Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Water 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 Cinnamon stick 1/2 ts Salt 4 (1 1/2 lb) Bosc pears Sour Cream Custard (recipe 5 tb Butter, softened -follows) 1/3 c Firmly packed light-brown 1 tb Apricot preserves or apple -sugar -jelly, melted 1/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 100 g Dried porcini mushrooms; -broken into pieces 25 g Butter 225 g Shortcrust pastry 175 g Ripe brie 175 ml Single cream 3 Eggs 1 Egg yolk 1 ts English mustard Salt and pepper Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas 5. Soak the porcini in a little boiling water for 20 minutes. […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 7 tb Chilled unsalted butter, -cut into pieces 2 tb Chilled vegetable -shortening, cut into pieces 3 tb (or more) ice water FILLING 1 3/4 c Fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 c Sugar 5 lg Eggs 4 lg […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Firm or extra-firm tofu; -drained 1/3 c Wheat germ 1 ts Salt-free herb-and-spice -seasoning mix 1/2 ts Salt -TARTAR SAUCE- 3/4 c Plain low-fat soy yogurt 1 tb Natural soy mayonnaise OR reduced-fat mayonnaise 1 tb Pickle relish; up to 1 1/2, -or to taste 2 ts Dijon mustard; or […]

Ingredients & Directions 12 tb (about) olive oil 1 3/4-lb eggplant, cut into -1/2-inch pieces 1 lg Onion, chopped 1 md Green bell pepper, chopped 3 lg Garlic cloves, minced 1 ts Dried thyme 3 tb Tomato paste 10 Fresh phyllo pastry sheets -frozen, thawed 12 ts Grated Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 c Grated soft […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 500 g pack ready made -shortcrust pastry 1 720 gram jar peach halves in -brandy; drained reserving ; the liquor TO SERVE Creme fraiche Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6. Roll the pastry to a thickness of 1cm (1/2 inch), and place an ovenproof shallow dish 25cm (10 […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1/2 c (1 stick) unsalted butter, -room temperature 6 tb Sugar 1 lg Egg 1 c Plus 6 T all purpose flour FILLING 3 lg Egg yolks 2 tb Sugar 2 tb Cornstarch 1 c Milk (do not use low-fat or -nonfat) 1/2 Vanilla bean, split -lengthwise 3 oz Imported white […]

Ingredients & Directions 275 g Wholemeal or other pastry; -(10oz) 1 Egg; separated 2 Generous tablespoons sharp -chunky ; marmalade 350 g Bramley apples; peeled, -cored and ; sliced (12oz) 1 150 gram car natural yogurt; -(2 x 5.29oz) 25 g Walnut pieces; (1oz) Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/350 F/180 C. Roll out […]

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 […]