Baking Chefs

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 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 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 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 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. […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unbleached Flour 1 x Warm Milk To Make Thick Bat. This starter is the same as starter #2 but uses warm Milk instead of water. Use the same instructions. Yields 1 servings

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour, unbleached ;Water, to make thick batter Mix flour and water to make a thick batter. Let stand uncovered for four or five days, or until it begins working. This basic recipe requires a carefully scalded container. VARIATION: Use milk instead of water to make the recipe. NOTE: All containers […]