Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions MACADAMIA NUT CRUST 1 1/2 c Macadamia nuts, finely -ground 3/4 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1/3 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 2 tb Butter, melted -CHOCOLATE FILLING- 1/2 c Plus 2 T heavy cream 3 1-oz squares semisweet -chocolate, finely chopped 1 pk (8-oz) cream cheese, -softened 1/3 c Granulated […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 All Ready Pie Crust; (half -15-ounce ; package) 1 tb All purpose flour 1 pk Regular or light cream -cheese; room temperature ; (8-ounce) 6 tb Canned cream of coconut; -(such as Coco Lopez) 3 tb Sugar 1 c Sweetened shredded coconut; -lightly toasted 1/4 c Chopped crystallized ginger 1 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 tb Cocoa powder 1/4 c Sugar 4 tb Butter 1 Lg Egg 4 oz Bittersweet or semisweet cho 4 tb Butter 1 c Dark corn syrup 1/2 c Sugar 3 Eggs 2 tb Dark rum (optional) 1 x Chocolate Dough 1 c Unbleached all-purpose fl ea Pinch salt 1/4 t baking […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE SHELL 3/4 c Walnuts 2 tb Sugar 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 Stick cold unsalted butter; -cut into bits (6 ; tablespoons) Raw rice for weighting the -shell -FOR THE POACHED PEARS- 3 Firm-ripe pears 2 c Dry red wine 1 Cinnamon stick 1 c Sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions -CHOCOLATE CRUMB CRUST- 1 1/2 c Vanilla wafer crumbs (about; -45 wafe 1/3 c Hershey’s cocoa 1/3 c Powdered sugar 1/2 c Butter or margarine; melted FILLING 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Hershey’s cocoa 1 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla extract 3 Peaches or nectarines; -sliced 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Bittersweet chocolate; -broken into chunks 1/3 c Margarine or butter 2 lg Eggs; at room temperature 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/3 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 4 oz Mascarpone cheese; at room -temperature 12 SERVINGS OVO-LACTO Delightfully rich, this festive dessert has a brownielike texture […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Pate Brisee; (Basic Pie -Crust), ; baked & cooled 5 oz Semisweet chocolate; finely -chopped 3/4 c Unsalted butter; cut in tiny -pieces 1 1/2 c Granulated sugar 2/3 c All-purpose flour 6 Eggs; lightly beaten 1 Creme Anglaise; (See below) 1 Orange Sauce for Fudge Tart; -(See below) 1. Preheat […]

Ingredients & Directions TART SHELL Pastry for one crust 9-inch -pie -PASTRY CREAM- 1/4 c Sugar 3 tb All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Milk 4 Egg yolks 1 pk (6-oz) Nestle Toll House -semi-sweet chocolate -morsels 2 tb Butter 2 ts Vanilla extract 2 pt Strawberries; washed and -hulled 2 tb Strawberry jelly […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE DOUGH 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 1 Pinches salt 1/4 lb Butter; chilled, cut into ; tablespoon sized ; pieces 4 tb Chilled shortening 4 tb Ice water; up to 5 -FOR THE TART- Flour for rolling out the -dough 1/2 c Apricot jam or raspberry -jam; strained 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Butter 1/2 c Sugar 1 Square baking chocolate — Melted 1 Egg 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/8 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 8 oz Cream cheese 1/2 c Sugar 1 Egg 1/2 c Maraschino cherries — Finely chopped 24 Maraschino cherry halves Cream butter and […]