Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions Tart pastry 3 oz Grated cheese* 2 oz Fresh leaf spinach 2 oz Greens **see note 1 lg Leek 4 Spring onions 4 tb (heaped) chopped parsley 5 Eggs (less 1 white) 1/2 pt Milk 1/2 pt Single cream *Note: Scottish Cheddar is excellent used in this recipe. ** Greens may be […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 ts Active dry yeast 1/4 c Warm water 3/4 c Water; room temperature 1 tb Water; room temperature 1 ts Water; room temperature 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour Recipe by: Carol Field – The Italian Baker Stir the yeast into the warm water and let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. […]

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 1 1/3 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Sugar 1/2 c Unsalted butter, cold, in -sm.pieces 1 lg Egg yolk 3 tb Ice water FILLING 2 tb Cornstarch, dissolved in, -1/4 c. orange juice 1/4 c Sugar & more for sprinkling 2 c Blueberries 1 c Raspberries 1 c Blackberries 1 lg […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 11-inch tart/quiche shell 2 tb Butter 4 c Leeks, chopped (=5) 2 tb Dijon mustard 5 sl Bacon, cooked and crumbled 2 Eggs 1/2 c Whipping cream 1/4 ts Light cream 1/4 ts Pepper pn Salt Tip: to remove dirt from leeks, cut through leek lengthwise almost to root end. Wash […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Walnuts, chopped fine 3/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 3 tb Sugar 1 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Freshly grated orange zest 1 lg Egg, beaten lightly 3 c Fresh raspberries 12 oz White chocolate, chopped 1/2 c Heavy cream, warmed 1/2 c Whipped cream as garnish In a bowl […]

Ingredients & Directions BEST: BASIC MUFFIN MIX 5 1/2 c All-purpose flour 2 1/4 c Whole wheat flour 2 1/2 c Natural bran 1 3/4 c Skim milk powder 1 1/2 c Granulated sugar 2 tb Baking powder 2 ts Salt -HEALTHY START MUFFIN- 1 c All-bran cereal 1 1/4 c Water 1/3 c Fancy […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter or margarine — softened 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour WHITE FILLING 10 oz Premier White Chips – (Hershey’s) 1/4 c Whipping cream 8 oz Softened cream cheese FRUIT TOPPING 1/4 c Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1/2 c Pineapple juice 1/2 ts Lemon juice Assorted fresh […]

Ingredients & Directions -double recipe P?te Bris?e 1 1/2 lb Montrachet or other soft -mild ch?vre cheese 4 tb Butter -softened 1/3 c Whipping cream 4 Eggs -salt, white pepper, cayenn -to taste 1/3 c Scallions, chopped 1. Working with one fourth of the dough at a time, roll it out to 1/8 inch thick. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Cooked great northern or -pinto beans 2 lg Eggs 1/4 c Butter or margarine 1 c Packed brown sugar 1/4 c Light Corn syrup 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg Currants 24 Prepared 3-inch tart shells Mash or puree beans. Beat eggs; add to beans. Add the next […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-purpose flour -pinch flour 2 oz Low-fat, small-curd cottage -cheese 2 oz Unsalted butter 1 -2 TBS ice water 1 lg Green apple 2 lg Peaches 4 tb Peach or apricot jam (sugar -free) 1 tb Fresh lemon juice -pinch sugar -pinch nutmeg Sift flour with salt 3 times. Cut […]