King Arthur’s French Apple Pie Recipe
Ingredients:
1 c all purpose flour (King Arthur’s)
1/4 tsp of salt
1 Tbsp ice-cold water
1/2 c shortening (vegetable lard)
8 c of apples; remove peel, core and slice
3/4 c refined sugar
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 c all purpose flour (King Arthur’s)
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 c all purpose flour (King Arthur’s)
1/2 c sugar (brown)
1/2 c butter
Instructions:
For crust, mix flour, salt and one-half shortening (vegetable) into a blender (pastry). Gradually mix in remaining half of shortening until the mixture is lumpy. Slowly knead while adding the iced water and if dough sets better, roll as thin and even, then transfer in a pan and set it aside.
For the filling, mix apples, sugar, cinnamon powder and then the nutmeg. Gradually add flour. Pour the apple filling in pan with crust made earlier.
For the topping, mix butter, brown sugar and flour. Roll and spread as evenly possible on to top the pie.
Preheat the oven (425 degrees F) and then bake the pie for fifteen minutes. Reduce the temperature, lower to about 350 degrees F then bake another thirty minutes
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Beinets Or French Fritters Recipe
Ingredients:
Powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla
4 whole eggs
6 Tbsps of flour (all purpose)
1 Tbsp of butter
Instructions:
In order to produce the best results, use very good quality frying oil. Deep heat frying oil to (370 degrees F) using standard kitchen thermometer.
Using a separate pan, mix together water, flour and butter then bring to boil. Make sure to stir the concoction frequently. Remove from fire then beat eggs in. Make sure to beat eggs for three minutes before adding another egg. Stir in vanilla then mix well.
Scoop spoonfuls of batter then drop onto the heated fat. Fry until nicely gold in color. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve while hot and crispy.
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French Pear Pie Recipe
Ingredients:
6 c thinly sliced pears (Bartlett)
3 Tbsp juice (orange concentrate)
1/2 tsp rind (lemon)
1 pc pie shell (uncooked, nine inches)
3/4 c flour (unbleached)
1/2 c refined sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 c butter (or margarine)
Dash of salt
Instructions:
Mix sliced pears, juice (orange concentrate), plus lemon zest in one mixing bowl. Place in pie crust (or shell).
Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, ginger, plus salt; and then sprinkle it over pear mix. Bake inside the oven at 450 degrees F for forty minutes. Allow to cool before you serve.
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Baked French Doughnuts Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 c of milk
1/2 tsp of nutmeg
1/4 tsp of salt
2 & 1/4 tsp baking powder
1.5 c of flour
1 whole egg
1/2 c of sugar
5 Tbsps of margarine
Instructions:
Cream the margarine and sugar. Mix thoroughly. Add the egg in the margarine mixture until everything is well incorporated.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, sugar, nutmeg and salt. Add in the flour mixture alternating with the milk. Mix thoroughly.
Decant batter onto muffin tray then bake twenty five minutes (350 degrees F). For the topping, melt six tablespoons of margarine and then mix together in a separate bowl, cinnamon powder and caster sugar. Dip the muffins in margarine the coat with sugar cinnamon mixture.
Yields a dozen or so muffins or doughnuts.
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French Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients:
A lb of cream cheese
1/2 lb cheese (French)
1/3 c granulated sugar
4 large-sized eggs, yolk and white separated
1 Tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp powdered sugar
1 short bread for crust (single)
1/4 c cream (heavy)
1/4 c sour cream
Instructions:
Crust: Press crushed short bread onto bottom and sides of a greased 9-inch spring-form pan. Chill while preparing filling.
Filling: In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar until smooth and light. Beat in eggs, vanilla and cornstarch, just until blended. Stir in sour cream. Pour mixture into prepared crust and bake 40 to 50 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate. Remove sides from pan.
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Baker’s Square French Silk Pie Recipe
Ingredients:
Shavings of chocolate
Buttermilk
Whipped cream (9 ozs)
1/4 c of water (cold)
1 pack of gelatin
1 box chocolate pudding (small)
1 9-inch store bought crust (pie)
Instructions:
Make the chocolate pudding as per the instructions and in place of milk, use buttermilk. Set it aside. Make the gelatin using one fourth cup of chilly water and mix inside a glass cup.
Place glass bowl atop a double boiler to dissolve gelatin fast. When the mixture has cleared, this means the gelatin has been dissolved. Whisk gelatin onto the pudding mix using a wire whisker then fold the whipped cream in.
Decant chocolate mixture onto the crust. Place inside the fridge to chill. Spread whipped cream over pie just prior to serving. Sprinkle with shavings of chocolate.
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