Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Fine dry bread crumbs or -finely crushed zwieback 8 oz Pkg cream cheese, softened 3/4 c Cream-style cottage cheese 1/2 c Shredded Swiss cheese 1 tb All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Dried basil, crushed 1/8 ts Garlic powder 2 Eggs nonstick spray coating dairy sour cream (optional) sliced or slivered pitted […]

Ingredients & Directions 25 File baskets; (see recipe) 2 tb Oil 225 g Shallots; finely chopped 3 tb Apple Juice 4 ts Chopped sun-dried tomatoes 1/2 ts Fresh thyme; or a pinch of -dried ; thyme Salt and pepper 25 Sprigs thyme; to decorate Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and sweat the […]

Ingredients & Directions 5 Sheet phyllo – thawed 3 tb Unsalted butter – melted 4 lg Egg yolks 1 tb Dijon mustard – PLUS 1 -teaspoon 3 lg Eggs 1 c Half and half 1 c Whipping cream 6 oz Smoked salmon – chopped 4 Green onions – chopped 1/4 c Dill – fresh, chopped […]

Ingredients & Directions 30 Garlic cloves – (abt 5 oz); -peeled 4 tb Unsalted butter 1/2 c Half-and-half 2 1/2 lb Russet potatoes; peeled, -halved 2 tb Chopped chives Salt; to taste Freshly-ground black pepper; -to taste 6 oz Katafi; (shredded filo) Clarified butter Add the garlic to a small pan and cover with cold […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 lg Eggs, beaten 1 1/2 c Skim milk 3/4 c Swiss cheese, grated 2 tb Cream cheese, softened 1 tb Onion, minced 1/4 c Parsley, chopped 1/2 c Carrots, shredded 1 lb Regular crabmeat 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts White pepper 1 pn Salt pastry for 2 crust pie Roll out […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR A ONE-CRUST PIE 1 c All-purpose bleached flour 3 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/8 ts Salt 4 tb Cold unsalted butter 1 lg Egg FOR A TWO-CRUST PIE 2 c All-purpose bleached flour 1/3 c Sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 8 tb Cold unsalted butter 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions A TASTE OF OC 1 pk Reese’s mini peanut butter -cookie dough -cups 1 sm Pk M&Ms 1 Roll refirg peanut butter Chill candy; then remove wrappers. Follow dirs on cookie pkg and slice dough, then quarter each slice. Mold each piece into a section of a mini muffin tin. Bake 350F, […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour -; (abt 9 -oz) 1/3 c Sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 8 tb Cold unsalted butter -; (1 -stick) 2 lg Eggs To mix the dough by hand, combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in a medium mixing bowl and stir well to mix. […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 oz Home-candied angelica 1/2 c Curd cheese 1 Shortcrust pastry * 1 Egg yolk; mixed with: 1 1/2 oz Butter 1 ts Milk 1 1/2 tb Honey 1 Egg white *Note: Shortcrust pastry made with 7-8 oz flour will be about right for this recipe. These tarts are irresistible when made […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Sugar 1/4 tb Salt 2 tb Cold unsalted butter; cut -into 4 pieces 4 tb Cold lard; cut into 8 pieces 1 Egg; lightly beaten 1/4 c Cream cheese; softened 3/4 c Farmers cheese; softened 1/2 c Sugar 1 lg Egg yolk 1 ts Ground […]