Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions PASTRY SHELLS 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Cold butter; or margarine 6 tb Ice water; up to 7 FILLING 3 tb Butter or margarine 1 md Onion; finely chopped 1 lb Chopped fresh mushrooms 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 1 c Whipping cream 1/8 ts Salt 1 ds […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter (2 sticks) 1 pk Cream cheese 2 1/2 c Sifted flour 2 1/2 c Light brown sugar (1 box) 4 tb Melted butter 1 ts Vanilla 2 1/2 c Chopped nuts 3 Eggs Dough- Mix together butter, cream cheese and flour as for pie crust. Line small muffin tins […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Refrigerated Pie crust 1 ts Olive oil 8 oz Fresh mushrooms (4 cups); -Thinly sliced 1/2 c Shredded Swiss cheese; (2 -ounces) 2 lg Eggs 1 c Milk 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 1. Heat oven to 425F. Have ready a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom and cookie sheet. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Whipping cream 1 1/2 c Puffed raisins 1 c Chopped nuts 1/2 c Sugar 2 Bananas, sliced 6 Maraschino cherries, chopped Few grains salt Whip cream until stiff. Fold in sugar and salt. Divide in 2 portions. Combine bananas and raisins with 1/2 the cream. Pile lightly in baked […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 ts Dry yeast 1 tb Maple syrup 1/2 c Warm water, 105 to 115 -degrees 1 1/2 c Bread flour 1 ts Salt 1 tb Walnut oil or vegetable oil, -divided Vegetable cooking spray 1 lb Peeled Granny Smith apples, -cored and thinly sliced 1/4 c Chopped walnuts 1/2 c Maple […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 tb Orange rind; grated 2 tb Orange juice 1/2 c Sugar, confectioners 1 Crust, crumb 8″ 6 Crumb tart shells 2 c Fresh fruit; such as -Fresh whole berries -Seedless green grapes -Pitted sweet cherries -Sliced peaches -Nectarines -Plums; etc. Beat cheese, rind, juice, and sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter or margarine 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 c Corn syrup 2 Eggs 1/3 c Lemon juice 1 tb Grated lemon rind This isn’t a “traditional” butter tart recipe, but I thought I’d send it anyway since it sounds to yummy. I’m sure our lemon-toed list member will like it […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Brown sugar 1 Egg 1/4 c Corn syrup 2 tb Melted butter 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Raisins Stir all ingredients to-gether but raisins in a bowl and mix well. add raisins Fill tart shells and bake in the bottom third of your oven for 12 minutes […]

Ingredients & Directions Pastry * 1 tb Olive oil 3 md Leeks ** Salt and pepper 4 Garlic cloves; finely -chopped 8 Nicoise or Calamata olives; -(8 to 10) pitted and -chopped 2 ts Chopped fresh thyme 1 tb Coarsely chopped Italian -parsley 3 Eggs 1 1/2 c Half-and-half 1/2 ts Minced lemon zest 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions BASE 1/2 c Butter 2 tb Icing sugar 1 1/2 c Flour FILLING 1 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/4 c Butter, melted 2 Eggs, beaten 1 tb Vinegar 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Raisins Preheat oven to 350F. Cream butter and sugar. Blend in flour. Turn dough into ungreased 9″ square pan […]