Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 4 Northwest Bosc Pears 4 c Water 1 c Sugar 2 ts Grated orange peel; divided 1 Cinnamon stick 3 tb Sugar 4 ts Cornstarch 1 c Milk 1 Egg; beaten COOKIE TART SHELLS 1 1/2 c Vanilla cookie crumbs 1/2 c Chopped nuts 1/2 c Butter or margarine; -softened to room […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 All Ready Pie Crust (half of -15-oz package), room temp. 1 ts All purpose flour 1 pk (8-oz) cream cheese, room -temperature 3 tb Sugar 3 tb Amaretto liqueur 1 ts Almond extract 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 1/2-pint basket blueberries 2 To 3 fresh nectarines, -pitted, thinly sliced into -wedges […]

Ingredients & Directions === FOR CRUST === 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Cold unsalted butter -; (1 -stick), cut into ; bits 1 lg Egg yolk === FOR FILLING === 1 Envelope Unflavored gelatin 3 tb Water 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions LEMON CURD 6 tb Fresh lemon juice 4 1/2 tb Sugar 3 tb Whipping cream 3 lg Egg yolks -CRUST- 1 c Unbleached all purpose flour 6 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c (1 stick) chilled unsalted -butter, cut into 1/2-inch -cubes 3 tb (or more) ice water 1 lg Lemon, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 375 g Saxby’s Dessert -Shortcrust Pastry 2 125 g Waitrose Fresh -Blueberries 425 g Ambrosia Custard 3 dr Almond essence; (3 to 4) 150 g Waitrose Self Raising Flour; -(5 1/2 oz) 40 g Butter; (1 1/2 oz) 40 g Waitrose Unrefined Golden -Caster Sugar; (1 1/2 oz) 75 g Doria […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 1 ts Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c (1 stick) chilled unsalted -butter, cut into pieces 4 tb (about) ice water FILLING 10 Asparagus spears, trimmed, -cut into 1-inch pieces 3 tb Olive oil 2 Red bell peppers, cut into -matchstick-size strips 2 Green bell […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Clove garlic; crushed 3 tb Minced chives or onions 1/4 c Finely minced parsley 2 tb Lemon juice 1/2 c Sour cream 1 c Mayonnaise 1/2 c Crumbled blue cheese Salt and pepper 1/2 c Chopped Michigan Dried -Cherries Serve with red and yellow peppers, endive, celery, zucchini and blanched sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions CURD 1/3 c Sugar 1 ts Cornstarch 1/3 c Johannisberg Riesling or -other semisweet white wine 1/3 c Fresh lime juice 1 ts Grated lime peel 1/2 c Egg substitute (real egg -product) TARTLETS 4 Sheets fresh phyllo dough or -frozen, thawed 2 tb (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, -melted 4 ts (generous) […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 Sheets filo pastry; up to 12 1 lb Minced pork 2 g Butter 1 tb Redcurrant jelly 8 oz Large pitted prunes soaked -in a little ; tea 2 g Demerara sugar 1 tb Honey 1/4 ts Cinnamon Almonds 1 Orange; zest of 1 Lemon; zest of 1 Diced skinned Granny […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Sweet Italian sausage, -casings removed 1/2 c Medium-hot bottled salsa -(do not use chunky style) 1/2 c Loosely packed shredded -Monterey Jack cheese (about -2 oz) 1/2 c Loosely packed shredded -sharp cheddar cheese (about -2 oz) 1/2 4-oz can diced green chilies Olive oil 24 Purchased wonton wrappers Sour […]