Baking Chefs

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 -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 […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR CRUST 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Sugar 1 Stick cold unsalted butter; -cut into pieces ; (1/2 cup) 2 tb Cold water; up to 3 -FOR FILLING- An; (8-ounce) package ; cream cheese, ; softened 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 lg Egg; beaten lightly 1 tb All-purpose […]

Ingredients & Directions -COOKING WITH MASTER CHEFS- FIRST DAY 1/2 lb Stemmed red grapes 2 c Bread flour 2 1/2 c Water THREE DAYS BEFORE USING 1 c Flour 1 c Water -TWO DAYS BEFORE USING- 1 c Flour 1 c Water ONE DAY BEFORE USING 1 c Flour 1 c Water It takes 10 […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Egg whites 2 tb Cornstarch 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 ts Instant coffee or espresso -powder 1 tb Cocoa powder; (preferably -Dutch) 1 tb Very hot water 3 c Raspberry sorbet; softened Raspberries for garnish Chocolate covered espresso -beans-garnish; (optional) Cooking spray Parchment or wax paper 1. Preheat […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Tart shell- 10″;baked 1/4 c Sugar 3 tb Flour;all purpose 1 Gelatin envelope 1/4 ts Salt 2 Eggs;large 1 Egg yolk;large 2 tb Almond extract OR; 1/2 ts Almond extract 1/2 lb Grapes; seedless green 3 Kiwifruit; medium 1/2 c Cream; whipping 2 tb Apple jelly Prepare and bake 10″ tart […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Sheet frozen puff pastry; -(half of 17 ; 1/4-ounce package), ; thawed 1/4 c Seedless raspberry jam 1 lg Egg 1 tb Whipping cream Preheat oven to 375F. Roll out pastry on floured surface to 12×9-inch rectangle. Cut pastry in half lengthwise, creating two 12×4 1/2-inch strips. Place 1 pastry strip […]

Ingredients & Directions -FOR THE APPLESAUCE- 6 lg Granny Smith apples 2 tb Unsalted butter 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 2 tb Honey FOR THE PASTRY 3/4 c Solid vegetable shortening 1/4 c Boiling (not just hot) water 1 tb Milk 1 tb Sugar 2 c All-purpose flour, sifted Peel and core the apples; cut […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 3/4 c Unbleached all purpose flour 6 tb Cake flour 1/4 c Sugar 1 ts Grated lemon peel 6 tb Chilled unsalted butter; cut -into pieces ; (3/4 stick) 2 tb Water; (about) FILLING 2 c Whipping cream 1 Vanilla bean; split -lengthwise 1/2 c Sugar 6 lg Egg yolks 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 cn Granedilla Pulp 1 pk Marie Biscuits 1 cn Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 pk Lemon Jelly Melted Butter (or Margarine) Crush biscuits and mix with melted butter to form pie crust. Line a the base and sides of a pie dish with the crust mixture and press down well. Put in […]