Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Slivered almonds, toasted 20 Chocolate wafer cookies 1 c Sugar, divided 1/3 c Butter or margarine, melted 1/2 c Butter or margarine 2 tb Instant coffee granules 3 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate -bars, coarsely chopped 6 Egg yolks 2 c Whipping cream GARNISHES Chocolate-covered coffee -beans, whipped cream Process almonds, […]

Ingredients & Directions Pastry: Apple filling: 2 c All-purpose flour 1 1/4 lb Cooking apples, peeled, 1/2 ts Salt -cored and coarsely chopped 1/2 c Unsalted butter, cut in 8 ts Sugar -small pieces 16 ts Shredded cheddar cheese 5 tb Ice water (or 6 tb) Pastry: Combine flour and salt in large bowl. With […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Butter 1/2 tb Plain flour 4 oz Sugar 4 tb Marmalade 2 Eggs 1/2 lb Shortcrust pastry * NB * As usual this means shortcrust made with this weight of flour. Preheat oven to 220C. Roll pastry thinly and line a 9″ (22cm) tart tin. Par bake blind in hot […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Recipe Pate Sucree 5 lg Apples (about 2 1/2 pounds) Juice of one lemon 4 tb Butter 3/4 c Plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1/3 c Cranberries (optional) Make the dough. Form into a 5-inch disk, wrap in plastic and chill one hour, or up to 3 days. Remove the dough from […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Cream cheese (8oz each) 2 ts Curry powder 2 tb Sherry (optional) 8 oz Cheddar cheese; shredded 4 Scallions; thinly sliced 9 oz Jar of chutney Place unwrapped packages of cream cheese in a 2-quart glass measure. Microwave on medium (50 percent) 2 1/2 minutes. Blend in curry powder and […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Corn oil for frying; up to -12 1 pk Pappadoums; (can buy at -Indian ; specialty store), ; cut into wedges 2 Oranges; Juice of 2 Lemons; Juice of 1 tb Chopped garlic 3 tb Balsamic vinegar 4 tb Grapeseed oil 1/2 bn Chives; sliced thin 2 oz Mint; fine […]

Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND CRUST- 1/4 c Almonds, slivered -1 stick, cut into small 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose -pieces 1/4 ts -Salt 1 lg Egg; cold 3 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 c Butter;cold, unsalted 1/4 ts Lemon zest; freshly grated CUSTARD CREAM 4 lg Egg yolks 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions For the pastry 110 g Plain flour 50 g Unsalted butter 1 Free-range egg yolk A pinch of salt 1 tb Water -FOR THE FILLING- White meat; plus a little -brown ; from 900g/2lb of ; cooked crab 4 Free-range eggs 300 ml Double cream 1 ts Soft fresh Thyme; finely -chopped […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Cream cheese (8oz each) 8 oz Cheddar cheese; shredded 2 ts Curry powder 4 Scallions; thinly sliced 2 tb Sherry (optional) 9 oz Jar of chutney Place unwrapped packages of cream cheese in a 2-quart glass measure. Microwave on medium (50 percent) 2 1/2 minutes. Blend in curry powder and […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 6 oz Very cold unsalted butter — 1 Very ripe papaya, peeled — -1/2-inch cubes -cut in 1/4″ slices 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Peach glaze, melted 1/2 ts Sugar 1/2 c Macadamia nuts — toasted 1/3 c Cold water 8 oz Bitter chocolate 12 […]