Baking Chefs

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 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 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 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 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 FOR THE PASTRY 5 oz Oat flakes (rolled oats) * 2 1/2 oz Lard 2 1/2 oz Wholemeal flour 2 1/2 tb Freshly grated Parmesan 2 1/2 oz Plain white flour Paprika & cayenne pepper 2 1/2 oz Butter FOR THE FILLING 1 lb Onions 2 1/2 oz Cheddar cheese 1/4 pt […]

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 […]

Ingredients & Directions Tart pastry 4 Spring onions 3 oz Grated cheese* 4 tb (heaped) chopped parsley 2 oz Fresh leaf spinach 5 Eggs (less 1 white) 2 oz Greens **see note 1/2 pt Milk 1 lg Leek 1/2 pt Single cream *Note: Scottish Cheddar is excellent used in this recipe. ** Greens may be […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Lemon; (unwaxed) 175 g Mascarpone 3 tb Lemon curd; (good quality) 4 Ready-made butter dessert -pastry cases; about -7.5cm/3″ each 225 g Mixed summer fruits; such as -small ; strawberries, ; raspberries, ; blueberries, ; blackcurrants and ; redcurrants Icing sugar; to dust Mint sprigs; to decorate 1 Grate the lemon […]

Ingredients & Directions THE PASTRY 8 oz Flour 3 oz Cold butter 3 oz Cold lard 3 tb Ice-cold water (or more) -THE FILLING- 1 Live lobster * 1/2 pt Milk 5 Eggs ** 1/2 pt Single cream *Note: the lobster should be good and lively. A “cripple” – that is, one with only one […]