato; Grated 1 c Water; Warm 1 ts Sugar 1 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Salt STARTING: Combine the flour, sugar, salt and warm water in a 2 cup measure. Add flour to bring the total to 2 cups. Place in a wide mouthed, 1 quart, glass jar. Cover […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY CASE 8 Sheets filo pastry; thawed -if frozen 15 g Unsalted butter; melted ( -1/2oz) FOR THE RATATOUILLE 300 g Aubergine; cubed (10oz) 300 g Courgette; sliced (10oz) 250 g Green pepper; de-seeded and -cut ; into strips (8oz) 1 Garlic clove; crushed 2 tb Olive oil 500 g […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk (12 ounces) semi-sweet -chocolate chips 2 tb Shortening 32 lg Marshmallows 1/2 c Milk 1/4 c Creme de menthe 3 tb White creme de cacao 1 1/2 c Whipping cream ** {2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} GRASSHOPPER TARTS {2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2}{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} ** few drops green food coloring Heat chocolate chips and shortening over meduim heat, stirring […]

Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND CRUST- 1/4 c Almonds; slivered blanched 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1/4 ts -Salt 3 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed 1/2 c Butter;cold, unsalted,1stick -cut into small pieces 1 lg Egg; cold 1/2 ts Almond extract 1/4 ts Lemon zest;freshly grated -GLAZE- 3/4 c Apricot preserves 3 tb Sherry -TO […]