Black Currant And Red Currant Tarts

Ingrients & Directions Shortcrust pastry made with — wholewheat flour 8 oz Black currants 8 oz Red currants 4 oz Honey 4 tb Chopped sweet cicely Glace cherries or angelica, — optional Heat oven to 400F. Use the pastry to line 6 tart tins 2-inches deep by 2 inches diameter. Mix the currants with the […]

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Fruit Tart

Ingrients & Directions 1/3 c Whole Wheat Flour 1/3 c All purpose Flour 1 T Sugar 3 T Margarine 2 T Ice Water 2 t Sugar 1 t Cornstarch 1/2 c Orange Juice 1 x Kiwi, peeled and sliced 3/4 c Thinly sliced Banana 1 c Thinly sliced Strawberries For crust, combine flours and the […]

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Black Bean Tart With Cornmeal Crust

Ingrients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Cornmeal 1 c White flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/3 c Olive oil 4 tb Ice water FILLING 1/2 lb Soft tofu, drained 1/2 ts Cumin 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 1/4 ts Cayenne 2 c Black beans, cooked 2 tb Onion, minced 6 Garlic cloves, roasted 1/2 c […]

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Fermented Fruit Starter (friendship Cake)

Ingrients & Directions 20 oz Sliced peaches, chopped 20 oz Pineapple, crushed 7 1/2 c Sugar, divided 10 oz Maraschino cherries 1 Package dry yeast 30 oz Fruit cocktail, cut Do not drain fruit. Combine peaches and 2-1/2 c sugar and yeast in a 1-gallon glass or crockery jar with a loose fitting lid, stir […]

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Black Bean Tart With Chili Crust

Ingrients & Directions FOR CRUST 1 1/4 c Flour 1 ts Ground cumin 1 ts Chili powder 1 ts Paprika 1/2 ts Salt 1 Stick chilled unsalted -butter; cut into bits 2 tb Ice water Raw rice for weighting shell -FOR FILLING- 1/2 lb Dried black beans; picked -over, or 3 cups canned -black beans, […]

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Two-berry Tarts

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 2 1/2 c Fresh blueberries 6 tb Sugar 1 tb Fresh lemon juice pn Salt 1/8 ts Ground cinnamon 6 tb Butter; at room temperature, 1/2 c Fresh raspberries -cut into bits Confectioners’ sugar 1 lg Egg yolk ———————NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION/SERV——————— 415 x Calories 19 x G fat […]

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Peach And Ricotta Tarts

Ingrients & Directions TART 2 1/2 c Flour 8 tb Sweet Butter in pieces 1/2 c Sugar 4 Egg Yolks 1 c Nuts, finely chopped 1 tb Rum Grated Rind of 1 Lemon 4 tb Ice Water FILLING 5 md Ripe Peaches 1/4 ts Almond Extract 1 tb Fresh Lemon Juice 1/4 ts Vanilla Extract […]

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Bill’s Sourdough Starter

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Water 1 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Yeast In a non-reactive container (e.g., a quart-size plastic peanut butter or mayonaise jar with a plastic lid) mix together all ingredients. Cap loosely to keep the fruit flies out and leave at room temperature for about 5 days, stirring gently each […]

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Pear Tart With Frangipane

Ingrients & Directions 1 (9-in) pre-baked tart shell 2 Eggs 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 Egg yolks 1 2″ piece of vanilla bean 3/4 c Sugar – split open 1 c Flour 2 Strips of lemon zest 6 tb Butter; in 1/2-in bits -(1″ x 2″ each) 1/2 c Dry or stale macaroons 2 tb […]

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