Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 t Vanilla 1/2 t Baking powder 1 t Vinegar 1/8 t Salt 1 t Water 3 ea Egg whites 1 ea Fresh sliced strawberries Sift the sugar with the baking powder and salt. Combine the liquids. Add the sugar, 1/2 t at time, to the egg whites, alternating […]

Ingredients & Directions Pate Sucree (separate -recipe), chilled 3 tb Almond paste (about 3 oz) 1 tb All-purpose flour 1 1/4 lb Santa Rosa plums (4 or 5), -pitted and sliced into -1/4-inch-thick wedges 2 ts Sugar 1 lg Egg yolk beaten with 1 T Heavy cream, for egg wash 1/4 c Plum or red-currant […]

Ingredients & Directions FILLING 1 lb Rhubarb, sliced 1 x Water 4 oz Sugar -PASTRY- 8 oz Flour 1 t Cinnamon 4 oz Fat 1 x Pinch mixed spice 1 oz Sugar 1 x Water Line a plate or shallow tin with half the pastry. Fill with fruit, cover with sugar and add a little […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 2 tb Sugar 1 Pinch of Salt 10 tb Vegetable shortening 4 tb Cold milk 2 lb Ripe plums 3/4 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Cream cheese 2 ts Cornstarch 2 tb Kirsch Yield: 6 Prepare pastry – combine flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon, cut in shortening (may […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Softened cream cheese 1 t Vanilla 3/4 c Sugar 1 pk Sunshine vanilla wafers 2 ea Eggs 1 cn Thank You Cherry Pie filling 1 T Lemon juice Beat all ingredients with electric mixer. Put papers in tart tins (use tart pan and paper wrappers). Put wafers in papers, FLAT […]

Ingredients & Directions NUT PASTRY DOUGH 1/3 c Walnuts; hazelnuts, almonds, -or pecans 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 1/2 tb Granulated sugar 3/4 ts Salt 1 1/2 tb Cold butter; cut into pieces 2 1/2 tb Walnut oil 5 tb Cold water (up to 6) -PLUM CUSTARD TART- 1 3/4 lb Red or purple […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter (2 sticks) 4 T Melted butter 1 pk Cream cheese 1 t Vanilla 2 1/2 c Sifted flour 2 1/2 c Chopped nuts 2 1/2 c Light brown sugar (1 box) 3 ea Eggs Dough- Mix together butter, cream cheese and flour as for pie crust. Line small muffin […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 3/4 lb Red or purple plums; pitted -and quartered lengthwise -(about 10 plums) 1 Recipe walnut pastry dough -(recipe above) 2 tb Semolina or cornmeal 1 lg Egg 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 tb All-purpose flour 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 1/2 c Milk; 1{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} lowfat Confectioners’ sugar for -dusting Position […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Milk 1 c Unbleached Flour Let milk stand for a day or so in an uncovered container at room temperature. Add flour to milk and let stand for another couple of days. When it starts working well and smells right, it is ready to use. NOTE: All containers for starters […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 Very ripe, black plantain 1/2 c Sugar plus more for garnish 1/4 ts To 1/2 ground nutmeg 1/4 ts Vanilla extract Red food coloring Dough for a double crusted -9″ pie Peel the plantains. Put them in a saucepan, cover them with water, and boil until very tender, about 15 minutes. […]