Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Caster sugar 4 fl Water 3 1/2 oz Slightly salted butter 12 Large; firm, under-ripe ; pears, peeled and ; cored, cut into ; quarters 2 8 oz blocks fresh puff -pastry; (good quality -frozen ; will be fine), Rolled out 1/4 inch thick In a clean heavy-based frying pan, […]

Ingredients & Directions PATTI – VDRJ67A 16 oz Cherry preserve; strained 1 1/2 tb Kirsch 20 oz Apple cider jelly 2 tb Fresh lemon juice 3 lb Sweet cherries; pitted 8 c Fresh blueberries (See also: Vanilla Cream and Sweet Pie Crust.) (Makes two 10×15-inch tarts.) Prepare cherry topping: Melt preserves in heavy small saucepan […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Salt Cod, see note 1/2 lb Boneless Cod fillets 1 1/2 c Milk 1 c Water 1 Bay Leaf Bouquet Garni 2 Sprigs Thyme Bouquet Garni 2 Sprigs Parsley Bouquet Garni 2 tb Butter 1/2 Rib Celery, chopped 1/2 Onion, chopped 2 Green Onions, chopped c Chives, chopped 1/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 240 g Plain flour 200 g Unsalted butter; diced and -cold 125 g Sour cream For the filling; 14 Beurre Bosc; (brown cooking) ; pears 80 g Butter 150 g Castor sugar 2 tb Brown sugar 1 Lemon; juice of Freshly ground nutmeg Peel and core the pears and […]

Ingredients & Directions NXMB21A SALLIE KRATZ 2 Squares unsweetened -chocolate 1 1/2 Sticks butter; (no -substitutes) 1 c Plus 1 T granulated sugar 1 ts Vanilla 3 Eggs Prebaked tartlet shells -or a prebaked 9-inch -pie crust Here’s my favoritest flavor! CHOCOLATE!!! These mmmmelt in your mouth and are very popular. This is a regular […]

Ingredients & Directions 5 lg Pears 110 g Unsalted Butter 110 g Caster Sugar 225 g Puff Pastry; (rolled 2 / 3 -mm ; thin) 225 g Clotted Cream POACHING PEARS 250 ml Water 170 g Caster Sugar 1 Stick Cinnamon Splash of White Wine 1. In a large saucepan bring poaching syrup to the […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Biscuit mix 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Butter; softened 1 ts Vanilla 1 pk (3-oz) cream cheese; -softened 1 c Whipping cream 1 pt Strawberries; halved 1 c Blueberries 7 Apricots; peeled & halved –or- 1 cn (30-oz) apricot halves; -drained 1/2 c Apple jelly 1/3 c Sugar Heat oven […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Cake flour 1 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter; cut into small ; cubes 2 tb Ice water; up to 3 3 c Water 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 Ripe pears; peeled, halved -and ; cored 1 Lemon; juice of 1/2 c Apricot preserves […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 pk Pie crust mix 1/2 c Ground walnuts Grated rind of 1 lemon 3 tb Water 1 Egg yolk; slightly beaten FILLING 1 cn (30 ounce) sweet dark -cherries 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Cornstarch 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 lb Cream cheese TOPPING 1/2 c Whipping cream 2 tb […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 All Ready Pie Crust; (half -of 15-ounce ; package), room ; temperature 2 tb All purpose flour 3/4 c Slivered blanched almonds; -(about 3 1/2 ounces) 1/3 c Sugar 3 tb Amaretto or other -almond-flavored liqueur 2 tb Unsalted butter; room -temperature ; (1/4 stick) 1 Egg 5 Peaches 1/2 c […]