Baking Chefs

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 […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Cream cheese, room Temperature 3 tb Unsalted butter, room Temperature 1 tb Sour cream 1 ts Lemon zest 2 lg Egg yolks 2 tb Water 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Heavy cream In a 2 to 3 quart mixing bowl, manipulate the cream cheese with a rubber spatula until […]

Ingredients & Directions Butter and flour for Dusting 4 Egg yolks Grated rind of a small Lemon 8 oz Sugar 8 oz Grated peeled carrots 8 oz Grated almonds, blanched or Not as you wish 2 tb Flour 4 Egg whites 2 tb Pine nuts Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Dried figs 1/2 c Orange juice 1/4 c Honey 1/4 ts Cinnamon Walnut Linzer Dough: 1 1/2 c Flour 1 1/2 c Walnut pieces, finely ground 2/3 c Sugar 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Cloves 1 ts Baking powder 1 1/2 Sticks butter 1 Egg 1 Egg […]

Ingredients & Directions —Soaking Syrup— 1 1/4 c Water 2 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Fresh lemon juice, strained Pour the water into a 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Add the sugar; stir to blend; then bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and cool. Pour into a container with a lid […]