Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 10″ shortcrust pastry case Allspice — thoroughly blind-bakec 1/4 pt Double cream 2 Thin-skinned oranges 1/4 lb Fromage blanc (or see note) Honey and sugar -OR- Low-fat soft cheese Stick cinnamon 2 tb Ground almonds Ground cinnamon Measure 2 tablespoons sugar into a bowl and stir in 4 tablespoons boiling water. […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 150 g Plain flour 1 ts Icing sugar 1 pn Salt 50 g Butter; softened 1 Egg yolk 2 tb Cold water Flour; for dusting FOR THE FILLING 2 Lemons; one grated and ; juiced 2 Eggs 150 g Curd cheese 25 g Caster sugar 25 g Sultanas 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Sugar 2 c Butter 2 ea Egg, well beaten 1 ea Egg white 4 c Flour 1 x Pecans 1 x Cinnamon Cream the butter and sugar together. Slowly add the flour, working it in well. Add the well-beaten eggs and mix thoroughly. Chill over night. Roll out thin […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Chilled whipping cream 1/3 c Prepared lemon curd 1/2 pk Frozen puff pastry sheets; -(1 sheet), thawed ; according to ; package directions ; (17 1/4-ounce) 1 Egg mixed with 1 tablespoon -water; (glaze) Sugar 1 Basket strawberries; hulled -and halved ; through stem end Whip cream to stiff peaks. […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Butter 2 1/2 c Powdered sugar 5 ea Egg 4 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 x Pecans Cream the butter and sugar together and add one egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour and soda together and mix with other ingredients. Chill in […]

Ingredients & Directions 225 g Plain flour; (8oz) 15 ml Icing sugar; (1tbsp) 115 g Unsalted butter; (4oz) 1 284 ml pot Waitrose Double -Cream 3 Egg yolks; (medium) 30 ml Caster sugar; (2tbsp) 5 ml Brown & Polson Cornflour; -(1tsp) 30 ml Dark rum; (2tbsp) 450 g Strawberries; (1lb) Line the base of a […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 x *pastry 5 ea Apple 1 tb Flour 1 c Sugar 1/4 ts Nutmeg 2 ts Butter Line a deep dish with pastry. Sprinkle the flour and cup of the sugar on bottom of the crust. Peel and quarter the apples and place cut side down. Cover with the balance of […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Butter 1/2 c Icing sugar 2 c To 2 1/4 cups flour 2 tb Cocoa powder 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Salt FILLING 1 lb Rhubarb, diced small 1 c Sugar 2 ts Orange zest 1/2 ts Ground ginger 2 tb Flour 1 pt Strawberries, cleaned, -hulled, quartered In […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Shortening 1/4 c Unsalted butter 6 tb Cold water; about 1/2 c Toasted ground almonds 1 Orange; zest of 1/4 c Saugar FILLING 2 pt Strawberries; cleaned and -cut in ; half 1 1/2 c Finely diced rhubarb 1/4 c Cream 3 […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour -cut into small pieces 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Salt 4 Egg yolks 1/4 lb Chilled sweet butter FOR THE FILLING 4 Large eggs 1/4 c Sweet Muscat wine 1/2 c Milk -(for example: 1/2 c Cream -Beaumes-de-Venise) 1 c Sugar 2 lb […]