Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 cn 20 oz Sliced peaches -chop, save juice 2 1/2 c Sugar 1 pk Dry yeast TENTH DAY 1 cn 15 oz can Chunk pineapple -with juice, cut in half 2 1/2 c Sugar 1 cn 15 oz Fruit cocktail — with -juice TWENTIETH DAY 2 1/2 c Sugar 2 9 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Chocolate Wafer crumbs 6 tb Sweet Butter Crush or grind fine chocolate wafers in food processor. Melt butter and blend into crumbs. Pat into tart or pie pan. Chill untilfirm before filling or bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes, cool,and fill. Filling: 12 Oz. Semi-sweet Chocolate 1/2 C […]

Ingredients & Directions French Short Crust Pastry 2 Lemons 2 ts Arrowroot or cornstarch 2 tb Milk 2 lg Whole eggs 3 Egg yolks 1/2 c Powdered sugar 6 tb Unsalted butter — melted ———————-FRENCH SHORT CRUST PASTRY———————- 1 3/4 c Sifted flour 1 ts Salt 5 tb Unsalted butter — cut in sm Pieces […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 1/2 c Unbleached flour 2 tb Sugar 1 pn Salt 1 pn Ground cloves 1/2 ts Grated lemon peel 1/4 lb Butter 1 Egg yolk 5 tb Ice water Butter; softened -GLAZE- 1/2 c Apricot preserves 2 tb Dark rum FILLING 1/2 c Finely ground almonds 1/2 c Sugar 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions ERIC’S JOCKEY TART ================== The seasonal fruit used in this creation from Eric Naus Jr. match the colors of the silks worn by some Kentucky Derby jockes. Hence the name. 2 c Milk 1/2 c Granulated Sugar 1 ea Egg 2 tb Cornstarch 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Salt 1 pk Frozen […]

Ingredients & Directions CHEF FREDDY’S OWN 1 qt Water [luke warm] 1 pk Dry yeast 2 ts Sugar 4 c Flour 1) Put the water in a good size crock and add the yeast, and sugar to soften… then add the flour… Cover with a clean cloth… 2) Let the mixture rise until it is […]

Ingredients & Directions LAURA’S FRESH FIG TART ====================== Although fresh fig’s are available now, they really come into season later in the summer — the ideal time to make this delicious dessert from Laura Prentice. 12-18 lg Fresh Figs; quartered 1/4 c Metaxa Brandy 3 tb Granulated Sugar PASTRY: 1 1/2 c All-Purpose Flour 2/3 […]

Ingredients & Directions REGAN’S LEMON-BLUEBERRY TART ============================ A fabulous ’90s version of lemon pie from Regan Daly. If desired, sprinkle the edges with icing sugar before serving. PASTRY: 1 3/4 c All-Purpose Flour 1/3 c Granulated Sugar 1/4 c Fine Yellow Cornmeal 2 ts Fresh Grated Lemon Rind 3/4 ts Baking Powder 1/2 ts Salt […]

Ingredients & Directions 400 g Puff pastry 4 William pears; (4 to 5) MIXTURE FOR THE CUSTARD 3 Eggs 150 ml Single cream 130 g Sugar Pre-heat oven to 200-220C. Roll out the pastry and line a 28-30cm round baking tray. Peel and slice (small) the pears and lay on the pastry. 2 Mix the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk (small) Instant vanilla Pud. 4 ea Tart shells, baked 1/2 c Blackberries, drain & crush Whipped Topping Slivered almonds Prepare vanilla pudding as label directs. Fold in blackberries. Refrigerate. To serve, spoon pudding into baked tart shells and top with whipped topping. Sprinkle a few slivered almonds on each. Serve. […]