Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Whole toasted hazelnuts, 1 tb Cocoa powder -ground (makes about 1 c Unsalted butter, at room -1 1/4 C), see note -temperature 2 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1 Egg 1 ts Ground cinnmnon 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 1/2 ts Salt 1 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Chocolate morsels 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 2 tb Sugar 2 tb Vanilla extract 1 tb Lemon juice 4 Prebaked tart shells 1/4 c Canned cherry pie filling In plastic bag, place chocolate. Place bag in pot of hot water to melt chocolate. Meanwhile, in small mixer bowl, beat cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 2 lg Granny Smith apples, peeled, Pinch of salt -cored and cut into thin 4 tb Cold butter -slices 2 tb Cold solid shortening Kanten coulis, seperate 2 ts Honey -recipe About 2 T ice water In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine flour, salt, butter, […]

Ingredients & Directions -ZABAGLIONE CREAM- 3 Egg yolks 1/4 c Sugar 3 tb Marsala 1/2 c Chilled whipping cream 2 tb Sour cream TART 1 9 inch refrigerated ready -pie crust; (1/2 15-ounce ; package), room ; temperature 1 ts All purpose flour; (heaping) 1 1/2 c Pitted fresh cherries or -frozen; thawed and well […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Recipe Flaky Butter Pastry 1 ts Framboise or kirsch (opt.) Flour for rolling 1/4 c Sugar 1 pt Ripe blackberries, about 2 C 2 1/2 tb All-purpose flour 1 tb Lemon juice 1 ts Unsalted butter Roll the dough as directed for the desired tart size. Transfer the dough to a […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 All Ready Pie Crust; (half -of 15-ounce ; package), room ; temperature 1 ts All purpose flour 1 pk Cream cheese; room -temperature ; (8-ounce) 3 tb Sugar 3 tb Amaretto liqueur 1 ts Almond extract 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 Basket blueberries; -(1/2-pint) 2 Fresh nectarines; pitted, -thinly ; sliced […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Recipe Flaky Butter Pastry -vanilla extract Flour for rolling 7 tb Sugar 1 lb Ripe plums 2 tb All-purpose flour 1 ts Kirsch, framboise, or 1 ts Unsalted butter Roll out the dough as directed for the desired tart size. Transfer the dough to a baking sheet and refrigerate while you […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/4 c Graham cracker crumbs 6 tb Melted butter 4 tb Sugar FILLING 1 pk (8 oz) cream cheese 1 Egg 1/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract Crust: Combine above ingredients and pat approximately 1 TBS. around sides and bottoms of fluted paper lined miniature cup cake pans. You […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Recipe Flaky Butter Pastry 1 ts Lemon juice OR 3 tb Sugar 1 lb Good quality, store-bought 1/2 Vanilla bean, split and -puff pastry -seeds scraped out and Flour for rolling -reserved, OR 2 cn (16-oz) apricot halves in 3/4 ts Vanilla extract -extra-light syrup, drained 2 1/2 tb Flour 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 250 g Flour 175 g Butter 1 md Egg Sea salt FILLING 2 ts Mixed herbs Spinach; washed and trimmed 50 g Butter Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 ts Nutmeg; freshly grated 150 ml Double cream 1 ts Parsley; chopped 100 g Ementhal cheese 100 g Soft cream cheese 25 g […]