Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 3 sm Pears; peeled, halved, cored 1 c Essencia or other sweet -dessert wine 1/2 Vanilla bean 2/3 c Shelled unsalted pistachios; -(about 3 ounces) 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Unsalted butter; room -temperature 1 lg Egg 2 Frozen puff pastry sheets; -(one 17 1/4-ounce package), -thawed 1 Egg; beaten to blend, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Plus 2 tablespoons sugar 4 tb Armagnac 4 Heirloom apples, peeled, Cored, and quartered 1/4 c Golden raisins 1 tb Butter Salt and white pepper 3 c Milk 5 Eggs 1 1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons flour 4 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 c Sweetened whipped cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Syrup, corn 1/3 c Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1 1/2 c Cranberries 2 Pears 3/4 c Flour 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Butter 1 c Oats 1 Eggs Preheat oven to 400. Peel and slice pears. Grease 9″ baking pan. Combine corn syrup, sugar, and cornstarch in saucepan. Stir in […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Salmon, cut into 1/4-inch Dice 2 tb Dijon mustard 2 tb Pureed canned chipotles 1/4 c Capers, drained 1/4 c Scallions 3 tb Olive oil 3 tb Finely chopped cilantro 1/4 c Tequila 8 Fried tarro chips (store Bought in bag) Cilantro leaves Combine all ingredients except tequila and chips […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All purpose flour 1 1/2 Stick of butter, unsalted, -cut into 1 inch slices 1 Egg 1 pn Of salt 1/2 Egg shell of water Pastry: Process butter and flour until crumbly. Add egg and water, process until a ball forms, remove from processor, wrap in cling film, refrigerate 20 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Scallion (green onion) Trimmed of 2 inches of green 1 sm (2 ounces) sour dill pickle 1/4 c (packed) washed parsley Leaves 2 c Mayonnaise, low fat or Regular 1 ts Strong mustard like Creole Or Dijon Salt and 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne pepper In a food processor or blender mince the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All purpose flour 1/4 c Plus 3 T sugar, divided 2 ts Grated lemon rind, divided 1/2 ts Anise seeds, crushed 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Margarine, cut int 4 pcs & Chilled 2 tb Plus 1 t ice water 6 Med. size ripe pears (appr. 2 3/4 lbs) […]

Ingredients & Directions Almond Cream- 1/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 1/3 c Super fine sugar 2 lg Egg yolks 1/4 ts Amaretto or almond extract 1 c Ground almonds (see note) 1 tb Allpurpose flour Caramel Sauce: 1/2 c Brown sugar, packed 4 tb Unsalted butter 2 tb Heavy cream Tarts: 1 lb Puff pastry […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 Egg 1 tb Water 1 tb Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 7 tb Butter 6 Pears, peeled, halved and -cored 3 Eggs 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Fine-ground almonds (or -store-bought almond paste) 1 ts Vanilla extract 2/3 c Heavy cream or sour cream Method: Heat […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Confectioners sugar 1/2 c Almond flour 12 tb Cold unsalted butter, cut Into small pieces 2 Eggs Banana filling: 4 Ripe bananas, sliced 4 tb Unsalted butter, cut into sm Pieces 1/2 c Dark brown sugar Chocolate Tart Mixture: 3 oz El Rey Chocolates Bucare […]