Baking Chefs

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Milk ; low fat or plain unf 2 tb Yogurt 1 c Flour Recipe by: FWDS07A Patricia Dwigans Heat milk unti it reaches 100 f on a thermometer. Remove from heat and stir inyogurt. Pour mixture into a clean plastic container, cover tightly and let stand in a warm place […]

Ingredients & Directions 350 g Rough Puff Pastry FILLING 1 kg Apples; Golden Delicious – or Granny Smith 3 tb Lemon juice 2 tb Butter; unsalted 50 g Sugar TOPPING 2 Eggs 100 g Sugar 6 tb Butter; unsalted, melted 1 ts Vanilla extract (350 g = 12.5 ounces; 1 kg = 2 pounds; 50 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Yeast; plus 4 c Lukewarm water 1 tb Yeast 4 c Flour, all-purpose Recipe by: FWDS07A Patricia Dwigans Dissolve yeast in a small amount of lukewarm water. Stir flour into remaining water and add yeast mixture. mix well and cover. Let mixture stand in a draft free area that is […]

Ingredients & Directions -PATE BRISEE- 1 1/2 c Unbleached white flour 2 tb Sugar 1/2 c Butter; chilled — cut into small pieces 1 Egg yolk 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 1 tb -Cold water, more if needed FILLING 5 c Fresh or frozen blueberries 2 tb -Water 1/3 c Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch; dissolved […]