Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 3 c Blanched slivered almonds; -toasted (about 12 ; ounces) 1/2 c Sugar 5 tb Margarine; melted 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/3 c Strawberry preserves 3 pt Lemon or pineapple ice; -sherbet or sorbet -SAUCE- 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Water 1 Vanilla bean; split -lengthwise 1 20 ounce bag frozen […]

Ingredients & Directions PRALINE 3/4 c Sugar 3 tb Water 1 c Shelled unsalted pistachios MERINGUES 5 lg Egg whites 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Almond extract 1 c Powdered sugar LEMON BUTTERCREAM 4 oz Good-quality white -chocolate; (such as Lindt -or ; Baker’s),chopped 4 lg Egg whites 1/4 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Ground pecans 3/4 c Ground English walnuts 1/2 c Ground black walnuts 2 md Apples; peeled 4 lg Eggs; room temperature 1 lg Egg yolk; room temperature 1 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Unbleached all-purpose flour 16 Perfect pecan halves Granulated sugar; for pecans 2/3 c Cream Prepare two 9-inch […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Honey 2 tb Fresh lemon juice 3 Granny Smith apples; peeled -and each cut into 8 wedges, -(about 1 1/4 pounds) 3/4 c Granulated sugar 6 tb Butter or stick margarine; -softened 1/4 c Packed brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 lg Eggs 1 ts Grated lemon rind 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 20 oz Frozen puff pastry (defrosted 15 minutes) FILLING: 1 tb Olive oil 1 tb Butter 1 Garlic clove, minced 1 lb Spinach leaves, rinsed, Stems removed, and dried 1/2 ts Freshly grated nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste 12 oz Swiss cheese, shredded 1/2 lb Cooked ham, turkey, or Chicken, thinly […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lg Rutabaga -; (abt 1 lb) 3 lg Baking potatoes; peeled Salt 1 ts Minced garlic 1 Egg 2/3 c Soft goat cheese Freshly ground black pepper 2 tb Butter; softened 1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese; -preferably Parmigiano-Reggiano Cut rutabaga and potatoes into 1-inch chunks. Cook rutabaga and potatoes in boiling […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Gingersnap crumbs 3/4 ts Double-acting baking powder 2 lg Eggs; separated 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Bottled mincemeat Coffee or vanilla ice cream -as an ; accompaniment Line a buttered 8-inch round cake pan with a round of wax paper, and dust the pan with flour, knocking out the excess. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter or margarine; melted 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 3 Eggs*; separated 2/3 c Cocoa 1/2 c All-purpose flour 3 tb Finely chopped pecans 1/8 ts Cream of tartar 1/8 ts Salt **ROYAL GLAZE**; recipe in ; directions 1 1/3 c Semisweet chocolate; broken -up 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 Remove the side of the pan and transfer the torte to a serving plate, discarding the plastic wrap. Spread a thin layer of the frosting on the top and side of the torte and freeze the torte for 10 minutes, or until the frosting is firm. Transfer the remaining […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE MERINGUE LAYERS 4 lg Egg whites 1 c Granulated sugar -FOR THE LEMON FILLING- 1 ts Unflavored gelatin 2 tb Cold water 1/2 c Fresh lemon juice 2/3 c Granulated sugar 3 lg Egg yolks 2 1/2 ts Freshly grated lemon zest 1/2 c Well-chilled heavy cream -FOR THE STRAWBERRY […]