Baking Chefs

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 […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 3 c Pecans; toasted (about 11 ; ounces) 1/2 c Firmly packed golden brown -sugar 3 tb Butter; melted FILLING 2 1/2 c Chilled whipping cream 1 c Firmly packed golden brown -sugar 8 lg Egg yolks 1 1/2 c Canned solid pack pumpkin 1/2 c Light corn syrup 3 tb […]

Ingredients & Directions -CJHARTLIN@MSN.COM- 2 pk Lady fingers 5 Eggs, separated 3/4 c Fresh lemon juice Rind of 1 lemon, grated 1 1/4 c Sugar 2 c Whipping cream, whipped 4 tb Icing sugar Dash of cream of tartar Butter a 10″ spring form pan and line sides and bottom with split lady fingers. In […]

Ingredients & Directions 21 Ritz crackers, crushed 3 Egg white 1 c Chopped nuts 1 c Sugar Combine crackers and nuts. Beat egg whites to consistency of meringue, fold in one cup sugar. Combine all ingredients. Bake in 8 or 9 inch pie pan for 30 mins at 350. Cool. Top with ice cream or […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 (14-oz) ripe Brie cheese 1/2 c Butter; softened 2 ts Prepared chopped garlic 1/3 c Finely chopped walnuts 1/3 c Finely chopped ripe olives 2 tb Finely chopped fresh basil -leaves -or- 2 ts Dried basil Carefully cut well chilled Brie into halves, horizontally; set aside. In a small bowl, cream […]