Baking Chefs

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 […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 2 c All-purpose flour; unsifted 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking powder 2/3 c Butter or margarine 1/3 c Granulated sugar 2 Egg yolks 2 tb Heavy cream 1/2 ts Grated lemon peel CHEESE FILLLING 4 tb Butter or margarine 2/3 c Granulated sugar 2 c Dry cottage cheese 1 Egg […]

Ingredients & Directions TART DOUGH 2 c Flour 2 tb Chopped candied ginger 1 c Brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Unsalted butter; softened PEACH FILLING 6 lg Peaches; peeled and sliced (6 to 7) 3/4 c Cream cheese 2/3 c Cream 1 c Sugar 4 Eggs 1/2 ts Cinnamon […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 2 lg Egg Yolks 2 tb Calvados Or Brandy 1 1/4 c All-Purpose Flour 2 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 9 tb Chilled Unsalted Butter; Cut -Into 1/2″ Pieces FILLING 1 1/4 c Blanched Slivered Almonds 3/4 c Sugar; Plus 2 Tablespoons 2 lg Eggs 3 tb Calvados Or Brandy 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 110 g Sultanas 150 ml Olive oil 200 g Sugar 2 Eggs 350 g Flour 1 1/2 ts Bicarbonate of soda 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1/2 ts Salt 3 Ripe peaches; cut into -chunks Grated rind of 1 lemon; -(scrub the lemon ; thoroughly before ; you great it, to ; […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 (9-in) pre-cooked tart shell 2 lb Apples -preferably Golden Delicious 1/2 Lemon, juiced 2 tb Sugar (or more if needed) 3/4 c Apricot jam 1/4 c Calvados -=OR=- Dark Rum or Cognac 2 tb Butter PEEL, QUARTER and core the apples. Slice 3 apples into thin slices, toss with lemon juice […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 500 g pack fresh puff pastry 75 g White marzipan; (3oz) Grated rind and juice of 1 -orange 2 Paw paws; peeled, halved and ; seeds removed 1 tb Apricot jam 1 ts Icing sugar Preheat the oven to 200 C, 400 F, Gas Mark 6. Roll out the pastry on […]