Another Sourdough Starter

Ingrients & Directions Kyllikki Fuller Make a starter of 1 bottle stale beer with equal parts of flour. Let set as usuall until you have a sourdough starter (about 3 days) then mix 1 cup starter with 2 cup warm water, 4 T sugar and 2-1/2 cups flour. Beat till smooth. Set in gas oven […]

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Apple Tarts With Ice Cream Part 1

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 lb Puff pastry dough 1 c Sugar 6 lg Cooking apples (like 3/4 c Whipping cream Newton, Pippin, 3 tb Unsalted butter, cut in Granny Smith) Small pieces 4 1/2 tb Butter Caramel ice cream: 1/3 c Sugar 8 Egg yolks 3 tb Calvados 2/3 c Sugar 1 Egg, lightly […]

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Large Pear Tart With Caramel Almonds

Ingrients & Directions 5 Ripe pears 600 ml Single cream; (1 pint) 1 Split vanilla pod; (seeds -removed and ; saved) 4 Egg yolks 2 tb Plain flour 1 ts Cornflour 2 tb Caster sugar 1 tb Ground almonds 1 tb Pear liqueur Icing sugar to dredge FOR THE CARAMEL ALMONDS 140 g Caster sugar; […]

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The Ultimate Butter Tart

Ingrients & Directions Pastry for double crust pie 1 Egg; slightly beaten 1/2 c Brown sugar;lightly packed 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Corn syrup 1/4 ts -Salt 1/4 c Shortening;’golden’ flavour 3/4 c Raisins Prepare pastry. Roll out thinly on floured surface. Cut into rounds with 4″ round cutter. Fit into medium-sized muffin cups. Combine […]

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Lancashire Lemon Tart

Ingrients & Directions 225 g Plain flour; (8oz) 115 g Butter; chilled and cubed ; (4oz) 1 Egg yolk 3 tb Ice cold water 400 g Apricots; (14oz) 40 g Glaicer cherries; (1 1/2oz) 3 Rounded tbsp lemon curd 75 g Butter; (3oz) 110 g Self-raising flour; (4oz) 85 g Caster sugar; (3 oz) 1 […]

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Tarte Au Sucre Jaune (brown Sugar Pie)

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Brown sugar 4 tb Cream 1 tb Flour Pie crust; uncooked 1 tb Butter Mix the brown sugar, flour, butter and cream. Pour the mixture into an uncooked pie crust, covering the top with woven strips of pastry dough, if desired. Bake at 400F for about 30 minutes. SOURCE:_A Taste […]

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Kiwifruit Shortbread Tart

Ingrients & Directions === FOR SHORTBREAD CRUSTS -=== 1/4 c Sugar 1 c All-purpose flour 1 Stick Cold unsalted butter === FOR LIME CREAM === 1 c Sour cream 1/4 c Sugar 2 ts Fresh lime juice 3 Firm ripe kiwifruits -; (to -4) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make crusts: In a food processor […]

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Pate Aux Poireaux (leek Tart)

Ingrients & Directions 6 tb Butter 1 Egg 4 Leeks; up to 5 2 tb Light cream -finely chopped 1 c White cheddar cheese;mild 1/2 c -Water -grated 2 tb Flour;all purpose Pastry for 9 inch tart shell -Salt & ground black pepper Pate aux Poireaux This leek and cheese quiche from Ile d’Orleans is […]

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Kirsch And Tart Cherry Souffles

Ingrients & Directions TOPPING 1/2 Whole cherry preserves 2 tb Kirsch; (clear cherry ; brandy) 1/2 c Chilled whipping cream 2 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla extract SOUFFLES Butter Finely ground almonds or -sugar 3 tb All purpose flour 3/4 c Milk 1/3 c Plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 c Dried tart cherries 4 Egg […]

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Maple Syrup Tart

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Maple syrup 1/4 c -Cold water 1 c Whipping cream 1 Pie shell, 9″;baked, crust 1/4 c Cornstarch Rich and simple, this delectable pie recipe belongs to Rose-Aime Dumais, who runs a maple syrup operation, Erabliere Dumais, at St. Alexandre near Riviere du Loup. In saucepan, combine maple syrup […]

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