Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND CRUST- 1/4 c Almonds, slivered 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1/4 ts -Salt 3 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed 1/2 c Butter;cold, unsalted -1 stick, cut into small -pieces 1 lg Egg; cold 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1/4 ts Lemon zest; freshly grated CUSTARD CREAM 4 lg Egg yolks 4 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Brandy 10 oz Maraschino cherries; jar 1 lb Peaches with juice; can 1 Box yellow cake mix 6 c Sugar, divided (to 7 1/2 cup 1/2 c Oil; to 3/4 cup -) 2 Eggs; to 4 eggs 1 lb Pineapple tidbits or chunks 1 Vanilla instant pudding (sma – […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 No-Roll Tart Shell -(See RECIPE) LIME CURD 1/3 c Strained lime juice 1/4 c Unsalted butter 1/3 c Sugar 4 Egg yolks 2 pt Strawberries – rinsed, hulled and sliced Confectioners’ sugar – for finishing PREPARE AND REFRIGERATE tart shell. FOR THE LIME CURD: COMBINE THE LIME JUICE, butter and sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 cn Sliced peaches in heavy 2 1/2 c Sugar -syrup 2 ea Jars maraschino cherries 2 1/2 c Sugar -with juice 1 cn Crushed pineapple with juice 2 1/2 c Sugar Mix peaches and 2 1/2 cups sugar in a one-gallon container – a large apothecary, for example. Cover loosely and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Ready made pie crust 1 cn Strawberry pie filling 1/3 c Sour cream 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 Whipped topping Preheat 375’F. Roll one crust out to 11×14 rectangle. Cut 12 circles using 3″cutter. Place circles in pan to form miniature pie shells;repeat with second crust. Prick tart shells with […]

Ingredients & Directions FROM: LISA DOZIER 1 ea (20-oz) can sliced peaches, -pineapple -chopped 1 ea (10-oz) jar maraschino 7 1/2 c Sugar, divided use -cherries 1 ea Package active dry yeast 1 ea (29-oz) can fruit cocktail, 1 ea (20-oz) can crushed -cut up Stir together peaches, 2 1/2 cups sugar and yeast in […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Prebaked 9-inch pastry -shell, home made or -store-bought 1/2 c Ricotta cheese 1/2 c Lowfat strawberry yogurt 4 c Fresh strawberries 1/4 c Fruit jelly Strawberry Cheese Tart Mix together cheese and yogurt until smooth. Do not overmix. Pour into cooled baked crust. Cut off stems from strawberries and place stem […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Yogurt -skim, reg or buttermilk 1 c Milk 1 c Flour Mix the milk and yogurt together in a glass, pottery or plastic container.(NOT metal) Keep a lid on it, but don’t seal it. (sealed starters have been known to explode!) Put this where the temperature will be 80-90F for […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 sm Carrot — peeled and grated 2 tb Lime juice 1 tb Rice vinegar 2 ts Low sodium soy sauce 3 tb Water 1 1/4 ts Sugar 1/4 ts Chili oil 2 ts Fresh cilantro — minced 1/4 c Fresh cilantro sprigs — Divided 1 1/3 lb Rockfish fillets Combine the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 pk Piecrusts, refrigerated 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Flour, all-purpose 1 c Pecan halves 1/3 c Butter (or marg.); melted 1/4 c Chocolate morsels, semisweet 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Cream, whipping 1 c Syrup, light corn 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 4 lg Eggs; lightly beaten 1 ts Praline liqueur 1 […]