Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -CHOCOLATE TART CRUST- 4 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet 1/2 c Cold butter, cut up -Chocolate 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1 Egg 1/2 c Slivered almonds 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Unsifted flour CHOCOLATE TART FILLING 1/2 c Butter, softened 1 ts Vanilla or Grand Marnier 1/2 c Powdered sugar Fresh […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c White sugar 1/2 c Unsalted butter, chilled 2 lg Egg yolks 1/4 c Finely ground almonds 1 ts Almond extract Ice water FILLING 3/4 c Salted butter 1 c Dark brown sugar,; firmly -packed 1/3 c Honey 3 tb Heavy cream 1 ts Vanilla […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Fine dry bread crumbs or 1 tb All-purpose flour -finely crushed zwieback 1/4 ts Dried basil, crushed 8 oz Pkg cream cheese, softened 1/8 ts Garlic powder 3/4 c Cream-style cottage cheese 2 Eggs 1/2 c Shredded Swiss cheese nonstick spray coating dairy sour cream (optional) sliced or slivered pitted […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Bisquick 2/3 c Whipping cream 2 tb Sugar 4 c Apples; thinly sliced -about 4 medium 1/4 c Bisquick 1/3 c Brown sugar 1 tb Butter; firm 3/4 ts Cinnamon 2 tb Cinnamon apple jelly Heat oven to 425F. Mix 2 c bisquick, whipping cream and sugar until soft dough […]

Ingredients & Directions -MARY GEORGE (GVJN88B) 2 c Bread flour 2 c Skim milk 1 pk Yeast Place milk in a glass container and allow to stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Stir in flour and yeast. Leave uncovered in a warm place for 2-5 days, depending on how long it takes it to […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Maple syrup; Canadian 1 lg Egg 1/2 c Chopped pecans 1/2 c Raisins 13 Tart Shells – Tenderflake In a mixing bowl, beat the egg with a fork. Beat in the Maple Syrup, stir in the raisins. Pour into the unbaked pastry shells, sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 400 for […]

Ingredients & Directions -DEBBIE CARLSON (PHHW01A) -KING ARTHUR FLOUR HINTS (CONTINUED) “In a couple of hours you may see tiny bubbles appear on the surface. If so, cheer your brew on by keeping it warm and covered overnight. In the morning, celebrate by making sourdough pancakes (which you’ll find …in our “King Arthur Flour 200th […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Sugar 2/3 c Butter; softened 1 Egg 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 2 tb Milk 1 ts Almond extract 3/4 c Cherry preserves Sugar; for sprinkling Heat oven to 350 F. In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, butter, egg, baking soda, milk and […]

Ingredients & Directions -DEBBIE CARLSON (PHHW01A) -KING ARTHUR FLOUR HINTS (CONTINUED) TROUGLESHOOTING Feeding Without Baking: “If you have been busy or away, you can always feed your starter without baking anything. Stir the mixture together, take out and discard 1 cup of starter and replenish as above, stirring in 1 cup water and 1 cup […]

Ingredients & Directions -SHELLS- Sunflower seed pastry dough; -recipe follows Raw rice or beans for -weighting the shells FILLING 1 c Pureed steamed butternut -squash (procedure follows) 1/4 c Heavy cream 1 lg Egg; beaten lightly 1 ts Chopped fresh sage 3/4 ts Salt; or to taste 1/4 ts Black pepper; or to taste 1 […]