Tarte Tatin (apples)

Ingredients & Directions Pastry: 1 1/3 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Rice flour 10 tb Unsalted butter, cut in -small pieces 1/4 c Superfine sugar 1 Egg, beaten Apple topping: 1/2 c Unsalted butter, cut up 1/2 c And 1tb granulated sugar 2 lb Cooking apples Grated zest of 1 lemon Pastry: In large bowl, […]

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Sourdough Starter I7

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Lukewarm purified water (90- 3 tb Lowfat plain yogurt -to 105 F) 1 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Instant nonfat dry milk Rinse 1 1/2- to 2-quart glass or ceramic bowl with hot water several minutes and wipe dry. Combine water and dry milk in bowl, stirring until milk is […]

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Tarte Tatin (a ‘reversed’ Apple Pie)

Ingredients & Directions 300 g Puff pastry (2/3 lb 200 g Sugar (7 oz) 100 g Butter (3 1/2 oz) 2 kg Apples (4 3/8 lb), peeled, — cored, cuted in halves For a 26 cm (10.2 in) diameter pie form Roll out the pastry ( 2 mm, 1/10 in, thick) to a 30 cm […]

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Nancy Silverton’s Grape Starter

Ingredients & Directions -ELAINE RADIS BGMB90B 2 1/2 c -tepid water; 70 deg PLUS 2 c Bread flour;* PLUS 3 c -MORE water for later 3 c Bread flour; (for later -feeding -feedings)* 1/2 lb Red grapes; stemmed SPECIAL EQUIPMENT 2 qt Glass container; OR plastic -washed 1 Yard Cheesecloth; rinsed & THE INITIAL STARTER […]

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Tarte Tatin

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 c All-purpose flour 1 tb Sugar 1 Stick ( 8 tbsp ) cold, -unsalted butter, cut into -1″ pieces 3 tb Ice water FILLING 2 tb Unsalted butter 1/2 c Sugar 2 lb Granny Smith apples, peeled, -cored, and cut into 1/8ths Pastry Dough 1. Make the pastry dough: in […]

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Rolls From Sourdough Starter

Ingredients & Directions NORMA WRENN NPXR56B&A 2 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking soda 1 c Sourdough starter 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Vegetable oil Combine dry ingredients, mixing well. Stir in sourdough starter and oil. Turn dough out on a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes. […]

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Tarte Des Demoiselles Tatin

Ingredients & Directions 1 sheet (1/2 pound) frozen : puff pastry — thawed 3 lb Golden Delicious apples : Juice of 1 lemon 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted : butter — cut into thin : pieces 1/2 c sugar : Whipped cream as : accompaniment Peel, halve, and core the apples, brushing them with the […]

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Tarte Chaude Au Chocolat

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Bitter sweet chocolate 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Heavy cream 2 Whole eggs 1 ts Rum 1 ts Extract of coffee (made by -preparing a very strong -expresso) 1/8 ts Vanilla 6 Non-stick tart molds; -buttered and floured 6 Pie crust; shaped into -shapes comparable in size -to the tart […]

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Sourdough Raisin Starter

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Organic Raisins 1 c Organic Unbleached White 1 c Warm Water; 110-115oF -Flour Put raisins in water. Let stand in a warm (90oF) place until bubbles form. Remove raisins. Mix together flour and water. Place in a clean jar, cover with plastic wrap, and leave in a warm place 2-4 […]

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Tarte Aux Pommes A La Solognote

Ingredients & Directions 4 md Apples, peeled, cored, — chopped 3/4 c Butter 1 tb Oil 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Zest, lemon 1/2 ts Zest, orange 1 x Pate Brisee ** OR 1 ea Pastry, puff, round, 9″ ** See recipe for Pate Brisee. Heat 1/2 cup of the butter and the oil in […]

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