Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 Sticks Unsalted butter 1 c Brown sugar 1 tb Cinnamon 1 ts Nutmeg 6 Apples (such as Cortland; Rome or -Granny Smith) Lemon juice 1 Homemade or prepared puff -pastry sheet Flour; for rolling Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel, quarter, and core the apples. Rub them with lemon juice to […]

Ingredients & Directions -TART SHELLS- 2 1/2 c Flour 3 tb Water 1 c Butter; cold 2 Egg yolks — cut into 1 inch pieces 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Sugar 1 ts Grated lemon peel FILLING 1/2 c Butter 1 ts Cinnamon 2 c Brown sugar 1/2 ts Nutmeg 4 Egg yolks 1 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 125 g Plain flour 50 g Fine oatmeal 75 g Caster sugar 1/4 ts Salt 125 g Butter Finely grated zest of 1 -orange 1 tb Freshly squeezed orange -juice; (1 to 2) 750 g Dessert apples 4 tb Lemon juice 2 tb Fine-cut orange marmalade 2 tb Clear honey Seeds of […]

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 […]