Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -FOR FILLING- An; (8-ounce) package ; dried Calimyrna ; figs (about 1 cup) 3/4 c Apple juice 1/2 c Sugar 3/4 Stick unsalted butter; -melted (6 ; tablespoons) 8 Sheets phyllo dough; thawed -if frozen 4 md Empire; Winesap, or ; Jonagold apples ; (about 2 pounds) 1/3 c Granulated sugar 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unbleached Flour Water To Make Thick Batter Mix flour and water to make a thick batter. Let stand uncovered for four or five days, or until it begins working. This basic recipe requires a carefully scalded container. Yields 1 Servings

Ingredients & Directions === FOR THE DOUGH === 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Cold; unsalted butter – (1 -stick), cut into bits 4 tb Ice water 1/2 ts Vanilla === FOR THE FILLING === 6 tb Unsalted butter; softened 6 tb Sugar 1 lg Egg; beaten lightly […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 2 1/2 c Lukewarm water 1 tb Dry yeast Mix in a non-metallic container. Let stand 24 hours (loosely covered) at room temperature. Feed with equal parts white flour and water after every use. Keep in the refrigerator and use weekly. Else store in freezer. Bring to room temperature […]

Ingredients & Directions Cream cheese dough 2 c Grated gruyere cheese; -(reserve 1/2 cup) 4 tb Olive oil 2 Heads fennel sliced thin in -1/2-inch circles 1 Yellow onion sliced thin in -1/2-inch ; circles 1/2 ts Kosher salt 1/4 ts Pepper 2 ts Fresh dill 2/3 c Seedless red grapes; split Fried kalamata olives […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unbleached Flour 1 pk Active Dry Yeast 1 x Water To Make Thick Batter Mix Flour with yeast. Add enough water to make a thick batter. Set in warm place for 24 hours or until house is filled with a delectable yeasty smell. Yields 1 Servings

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour; plus 2 tb Flour 2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Cayenne 1 c Lard 2 tb Ice water -; (to 3 tbspns) 2 tb Butter 1/2 c Minced onions Salt; to taste Freshly-ground black pepper; -to taste 4 c Sliced exotic mushrooms (such as lobster; hedgehog, -oyster, black Trumpets; […]

Ingredients & Directions -LYMAN EDDY (HKDS25A 4 c Lukewarm water 1 pk Activated dry yeast 1 tb VINEGAR; VERY IMPORTANT 1/4 c Sugar 5 c Unbleachd flour Pour the water into a crock or a wide mouth gallon jar. Pour in the yeast and let it dissolve. Stir. Add vinegar, sugar and flour. Mix. Cover […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Unsalted butter 2 Heads Belgian endive; cut -crosswise into ; 1-inch slices 1/2 c Chopped shallots 1 ts Curry powder 3 lg Pears; peeled, cored, ; coarsely chopped 1 tb Balsamic vinegar or red wine -vinegar 1 pk Frozen puff pastry sheets; -thawed (2 sheets) ; (17 1/4-ounce) 1 lg […]

Ingredients & Directions -Judy Vocelka-NFXS18B 2 c Rye flour 1 tb Yeast 1 1/2 c Lukewarm water Onion slice optional In a glass or ceramic bowl, or jar that has been scalded, combine flour and yeast, add water and blend well. Add onion slice, cover with platic wrap and pierce plastic with fork to release […]