Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -SWEET PASTRY- 125 g Butter; at room temperature 50 g Caster sugar 1 Egg; beaten 1 dr Vanilla essence; up to 2 200 g Plain flour; sifted 1 pn Salt -PASTRY CREAM- 300 ml Milk 1 Vanilla pod; split -lengthways 3 Egg yolks 50 g Caster sugar 20 g Plain flour 20 […]

Ingredients & Directions Pastry for double crust pie 1/2 c Brown sugar;lightly packed 1/2 c Corn syrup 1/4 c Shortening;’golden’ flavour 1 Egg; slightly beaten 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts -Salt 3/4 c Raisins Prepare pastry. Roll out thinly on floured surface. Cut into rounds with 4″ round cutter. Fit into medium-sized muffin cups. Combine […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Brown sugar 1 tb Flour 1 tb Butter 4 tb Cream Pie crust; uncooked Mix the brown sugar, flour, butter and cream. Pour the mixture into an uncooked pie crust, covering the top with woven strips of pastry dough, if desired. Bake at 400F for about 30 minutes. SOURCE:_A Taste […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 250 g Plain flour 125 g Butter 1 Egg 10 g Caster sugar 5 g Salt 40 ml Water; (approximately) CREME PATISSERIE 6 Egg yolks 125 g Sugar 600 ml Milk 40 g Flour 1 Vanilla pod 12 Fresh figs Blend the pastry ingredients in a food processor, roll thinly and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Raisins 16 Tart shells; baked 1/4 c Butter;soft 1/2 c Sugar; brown, lightly packd 1/2 c Corn syrup 1 Egg 1 ts Vinegar 1 ts Vanilla Salt Preheat oven to 400F. Sprinkle raisins evenly in baked shells. In bowl, cream together butter and sugar; beat in corn syrup, egg, vinegar, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Dozen fresh plums 1 c Brandy 1 lb Fresh Fromage Blanc 1 c Sugar 2 Egg yolks 1/4 c Heavy cream 2 tb Flour 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 1 Pastry shell; unbaked -(10-inch ; tart) 1 c Sweetened whipped cream 8 Sprigs fresh mint Preheat […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 tb Butter 4 Leeks; up to 5 -finely chopped 1/2 c -Water 2 tb Flour;all purpose -Salt & ground black pepper 1 Egg 2 tb Light cream 1 c White cheddar cheese;mild -grated Pastry for 9 inch tart shell Pate aux Poireaux This leek and cheese quiche from Ile d’Orleans is […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 450 gram pkt shortcrust -pastry sheets 2 Lemons 2 Eggs 50 g Caster sugar 50 g Ground almonds 75 g Caster sugar 3 tb Water 150 ml Double cream 1 Lemon and a mint sprig to -decorate FOR THE COMPOTE 1 Punnet strawberries 30 g Light brown sugar 100 ml Marsala […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Maple syrup 1 c Whipping cream 1/4 c Cornstarch 1/4 c -Cold water 1 Pie shell, 9″;baked, crust Rich and simple, this delectable pie recipe belongs to Rose-Aime Dumais, who runs a maple syrup operation, Erabliere Dumais, at St. Alexandre near Riviere du Loup. In saucepan, combine maple syrup […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 ts Sugar Grated zest of lime 180 g Plain flour 110 g Unsalted butter 1 pn Salt 2 ts Thick cream 2 Egg yolks FILLING 300 ml Lime juice; not cordial 3 Eggs 1 Egg yolk 150 g Sugar 100 g Unsalted butter -SAUCE- 6 Ripe apricots 100 g Caster […]