Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 If you plan to assemble a dessert later in the day or the next, leave the genoise out, uncovered, on a rack to airdry. (Most genoises benefit from slight staling since they will absorb the dessert syrup more easily.) The theory behind using dessert syrup is twofold: It makes […]

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 1 c Sifted cake flour 1 tb Granulated sugar 1/8 ts Salt 2 tb Unsalted butter 4 lg Eggs, room temperature 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Vanilla SOAKING SYRUP 1 1/4 c Water 2 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Fresh lemon juice, strained CREAM CHEESE FILLING 4 oz Cream […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 2 c Crushed graham cracker -crumbs 1/2 c Margarine melted FILLING 1 cn (16 oz) pumpkin 3/4 c Cold milk 1 pk (6 oz) sugar-free instant -vanilla pudding mix 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Nutmeg 3 pk (single-serving) (equal) 2 Containers (10 oz) lite -frozen whipped topping -thawed […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Stick butter 1 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1/4 lb Ground hazelnuts 5 tb Cocoa 1 c Plus 1/2 tb Milk 250 g Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 Bar semi-sweet chocolate; -grated Filling: either cherry jam -with whole cherries; or -fresh cherries; sliced and -whipped cream (use heavy -cream) From: gmb@uclink.berkeley.edu […]

Ingredients & Directions DRY MIX 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 1/8 ts Ground cloves WET MIX 1/2 c Firmly packed dark-brown -sugar 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Softened butter or margarine 1 Lightly beaten egg 1 ts Grated lemon peel 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 c Milk […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Unblanched almonds 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 pn Salt 1 ts Ground allspice 1 c Powdered sugar 1 Lemon’s peel, finely grated 1 1/4 c Unsalted butter;in sm pieces 3 Egg yolks 12 oz Raspberry jam 1 Egg 2 ts Milk 2 ts Sugar 1/2 c Sliced almonds […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 1 c Powdered sugar 1 c Ground walnuts 1/2 c Margarine or butter; soft 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 2/3 c Red raspberry (or other -preserves) Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients except preserves until crumbl Press 2/3 of mixture into ungreased square pan, 9x9x2 inches. Spread with […]

Ingredients & Directions -LINZER DOUGH- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Ground, blanched almonds 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Butter 1 ts Grated lemon zest 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 Egg 1 Egg yolk FILLING 1/3 c Raspberry preserves 2 Baskets fresh raspberries 1/3 c Toasted, […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sifted all purpose flour 1 c Of sugar 3 Egg yolks 2 Sticks unsalted butter, cut -in small pieces 1/2 c Almonds, ground 1 ts Ground cinnamon ds Grated nutmeg 1 tb Freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 1/2 c Raspberry preserves 1 Egg white, lightly beaten Measure the flour onto […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Squares ( 4 oz.) unsweetened -chocolate 1 c Milk 1 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 4 Eggs, PLUS 1 egg yolk 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Almond extract Lingonberry or Cherry Torte Lingonberry Torte Lingonberry jam (If unavailable, substitute currant or whole cherry preserves.) Butter […]