Ingredients & Directions 1 10-inch circle frozen puff 2 tb Unsalted butter -pastry rolled 1/8-inch 5 (approx.) med Bosc or Winter -thick -Nelis's pears; ripe and -OR the same amount of pie -juicy, but firm -dough 1 tb Rum, Cognac, brandy or 1/2 c Sugar -Armagnac (optional) Melt butter in…
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Ingredients & Directions MAKES ONE 9-INCH TART This is a wonderfully rich and hearty dessert- dense with figs and infused with orange flavor- to make in the winter when only dried figs are available. It comes from a great chef, Jody Adams, who runs the kitchen at Michela's restaurant in…
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Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter 1/2 c Brown sugar; packed 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 Egg 1/2 c Corn syrup 1/2 c Raisins; or currants 12 Tart shells; lined with -pastry shells "These tarts were the basis for Butter Tart Pie and Butter Tart Squares which appeared in later decades.…
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Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1 ts Freshly grated orange zest 1/4 c Fresh orange juice 2 c Cranberries; picked over 1 c Golden raisins; soaked* 1/4 ts Salt -DOUGH- 1 1/4 c All purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Baking…
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Ingredients & Directions I've never even tasted a blueberry, but this looks like a good recipe. introduction... For the pastry, cut 125 g softened mono-unsaturated margarine into 250 g flour. Add up to 70 ml cold water, roll the dough into a ball and leave in a cool place to…
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Ingredients & Directions 9 oz Flour 3 oz Icing sugar 4 oz Butter 1 Egg 1 Egg yolk TART MIX 2 Eggs 3 oz Caster sugar 1 oz Plain flour 3 tb Double cream 2 oz Left over Christmas pudding To make the pastry, mix together the icing sugar and…
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Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 4 oz Cream cheese 1 c Margarine 1 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Flour FILLING 3 lb Tomatoes 2 1/2 ts Chopped garlic 1/3 c Plus 3 tablespoons extra -virgin olive oil 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 1/3 c Balsamic vinegar 3/4 lb Portobello mushrooms.…
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Ingredients & Directions 30 Garlic cloves - (abt 5 oz); -peeled 4 tb Unsalted butter 1/2 c Half-and-half 2 1/2 lb Russet potatoes; peeled, -halved 2 tb Chopped chives Salt; to taste Freshly-ground black pepper; -to taste 6 oz Katari; (shredded filo) Clarified butter Add the garlic to a small…
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Ingredients & Directions FOR THE SHELL 1 Stick unsalted butter at -room temperature; (1/2 cup) 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour Raw rice for weighting the -shell -FOR THE MINT CREAM- 1 c Milk 1/3 c Coarsely chopped fresh mint -leaves 3…
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