Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Milk 1 c Flour To Begin, place one cup milk in a glass jar or crock (nothing metal) and allow to stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Stir in 1 cup flour. (To speed the process, cover with cheese cloth and place out doors for several hours to expose […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 Frozen phyllo pastry sheets; -thawed 1/4 c Finely chopped blanched -almonds 1 lg Egg 1/4 c Sugar; divided 3 Medium-size fresh pears 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 c Apple jelly; melted Butter-flavored cooking -spray Coat a 10-inch pieplate with butter- flavored cooking spray. Place 1 phyllo sheet over pieplate, leaving edges […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Sour cream, scalded 1 1/2 tb Corn-starch 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 c Chopped nuts 1 c Sugar Few grains salt 1/4 ts Cloves 3 Egg whites, stiffly beaten 9 tb Powdered sugar Combine sugar, corn-starch, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Add to cream. Mix thoroughly. Cook over hot water, stirring […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 tb Butter 1 Egg 4 Leeks; up to 5 2 tb Light cream; finely chopped 1/2 c Water 2 tb Flour; all purpose Pastry for 9 inch tart shell Salt & ground black pepper Pate aux Poireaux This leek and cheese quiche from Ile d’Orleans is related to the Flamiche aux […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 5 oz Oat flakes (rolled oats)* 2 1/2 oz Whole meal flour 2 1/2 oz Plain white flour 2 1/2 oz Butter 2 1/2 oz Lard 2 1/2 tb Freshly grated Parmesan 1 pn Salt 1 pn Paprika 1 pn Cayenne pepper -FOR THE FILLING- 1 lb Onions Salt […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Eggs 2 c Cream Salt and pepper 2 tb Olive oil 1 c Each sliced yellow onions 1 c Sliced leeks,; white part -only 1 c Diced ham 1 c Grated Cheddar cheese 1 tb Chopped parsley 1 tb Chopped thyme 1 9-inch pie crust, homemade -or prepared,; blind baked Preheat […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 5 oz Oat flakes (rolled oats) * 2 1/2 oz Wholemeal flour 2 1/2 oz Plain white flour 2 1/2 oz Butter 2 1/2 oz Lard 2 1/2 tb Freshly grated Parmesan Paprika & cayenne pepper -FOR THE FILLING- 1 lb Onions 1/4 pt Soured cream 2 1/2 oz […]

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 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 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 […]