Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter; softened 1/4 ts Salt 2 Egg yolks 1/4 ts Cinnamon, ground 2 tb Juice, apple, conc. 1/8 ts Allspice, ground 2 ts Extract, vanilla 1 1/2 c Almonds, ground 1 c Flour 10 oz Fruit spread, raspberry 1/2 ts Baking powder Use blanched almonds or hazelnuts. Beat butter in […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Ahi; #1 grade, cleaned, -diced fine 10 Scallions; white and light -green, finely minced 1 c Peeled; finely-diced -European or Japanese Cucumber Sea salt; to taste Freshly-ground black pepper; -to taste 3 tb Soy sauce 3 tb Rice wine vinegar 1 tb Finely-grated ginger 1 Fresh garlic clove; minced 3 […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE CRUST 1 1/4 c Chocolate-wafer crumbs; -(about 25 wafers) 1 c Sliced blanched almonds; -toasted lightly, ; cooled, and ground ; fine 1/2 Stick unsalted butter; -melted (1/4 cup) FOR THE FILLING 1 1/2 c Sliced blanched almonds; -toasted lightly and ; cooled 3 1/2 tb Amaretto 2 pt Coffee […]

Ingredients & Directions 24 Gluten-fr.unbaked tartshells 2 Eggs FILLING 1/3 c Brown sugar 1 c Cooked white kidney beans 1/4 c Butter or margarine, melted 1/2 c Maple syrup 1/2 c Raisins NOTE: Gluten-free pastry made with bean flour is lower in fat than regular pastry. Combine all ingredients except raisins in a food processor […]

Ingredients & Directions -CREAM CHEESE DOUGH- 1/2 c Cream cheese; cold, cut in -chunks 1/2 c Butter; cold, cut into ; chunks 1/2 c Flour 4 Elephant heart plums; skins -removed and ; pitted 3 tb Granulated sugar 1/8 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 c Creme fraiche 1 Egg; beaten Confectioners’ sugar; for -dusting 1/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Vegetable Shortening 1 1/2 c Unbleached Flour 5 oz American Cheese Spread;1 Jar CHEESE TART SHELLS: Combine the shortening and cheese spread in a medium bowl. Cut flour into the cheese mixture with two knives until well blended. Shape into a roll 1 1/4-inch in diameter and 12 inches long. […]

Ingredients & Directions A; (1/4-ounce) package ; (about 2 1/2 ; teaspoons) active ; dry yeast A pinch of sugar 1/4 c Plus 2/3 cup lukewarm water 2 3/4 c All-purpose flour; up to 3 1 ts Salt 2 tb Olive oil 1 lb White or yellow onions; -chopped fine (about ; 3 cups) 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions SWEET PASTRY DOUGH 1 c Flour 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Sugar 4 tb Unsalted butter 1 pn Salt 1 lg Egg -POACHED PEACHES- 3 lb Ripe peaches 1/2 c Sugar SOUR CREAM FILLING 1/2 c Sour cream 1/2 c Blanched, sliced almonds 1/3 c Sugar Confectioners’ sugar 3 lg Eggs […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR 340G/12OZ SHORTCRUST PAS 225 g Plain flour 1 pn Salt 110 g Chilled butter; diced 1 Egg yolk; beaten Iced water FOR THE FILLING 1 Head garlic separated into -cloves and peeled 250 ml Single cream 200 ml Milk 2 Egg yolks 1 Egg 2 Red onions; sliced 3 tb Olive […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1/2 c Butter, softened 1 c Flour 1/4 c Confectioners’ sugar 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Ground nuts FILLING 1 qt Fresh raspberries, rinsed 1 c Water, divided -gently and drained, 3 tb Cornstarch -divided 1 c Sugar For crust, cream together butter, sugar and vanilla; add flour, […]