Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions Cutting the Cake The genoise is cut in such a fashion that its exterior is left intact, but a core is removed Imagine a 1/2-inch thick border around the outside edge of the cake. Now, using the tip of a shortbladed paring knife, cut along the imaginary line with a sawing motion […]

Ingredients & Directions 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 Position rack in lower third of over 5 to 6 inches from the bottom and preheat to 350 degrees. Using a paper towel, grease […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Semisweet chocolate 1 1/2 Sticks unsalted butter 2/3 c Sugar, divided 8 lg Eggs, separated 1 1/3 c Walnut pieces, about 5 1/2 Ounces 1/3 c All purpose flour Confectioners’ sugar Butter and line with parchment paper a 10 by 2-inch deep layer pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, setting […]

Ingredients & Directions -MOLTO MARIO #MB5721- 1 (4 pound) Muscovy duck, or 2 Wild ducks 6 tb Virgin olive oil 1/2 lb Pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch Dice 1 lg Spanish onion, chopped into 1/4 -inch dice 2 Ribs celery, cut into 1/4 -inch rounds 1 tb Fennel seeds 2 c Green olives from Ascoli 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions -MOLTO MARIO #MB1D05- 4 c Flour 4 oz Butter, room temperature, Cut into 1/4 inch dice 1/2 c Milk 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Chopped almonds 1/2 c Chopped walnuts 1 tb Baking powder 2 tb Kirsch 3 Eggs, beaten plus 1 egg, Beaten Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease and flour […]

Ingredients & Directions -MOLTO MARIO #MB5727- -PASTRY- 2 c Flour 1 Egg 2 Yolks 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Sweet butter and 3 tb Olive oil melted together 1/2 ts Vanilla extract FILLING 2 c Fresh ricotta (sheep’s milk Is best) 1/2 c Pine nuts 1/2 c Sugar 1 Lemons; Juice and zest of 3 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Cheddar Cheese; Shredded 1/4 c Ripe Olives; Sliced 4 Bacon Slices; * 1/2 c Red Bell Pepper; Chopped 1/2 c Corn; Whole Kernel 3 Eggs; Large 1 1/2 c Half & Half; Light Cream 1/4 ts Red Pepper; Ground -CORNMEAL PASTRY- 1 c Unbleached Flour 1/3 c Cornmeal; Yellow 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Semisweet chocolate 1 c Ground almonds 1/2 c Unsalted butter — softened 1/4 c Bread crumbs 2/3 c Sugar Zest of 1 orange 3 Eggs Almonds — for garnish -CHOCOLATE GLAZE- 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate 1/4 c Unsalted butter 2 oz Semisweet chocolate 2 ts Honey Preheat oven to 375. […]

Ingredients & Directions -ELAINE RADIS BGMB90B BON APPETIT APRIL 1993 MERINGUE 1 8″ Springform pan; 3″ tall 1/3 c Hazelnuts; toasted 1 c Sugar; PLUS 4 tb Sugar 6 lg Egg whites -LEMON CREAM- 1 c Fresh lemon juice 9 lg Egg yolks 3 lg Eggs 1 c Sugar; PLUS 1 tb Sugar 1 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 Eggs seperated 2 c Ground walnuts 1 c Sugar 1/3 c Cake meal 2 oz Semisweet choch melted coold 1/3 c Potatostarch 1/4 c Fresh orange jice 2 Oranges peeled sectioned 1 ts Grated orange rind ORANGE FILLING 10 oz Jar Apricot preserves 1 Orange peeled and section -CHOCOLATE GLAZE- 1/2 […]