Baking Chefs

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 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 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 -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 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 -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 […]

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 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 gases. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 9 inch refrigerated ready -pie crust; room temperature 2 ts All purpose flour; -(generous) 1/4 c Apricot preserves 3/4 c Slivered almonds; very -finely chopped ; in processor 7 Apricots; peeled, halved, up ; to 9 1/3 c Sugar 1 tb Butter Preheat oven to 450F. Unfold crust and press out […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Organic Raisins 1 c Warm Water; 110-115oF 1 c Organic Unbleached White -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 […]