Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Bacon; diced small 1 qt Heavy cream 1 Garlic head 7 Egg yolks 1 c Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano -cheese 1 tb Crystal Hot Sauce 1 tb Worcestershire sauce Salt; to taste Freshly-ground white pepper; -to taste 1 Homemade savory pie shell; -blind-baked in A tart pan 1 lg Vidalia onion 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Prepared pie shell (deep Tart pan) 1 qt Cream 2 c Sugar 1 Vanilla bean, split in half 7 Egg yolks 2 lb Fresh peach, quartered, Caramelized Whipped cream in pastry bag With star tip Fresh mint sprigs Powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a sauce pot, combine the […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c All-purpose flour 1 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 3 Sticks cold unsalted butter; -cut into bits (1 ; 1/2 cups) 2 lg Egg yolks; beaten lightly 1 c Strained strawberry jam In a large bowl whisk together the flour, the sugar, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the […]

Ingredients & Directions -FOR THE PEAR MIXTURE- 4 c Cranberry juice cocktail 1/2 c Sugar 4 Inch cinnamon stick 2 tb Fresh lemon juice 4 lg Firm-ripe pears; halved -lengthwise, ; peeled, cored, and ; reserved in a bowl ; of cold water ; acidulated with the ; juice of 1/2 lemon 1/3 c Dried […]

Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND CRUST- 1/4 c Almonds; slivered blanched -cut into small pieces 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1 lg Egg; cold 1/4 ts -Salt 1/2 ts Almond extract 3 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed 1/4 ts Lemon zest;freshly grated 1/2 c Butter;cold, unsalted,1stick -GLAZE- 3/4 c Apricot preserves 3 tb Sherry -TO […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 c Flour 4 tb Butter -(cut into small pieces) 2 tb Sugar 2 tb Whipping cream 1/2 ts Salt 3 c Dried beans; – for weighting down – pastry shell FILLING 1/2 c Water 4 tb Sugar 3 Eggs; beaten MIX ALL THE PASTRY INGREDIENTS together in a bowl or […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c (12 ounces) very warm water (105 to 115 degrees) 1/4 ts Active dry yeast 3 1/2 c (16 ounces) unbleached All-purpose flour One 2-quart clear plastic Container Mix all the ingredients together in a medium bowl and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon for 2 to 3 minutes, until […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1 ts Freshly grated orange zest 1/4 c Fresh orange juice 2 c Cranberries; picked over 1 c Golden raisins; soaked* 1/4 ts Salt -DOUGH- 1 1/4 c All purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/8 ts Salt 6 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Shredded well-washed spinach -leaves 1/2 c Mayonnaise 2 tb Finely chopped sweet pickle 2 tb Drained bottled capers 2 ts Dijon-style mustard 2 ts Fresh lemon juice; or to -taste 24 Soft-shelled steamer clams; -scrubbed All-purpose flour for -dredging the clams 2 lg Eggs 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Courgettes; sliced 1 Fennel; thinly sliced 4 lg Tomatoes; blanched and -sliced 100 g Butter 6 tb Olive oil 250 g Shortcrust pastry 10 Sprigs rosemary; roughly -chopped -STILTON FILLING- 75 g Stilton cheese 2 tb Double cream 4 tb Fresh white breadcrumbs 1 sm Selection of salad leaves to -garnish […]