Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c Flour; plus extra For dusting pan 3 Eggs 3 1/2 c Sugar; divided 1/2 c Extra-virgin olive oil 1 c Milk 1 tb Active dry yeast Zest and juice of 6 large -oranges Segments of 4 oranges Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Oil and dust with flour an 8-inch […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE APPLESAUCE 6 lg Granny Smith apples 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 2 tb Unsalted butter 2 tb Honey FOR THE PASTRY 3/4 c Solid vegetable shortening 1 tb Sugar 1/4 c Boiling (not just hot) water 2 c All-purpose flour, sifted 1 tb Milk Peel and core the apples; cut […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Pears; peeled and halved Puff pastry -MULLED WINE- 1 Cinnamon stick 1 Vanilla pod 250 g Sugar 4 Star anise 500 ml Red wine 250 ml Water CARAMEL 60 g Butter 125 g Sugar Bring all the ingredients for the mulled wine together and boil. Add the pears, cover with greaseproof […]

Ingredients & Directions Text Only This recipe is based on one from the Piedmont region of Italy. It is a traditional Italian marriage of basil with tomatoes. The eminent food writer Jane Grigson had a fine contempt for too much concern about cholesterol, so Raw Materials has substituted olive oil and less of it for […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Yellowfin tuna; see * Note 1 tb Dark sesame oil 2 tb Soy sauce 1 tb Rice-wine vinegar 1 tb Chives; finely chopped Chives; for garnish Salt Freshly ground pepper 2 lg Red radishes or 1 daikon -radish; washed * Note: Make sure to order sushi-quality tuna in advance at […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 lb Boneless pork loin roast, 1/4 ts Minced ginger root -fat trimmed 1/8 ts Ground allspice Salt 1/8 ts Pepper Pepper 3 tb Cornstarch 1 c Dry red wine 1/3 c Cold water 1/2 c Orange juice 1 lb Fresh or frozen cherries 3 tb Chopped shallots or onions 1/4 To […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Powdered sugar 1 ts Ground ginger 1/4 ts Salt 10 tb Unsalted butter; chilled, ; cut into pieces 4 lg Egg yolks 3 tb Water 1 c Whole milk 1 Piece Fresh ginger – (1″ -long); peeled, sliced thin 1/2 Vanilla bean; split -lengthwise 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions Text Only I’ve never even tasted a blueberry, but this looks like a good introduction… For the pastry, cut 125 g softened mono-unsaturated margarine into 250 g flour. Add up to 70 ml cold water, roll the dough into a ball and leave in a cool place to rest for 15 minutes. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 Recipe Crumbly Tart Pastry -With Almonds; see * Note 1 1 1/2 c Coconut Pastry Cream; see * -Note 1 4 Or more cups Cutup assorted -tropical; see * Note 2 Fruit 1/4 c Guava or apricot jam; melted -and strained * Note 1: See the “Crumbly Sweet Pastry (Pate Sablee) […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Apples 3/4 c Sugar 4 Pears 1 tb Lemon juice 1 c Water 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Ginger 2 tb Flour 1/4 ts Saffron 1/2 c Chopped dried figs A little red wine or rum 1/2 c Raisins 1 1/2 lb (9″) flaky pastry 1 ts Cinnamon […]