Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE DOUGH 1 c + 2 tablespoons all purpose -flour 2 ts Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 5 tb Chilled butter cut into -1/2-inch pieces 2 1/2 tb Ice water; up to 3 -FOR THE TART- 2 Pineapples; (5 pounds each) 3 tb Softened unsalted butter 1/2 c Dark brown sugar TO […]

Ingredients & Directions GLAZED ORANGES 2 sm Oranges 2 tb Orange juice 2/3 c Orange marmalade TART SHELL 1 c Unsifted all-purpose flour -softened 2 tb Sugar 1 lg Egg 1/3 c Butter or margarine, -CUSTARD FILLING- 1/2 c Sugar 2 c (1 pint) half-and-half 1/3 c Cornstarch 2 lg Eggs 1/4 ts Salt 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Prepared pie shell (deep tart pan) 1 qt Cream 2 c Sugar 1 Vanilla bean; split in half 7 Egg yolks 2 lb Fresh peaches; quartered, Caramelized Whipped cream; in pastry bag Fitted with star tip Fresh mint sprigs Powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a sauce pot, combine […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Water 1 cn (16-oz) sour cherries 3 tb Butter or margarine 3 tb Sugar 1/2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 tb Cornstarch 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 ts Almond extract 2 lg Eggs Red food coloring (opt.) 1. Heat oven to 425’F, In 1-quart saucepan, heat water and butter to boiling; […]

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 oil. SALMON WITH ONION CONFIT AND RED WINE SALMON SAUCE SALMON 2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the minced herbs in a shallow dish or on a piece of waxed paper and coat the flesh side of each fillet with them. 3. In a large skillet, […]

Ingredients & Directions Pastry (recipe follows) 1 c Sliced almonds 1/2 c Heavy cream Whipped cream for garnish 1/3 c Sugar -(opt.) 1 ts Grated orange rind Raspberry preserves (opt.) 1/4 ts Almond extract 1. At least 2 flours before preparing tart, make Pastry (recipe follows). 2. When pastry has chilled, heat oven to 375’F. […]

Ingredients & Directions ———————CARAMELIZED ONION TART CRUST——————— 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Kosher salt 1/2 tb Sugar 1 Stick plus 7 tbsp. butter; -at room temperature 1/3 c Cold water -ONION CONFIT- 3 tb Virgin olive oil 1 tb Butter 3 lb Red onions; peeled and very ; thinly sliced 4 tb Sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions -SWEET PASTRY- 1 1/2 c Pastry flour -butter, cut into small 1/2 c Sugar -pieces Pinch of salt 1 Egg yolk 1/2 c (1 stick) chilled unsalted 1/2 tb Vanilla extract -PINE NUT FILLING- 1/2 c (1 stick) unsalted butter, 1 Egg -room temperature 1 Egg yolk 2/3 c Powdered sugar 4 […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 lb Large sweet onions; sliced 2 tb Olive oil 1 ts Salt 1/2 Frozen puff pastry sheets; -thawed (17.25 pkg) 1/2 c Shredded Parmesan cheese -Garnish: fresh ; rosemary sprigs COOK onion in hot oil in a large skillet over low heat, stirring often, 30 to 35 minutes or until onion […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c All purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 1 tb Grated lime peel 1 tb Ice water 1/4 tb Salt 1 Egg yolk 5 tb Unsalted butter FILLING 1 1/2 tb Unflavared gelatin 1 1-pint basket fresh 2 tb Cold water -blueberries 1/2 c Plus 1 T sugar 1/2 c Chilled […]