Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 115 g Plain Flour 25 g Caster Sugar 15 g Icing Sugar 50 g Butter 1 Egg Yolk; (small) 2 tb Iced Water FRUIT FILLING 500 g Rhubarb; (chopped) 5 tb Elderflower Cordial 2 tb Caster Sugar CRUMBLE TOPPING 100 g Plain Flour 50 g Oats 100 g Butter 75 g […]

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 FILLING 10 Apples 1 c Sugar 1 Stick butter 1/2 c Fresh cranberries -SWEET PASTRY- 1 c Flour 3 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 6 tb Butter or oleo 2 -(up to) 3 tb Cold water Peel apples; cut into quarters (remove core). In a 10-inch iron skillet, heat sugar and butter […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Skim or lowfat milk 3 tb Yogurt;plain or lofat Warm a 1 1/2 quart glass, ceramic, rigid plastic, or stainless steel container by filling it with hot water and letting it stand for several minutes; wipe dry. Heat 1 cup skim or lo-fat milk to 90-100 on a thermometer. Remove […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 2/3 c Whole wheat pastry flour 2 tb Date sugar 4 tb Unsalted butter — chilled 3 tb Safflower oil 1 Egg white 1 tb Apple cider vinegar 3 1/2 tb Ice water 3/4 c Cranberries 2 c Sliced green apples 1/4 c Apple juice or apple brandy 1/4 c Dried […]

Ingredients & Directions INGREDIENTS: 2 c Lukewarm milk 2 c Bread flour 2 1/2 ts Yeast (one package) Notes: A true sourdough starter is nothing more than the flour and milk or water which sits at room temperature for several days and catches live yeast bacteria from the air. Most starter recipes today include yeast […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Milk 2 c Whipping cream 1 Vanilla bean, split 1 c Caramel sauce SOURCE: SPAGO, W. SUNSET BLVD; LOS ANGELES. RAYMOND CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 1978. SAUCE: Combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in heavy saucepan. Cook on medium heat 15-20 minutes, until sugar turns light golden brown. Don’t let sugar burn. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Lukewarm purified water (90- -to 105 F) 1/3 c Instant nonfat dry milk 3 tb Lowfat plain yogurt 1 c All-purpose flour Rinse 1 1/2- to 2-quart glass or ceramic bowl with hot water several minutes and wipe dry. Combine water and dry milk in bowl, stirring until milk is […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 lb Puff pastry dough 6 lg Cooking apples (like Newton, Pippin, Granny Smith) 4 1/2 tb Butter 1/3 c Sugar 3 tb Calvados 1 Egg, lightly beaten 1/4 c Caramel sauce: 1 c Sugar 3/4 c Whipping cream 3 tb Unsalted butter, cut in Small pieces Caramel ice cream: 8 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Envelope dry yeast 1 tb Sugar 2 c Warm water (105 – 115 F) 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour Makes about 3 cups Sprinkle yeast and sugar over water in large bowl; stir to dissolve. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add flour and whisk until smooth. Cover bowl with […]