Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Unbleached all purpose flour 1/4 c Sugar 3 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 ts Salt 6 tb Chilled unsalted butter; cut -into pieces ; (3/4 stick) 1 1/2 tb Cold water 1 lg Egg yolk 6 tb Raspberry jam FILLING 1 c Whipping cream 4 oz Bittersweet; (not -unsweetened) […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 qt Lukewarm Water 2 ts Sugar 1 pk Active Dry Yeast 4 c Flour Combine the ingredients in a large crock. Cover with a clean cloth. Let the mixture stand until it is light and slightly aged (about 2 days). Note: The mixture will thin as it stands add flour as […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 Sheet frozen puff pastry; -(about 1/4 pound), ; thawed 1 Firmripe large banana 1 oz Finequality bittersweet -chocolate; (not -unsweetened), ; chopped fine 1/4 c Pecan halves; toasted -lightly, ; cooled, and chopped 2 ts Sugar 1 tb Unsalted butter; cut into -bits Preheat oven to 425 degrees On a lightly […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter/Margarine — Melted 1 c Chopped Pecans 1 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Brandied Fruit Juice 3 c Unbleached All-purpose – Flour 15 1/2 oz (1 Cn) Pineapple Chunks 1 ts Baking Soda 16 oz (1 cn) Sliced Peaches 1 ts Ground Cinnamon 17 oz (1 cn) Apricot Halves 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Figs; (washed and dried) 3 Kiwi Fruit; (skinned and -sliced) 1 Papaya 180 g Apple Jelly; (for glaze) -CHOCOLATE PASTRY- 130 g Unbleached Plain Flour 1 1/2 tb Cocoa 1 1/2 tb Sugar 110 g Unsalted Butter 55 g Vegetarian Lard 75 ml Cold Water -MARSHMALLOW CUSTARD- 170 g Dark Chocolate […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lg Gallon Jar 1 c Sugar 1 c Pineapple — cubed 2 tb Brandy 1 c Sugar 1 c Sliced Canned Peaches — 2 tb Brandy Including juice 1 c Maraschino Cherries — 1 c Sugar Including juice 2 tb Brandy In the one gallon jar, combine the pineapple, 1 cup […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Graham Cracker Crumbs 3 tb Reduced-Calorie Margarine 1 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Ground Cinnamon 1 1/2 ts Unflavored Gelatin 1 c 1{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} Low-Fat Milk; Divided 1/2 c Sugar 2 1/2 tb Cornstarch 2 tb Unsweetened Cocoa 1/8 ts Salt 1/4 c Semisweet Chocolate Chips 3/4 ts Vanilla Extract 1/4 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c All purpose flour 1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons -unsweetened cocoa ; powder 1 pn Salt 1/2 c Unsalted butter; room -temperature (1 ; stick) 1/2 c Packed golden brown sugar 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract -FILLING AND TRUFFLES- 1 1/4 c Whipping cream 2 tb Unsalted butter; (1/4 stick) […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Info “By Adriene Welch “SOURDOUGH STARTER MAINTENANCE “o Using and maintaining a sourdough starter is a cyclical process; you must always replace what you remove from the crock. If well maintained, a sourdough culture will last a lifetime. Each time you take a portion of the starter for a recipe, replace […]

Ingredients & Directions ———————-CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD DOUGH———————- 1/4 lb Unsalted butter; at room -temperature 1/2 c Confectioners’ sugar 2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 Egg 1 Egg yolk 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 1/8 ts Baking soda 1 pn Salt CHOCOLATE FILLING 3 tb Heavy cream 3 tb Unsalted butter 5 oz Semi-sweet chocolate bits; […]