Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 8 Small apples 1/2 c Raisins 2 ts Rum or rum extract 3/4 c Sugar; plus 3 tbsp, divided 1 ts Chocolate; grated 3/4 c Butter or margarine; plus 2 -sp, divided 1 ts Vanilla 3 Eggs 1 ts Lemon extract 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Vanilla wafers; crushed 6 tb Butter; (3/4 stick) melted Ground nutmeg 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1 ds Salt 2 Egg whites 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 pk (2-ounce) whipped dessert -topping mix (such as -Dreamwhip) 1 c Sour cream Whipped cream (garnish); […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Whole roasted hazelnuts 1/2 c Flour 2 tb Sugar 1 Stick of butter, softened, Plus 1 tablespoon for Filling 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 lb Finely chopped hazelnuts 12 oz Semi-sweet dark chocolate, Cut into small pieces 1/2 c Cream 1/2 c Caramel sauce in squeeze Bottle Whipped cream in pastry […]

Ingredients & Directions For the crust- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted Butter, cut into quarters 1/4 c Sugar pn Salt 1 lg Egg, lightly beaten with 1 TB ice water For the filling: 4 lg Eggs, separated 2/3 c Sugar 12 oz Ricotta cheese (drained if Watery) 2 tb […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Sticks (1 cup) unsalted Butter, softened 1/2 lb Sugar 5 lg Eggs, separated 6 oz Bittersweet chocolate (Callebaut), grated fine 5 oz Finely ground blanched Almonds 2 tb Cognac or brandy 1 1/2 tb Potato starch 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon Pinch of salt Sifted confectioner’s sugar For garnish Preheat the oven […]

Ingredients & Directions Sour Cream Cake 1 3/4 c Cake flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 11 tb Unsalted butter 1 c Sugar 2 lg Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Sour cream 1/2 c Milk 2 lg Egg whites, whipped to very Soft peaks Almond Praline: 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 tb Extra virgin olive oil 1 lb Baby artichokes, peeled, Cleaned and sliced paper Thin, resting in Acidulated water 6 Jumbo eggs 1/2 c Freshly grated Pecorino In a nonstick saute pan, heat the oil until just smoking. Drain the artichokes and pat them dry with towels. Saute the artichokes a […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Whole hazelnuts 1/2 lb Granulated sugar 1/2 lb Sweet butter 1/2 lb All purpose flour mixed with 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 lb Melted cooked bittersweet Chocolate 1 To 2 eggs 6 oz Seedless raspberry jam Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Roast the hazelnuts until they smell toasty. Remove […]

Ingredients & Directions Decoration 3/4 c heavy cream Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks and slowly closing tracks form. Using a flexible metal icing spatula, and holding the cake on the palm of the other hand, apply a dab of whipped cream to the side of the cake. Without lifting the spatula, spread the […]

Ingredients & Directions —Assembling the Dessert— Place the shell of the cake on a cardboard round for easier handling. Using pastry brush, coat evenly with a third (or less) of the dessert syrup inside the entire shell. Spoon half of the filling into the shell, and smooth it to level. Place one of the thin […]