Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST:- 1 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Butter or margarine 1 ts Baking powder 1 ea Egg — beaten 3 tb Confectioners’ sugar 4 ts Milk FILLING: 3 c Diced — raw rhubarb 3 Ounces 1 pk Strawberry-flavored gelatin -CRUMBLE TOPPING:- 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Butter or margarine 1 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Bittersweet chocolate; -finely chopped 2/3 c Heavy cream 1/2 Vanilla bean; split 2 lg Egg yolks 2 tb Unsalted butter; softened -and cut ; into 1/2-inch cubes 1 Tart shell made from Sweet -Tart Dough; prebaked -(recipe ; follows) (9 ; 1/2-inch) -SWEET TART DOUGH- 1 c Plus 1 tablespoon […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Frozen puff pastry shells — 1/2 ts Almond extract -10 oz. 1 cn Cherry pie filling — 21 oz 2 pk Cream cheese softened — 3 Additional confectioners’ Oz Sugar 1/4 c Confectioners sugar Bake pastry shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 500 g Sweet pastry 300 g Plain chocolate 100 ml Double cream 100 g Butter 100 g Sugar 4 Whole eggs 4 Egg yolks Roll out the pastry to 1/4″ thick. Line a flan ring or tart case and bake blind in a moderate oven at 275C for 10-15 minutes. Remove the […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Olive oil 1 ts Oregano — chopped 4 tb Raspberry vinegar 1 ts Chives — chopped 2 tb Rich lamb stock 4 c Baby lettuce leaves 1 ds Black pepper — to taste Stir together oil, vinegar, and lamb stock in a small bowl. Add herbs as close to serving […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Unbleached all purpose flour 1/4 c Sugar 3 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 ts Salt 6 tb Chilled unsalted butter; cut -into pieces ; (3/4 stick) 1 1/2 tb Cold water 1 lg Egg yolk 6 tb Raspberry jam FILLING 1 c Whipping cream 4 oz Bittersweet; (not -unsweetened) […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 qt Lukewarm Water 2 ts Sugar 1 pk Active Dry Yeast 4 c Flour Combine the ingredients in a large crock. Cover with a clean cloth. Let the mixture stand until it is light and slightly aged (about 2 days). Note: The mixture will thin as it stands add flour as […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 Sheet frozen puff pastry; -(about 1/4 pound), ; thawed 1 Firmripe large banana 1 oz Finequality bittersweet -chocolate; (not -unsweetened), ; chopped fine 1/4 c Pecan halves; toasted -lightly, ; cooled, and chopped 2 ts Sugar 1 tb Unsalted butter; cut into -bits Preheat oven to 425 degrees On a lightly […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter/Margarine — Melted 1 c Chopped Pecans 1 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Brandied Fruit Juice 3 c Unbleached All-purpose – Flour 15 1/2 oz (1 Cn) Pineapple Chunks 1 ts Baking Soda 16 oz (1 cn) Sliced Peaches 1 ts Ground Cinnamon 17 oz (1 cn) Apricot Halves 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Figs; (washed and dried) 3 Kiwi Fruit; (skinned and -sliced) 1 Papaya 180 g Apple Jelly; (for glaze) -CHOCOLATE PASTRY- 130 g Unbleached Plain Flour 1 1/2 tb Cocoa 1 1/2 tb Sugar 110 g Unsalted Butter 55 g Vegetarian Lard 75 ml Cold Water -MARSHMALLOW CUSTARD- 170 g Dark Chocolate […]