Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 180 g (6?oz) flour 150 g (5?oz) butter, chilled 30 g (1oz) icing sugar 1 Egg yolk FILLING 450 g (16 oz) can pears in juice – below) 300 To 400ml custard cream (see CUSTARD CREAM 500 ml (17 fl oz) milk 1/4 ts Salt 1 Vanilla pod 1 tb Melted […]

Ingredients & Directions 150 g Butter 100 g Sugar 100 g Almonds; ground 2 tb Cocoa powder 1 ts Cinnamon; ground 1 ts Baking powder 300 g Flour; sieved 1/2 dl Milk; TO ADAPT !! 200 g Redcurrant jam – or raspberry jam 1 Egg; separated (Units: 100 g = 3 1/2 oz; 1 dl […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 2 1/2 c Cake flour; sifted (sift -cheese ;before measuring) 1 tb Butter 2/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Plus 1 tb 1{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} milk 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 lg Egg yolk pn Ground mace 1 ts Pure vanilla extract pn Salt Confectioners’ sugar for 1/4 c (2 oz) reduced-fat cream -sprinkling […]

Ingredients & Directions -SALAD- 6 oz Romaine lettuce; 1 c Cauliflowerets; 1 1/2 c Fennel bulb; shredded 1/2 c Red onion; sliced -(about 1 large bulb) TART LINE DRESSING 1/2 c Line juice; fresh 1/4 ts Salt; 1 tb Olive oil; 1/4 ts Ground pepper; fresh 1 c Garlic; minced 1/4 ts Paprika; SALAD: Wash, […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1 pn Salt 1 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Fresh, frozen, or canned -lemon juice 1 c Dark or light raisins 1 Teasp. vanilla extract 1/2 c Coarsely chopped walnuts 1/2 c Heavy cream, whipped Wonderful Pastry 1, 2, or 4 for 9″ two-crust pie […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Walnuts, chopped fine 1 lg Egg, beaten lightly 3/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 3 c Fresh raspberries 3 tb Sugar 12 oz White chocolate, chopped 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Heavy cream, warmed 1 ts Freshly grated orange zest 1/2 c Whipped cream as garnish In a bowl […]

Ingredients & Directions 160 g Butter (5 2/3 oz) 160 g Sugar (5 2/3 oz) 2 Eggs 240 g Flour (8 1/2 oz) 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Orange flower water 2 dl Creme patissiere (7 fl oz) 1 Egg yolk mixed with 1 tb — milk Butter for the tin Flour for the […]

Ingredients & Directions CHEF FREDDY’S OWN 1 qt Water [luke warm] 2 ts Sugar 1 pk Dry yeast 4 c Flour 1) Put the water in a good size crock and add the yeast, and sugar to soften… then add the flour… Cover with a clean cloth… 2) Let the mixture rise until it is […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 x 400g (14oz) tin of Evaporated milk. 12 oz Dark muscovado sugar. 1 x 10in shortcrust pastry case Pre baked. Pre heat oven to 200C/400F/gas 6. Whisk evaporated milk and sugar together for 10 – 15 minutes until light and fluffy. The mix should be coffee coloured. Pour the mix into […]

Ingredients & Directions Filling 1/4 c Peanut oil 2 lb Vidalia sweet onions Pie pastry; see below 2 Egg yolks Pie pastry 6 tb Heavy cream 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Water 1/2 c Unsalted butter 1/4 lb Bacon; cut in strips 2 Egg yolks 1 ts Flour 1 ts Salt 1 ts Salt […]