Milanese Pear And Chocolate Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unbleached flour 1/4 c Sugar 1/8 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking powder 3 tb Cocoa powder 4 tb Unsalted butter 1 lg Egg Chocolate Crumb Topping: 1 c Unbleached flour 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Cocoa powder 1 Stick butter, melted Pear Filling: 4 Ripe Bartlett pears 3 tb Sugar […]

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Donna German’s Sourdough Starter

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Lukewarm water or milk 2 c Bread or unbleached all -purpose flour 2 1/2 ts Yeast Mix together in a GLASS or PLASTIC BOWL the above ingredients. Do not use metal utensils. Cover the bowl with a tight fitting lid and allow to sit in a warm, draft-free location for […]

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Tuna Tartar

Ingredients & Directions 1 oz Black sambuca 10 oz Sushi quality tuna, diced Small 1/2 c Pitted Nicoise olives 1 tb Capers 1/2 ts Garlic, chopped 2 tb Almonds, toasted and Chopped 1/4 Fillet anchovies, drained And chopped 1 ts Extra virgin olive oil 1 ts Fresh tarragon, chopped 1/3 Seedless cucumber, thin Sliced Set […]

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Doctor Fortran’s Alsatian Tart Flambe

Ingredients & Directions 1 Wheat tortilla 1/4 c Swiss cheese; grated fine 2 tb Minced onion 1 tb Cooked bacon bits -or- 2 tb Minced ham From: jsvrc@rc.rit.edu (J A Stephen Viggiano) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 19:43:07 -0400 (EDT) I had one of these in Triberg, in the middle of the Black Forest, that […]

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Breton Apple Tart

Ingredients & Directions Apple filling: 2 lb Golden Delicious apples 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Butter 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Cinnamon 2 tb Dark rum Breton Dough: 2 Sticks butter 1 c Sugar 1 tb Dark rum 1 ts Vanilla extract 4 Egg yolks 2 3/4 c All-purpose flour Egg wash: 1 Egg […]

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Dill Tartar Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Reduced-calorie mayonnaise 1 tb Plain nonfat yogurt 1 tb Finely chopped onion 1 tb Peeled finely chopped -cucumber 1 ts Dried whole dillweed 1 ts Lemon juice Combine all ingredients; stir well. Yield: 1/4 cup (serving size: 1 tablespoon). Yields 1 Servings

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Strawberry Creme Caramel Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Whole small strawberries (about 30), trimmed 1 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1 1/2 c Heavy cream 1 lg Whole egg 3 lg Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla Pastry crust: 1 c All-purpose flour 2 1/2 tb Packed brown sugar 1/4 ts Salt 5 tb Unsalted butter, cut into Pieces […]

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Dave’s Grape-pudding-tart

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Seedless green grapes 1 c Sugar 2 Egg yolks 1 Egg 1/2 c Butter 1 c Flour 2 ts Rum flavoring; or 2 -tablespoons rum 1/4 ts Almond extract 1 c Milk Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle the grapes with half the sugar, and let stand 30 minutes. For […]

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Sourdough Starter

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unbleached flour, plus more For feeding 1/2 c Whole-grain rye flour 1 c Bottled still water, plus More for feeding In a large glass bowl stir flours and water together with a spoon. Cover with a kitchen towel . Set aside to ferment at room temperature for 2 to 3 […]

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