Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Dates 3/4 c Nuts 1 ts Grated lemon peel 3 Egg yolks 3/4 c Sugar 3 Egg whites Preheat oven to 325. Sift flour with baking powder & salt. Add dates, nuts & lemon peel. Toss well. Beat […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 1 c Powdered sugar 1 c Ground walnuts 1/2 c Margarine or butter; -softened 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 2/3 c Red raspberry (or other) -preserves From: Kathy Czopek kcopek@icon-stl.net Date: 21 Nov 1995 11:03:05 -0700 Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients except preserves til crumbly. Press 2/3 […]

Ingredients & Directions 9 Eggs, separated 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Nuts (1 cup ground, 1/2 cup -chopped-I use walnuts) 3 tb Cake meal 1 pn Salt 1 tb Potato starch 1 tb Instant coffee 3 oz Bittersweet chocolate -chopped (Schmerling is the -best) Carol Neuman NYC – my mother’s recipe , simply the […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Eggs, lightly beaten 2 c Sugar 1 1/4 c Self-rising flour 3 1/2 tb Cocoa 3/4 c Walnuts FROSTINGS 10 tb Butter, softened 3 tb Brandy 1 c Powdered sugar, sifted 3 tb Cocoa 1/2 c Walnuts, chopped 1 1/2 c Heavy-whipping cream 1 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips Preheat oven […]

Ingredients & Directions CAKE Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 c Diced pitted prunes; (about -8 ounces) 1 c Prune juice 1 c Unsalted margarine; (2 -sticks) 8 oz Bittersweet; (not -unsweetened) or ; semisweet ; chocolate, chopped 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 c Coarsely chopped toasted -walnuts; (about 4 ounces) 8 lg Eggs; room […]

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Margarine or butter; -softneed 1 tb Vanilla 1 Egg 1 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Yellow cornmeal 1 1/4 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Cranberries; fresh or frozen TOPPING 1/2 c Whipping cream 2 tb Powdered sugar Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 8 […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter; room temperature 1 c Granulated sugar; PLUS: 1 tb Granulated sugar 5 Eggs; separated 1/2 c Dry bread crumbs 2 c Unsalted pistachio nuts — finely chopped 1 c Lemon curd; for garnish Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan. In a bowl, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Chopped nuts 4 Egg whites 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Chopped dates 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Cookie crumbs, any kind Beat egg whites until light but not stiff. Fold in sugar. Continue beating until smooth. Add flavoring and salt. Fold in nuts and dates. Pour into […]

Ingredients & Directions -FILLING – FROSTING- 1 1/4 c Sugar; (10 ounces) 8 oz Butter 6 Eggs 5 oz Melted baking chocolate 1 ts Vanilla Beat the eggs and sugar in top of double boiler and cook until thick. Remove from fire and mix in chocolate and vanilla. Beat until cool; then add the butter […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Cream cheese — at room Temperature 1 c Unsalted butter — at room Temperature 1 c Parmesan cheese — freshly Grated 1/2 c Sun-dried tomatoes, Oil-packed — drained (reserve oil 2 tb Oil — from dried tomatoes 2 c Fresh basil leaves — Lightly packed With an electric mixer or […]