Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 Stick cold unsalted butter; -cut into bits (1/2 ; cup) 1 lg Egg; beaten lightly 2 tb Ice water FOR THE ORANGE CURD 6 Egg yolks 1 c Fresh orange juice; (about 1 -pound ; oranges), half […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-purpose flour 1 ds Salt 1 ts Sugar 1 Stick of butter, COLD 6 tb Cold heavy cream or Whipping cream This recipe can be used for pies, tarts, cheesecake or quiche. It makes a nice flaky shell. Place 1 cup of flour in a bowl with a little salt […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 c Polenta 1/2 c Cornflour 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Sugar 150 g Butter 1 Egg 1 tb Raw sugar FILLING 2 415 g cans pear halves in -light syrup 1 1/2 c Red wine 3/4 c Sugar 1 Cinnamon stick 1 5 cm piece lemon rind 4 Whole cloves […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Active dry yeast 2 1/2 c Warm water 2 1/2 c White flour, preferably -unbleached Let yeast dissolve in 1/2 cup warm water in a pottery or glass bowl, then stir in flour and 2 cups warm water; mix well. Pour into plastic, glass, or crockery container, cover, and let […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Butter 2 c Thinly sliced onions Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 ts Chopped garlic 1/4 lb Goat cheese; crumbled 1 Sheet; (15 by 10 inches) ; frozen puff pastry, ; defrosted 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten 1 tb Chopped fresh parsley leaves Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE SHELL 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1 Stick cold unsalted butter; -cut into bits (1/2 ; cup) 2 tb Vegetable shortening 1/2 ts Salt Raw rice for weighting the -shell FOR THE FILLING 3 lb Large onions; sliced thin 1/4 c Olive oil 1 tb All-purpose flour 2 c Half-and-half […]

Ingredients & Directions Sugared Flowers, Petals, or -Leaves (separate recipe) Pastry (recipe follows) 1 1/2 c Slivered blanched almonds, -toasted 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c (1 stick) butter, softened 2 lg Eggs 1/4 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 ts Almond extract NOTE: This elegant tart with sugared-flower topping can be made with an almond filling […]

Ingredients & Directions Basic Pizza Dough; see * -Note 4 tb Olive oil 4 lg Onions – (2 1/2 to 3 lbs); -sliced 2 tb Slivered garlic 2 ts Fresh oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried -oregano) 1 ts Chopped rosemary leaves 1 tb Chopped parsley 2 c Diced; seeded ripe tomato (or 2 cups drained […]

Ingredients & Directions 20 oz Frozen chopped spinach 1 Clove garlic; minced 2 Eggs; slightly beaten 1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese 1 ts Nutmeg 1 ts Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 8 oz Cottage cheese OR ricotta -cheese 1 tb Olive oil 1/4 c Pine nuts; optional Cook spinach following directions on the package. Cool and […]

Ingredients & Directions 350 g Ready made shortcrust -pastry; (12oz) 1 tb Olive oil 8 Thomas Walls Sausages 2 Red onions; cut into wedges 1 Clove garlic; chopped 75 g Sun-dried tomatoes; drained -and sliced ; (3oz) 15 ml Dijon mustard; (1tbsp) Salt and freshly ground -black pepper 100 g Feta cheese; crumbled (4oz) TO […]