Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Center-cut Ahi tuna; cut -into a ; rectangular block 1 lg Eggplant Olive oil Kosher salt; to taste Freshly-ground black pepper; -to taste 3/4 c Finely-minced red onions 2 lg Plum tomatoes; seeded and -diced 1 tb Minced fresh basil 1 tb Minced fresh parsley 1 1/2 tb Drained and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Pineapple; canned — cubed 1 c Sugar 2 tb Brandy 1 c Maraschino cherries; and Juice 1 c Sugar 2 tb Brandy 1 c Peaches; and juice — Sliced 1 c Sugar 2 tb Brandy In a large one gallon jar, combine pineapple, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy. […]

Ingredients & Directions === FOR THE TUNA === 8 oz Ahi tuna; #1 grade, finely -diced 2 ds Hot pepper sauce 1 tb Fine chopped chives 1 ts Canola Salt; to taste Freshly-ground black pepper; -to taste === SESAME SAPARAGUS === 1 bn Asparagus; blanched, -refreshed 1 tb Dijon mustard Juice of 1 lemon 1 […]

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 […]