Recipes from
COOK! Out of the Oven, Baking II
July 19 - 23, 2010
1. Combine the flour and salt thoroughly. Gently rub the butter into the flour using your
fingertips to form large flakes, or walnut size pieces for an extremely flaky crust, or until it
looks like coarse meal for a finer crumb.
2. Add the water all at once and mix until the dough just comes together. It should be moist
enough to hold together when pressed into a ball.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and shape into an even rectangle. Wrap he
dough with plastic and chill for 20 - 30 minutes. The dough is ready to roll out now, or it may
be refrigerated for up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 6 weeks. (Thaw frozen dough in the
refrigerator before rolling it out.)
4. Scale the dough as necessary, using about 1 oz of dough per 1 in of pie pan diameter.
5. To roll out the dough, work on a floured surface and roll the dough into the desired shape and
thickness using smooth, even strokes. Transfer the dough to a prepared pie, tart of tartlet pan.
The shell is ready to fill or bake blind now.
2 oz butter
2 1/2 oz flour
24 fl oz milk
salt, as needed
pepper, as needed
15 egg yolks
1. To make the souffle base, heat the butter in a pan over medium heat for 6 - 8 minutes, stirring
frequently, to make a blond roux.
2. Add the milk, whisking well until the mixture is very smooth. Add salt and pepper. Simmer
over low heat, stirring constantly, for 15 - 20 minutes, or until very thick and smooth.
3. Blend the yolks with some of the hot base to temper. Return the tempered yolks to the base
mixture and continue to simmer 3 - 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not allow the mixture to
boil.
4. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, and strain through a sieve if necessary. The base is
ready to use now or it may be properly cooled and stored for later use.
5. To make spinach soufflé, prepare the molds by brushing them liberally with softened butter.
Lightly dust the interior of each mold with grated Parmesan cheese.
6. For each portion, blend together 2 fl oz soufflé base, 1 oz spinach, 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan,
salt and pepper until the spinach is evenly distributed
7. Beat 1 egg white for each soufflé to soft peaks. Fold about one-third of the beaten whites into
the base. Add the remaining white in one or two additions.
8. Spoon the soufflé batter into the prepared molds to within 1/2 inch of the rim. Wipe the rim
carefully to remove any batter. Tap the soufflés gently on the counter to settle the batter.
Sprinkle the soufflé tops with the remaining Parmesan.
9. Place the soufflés on a sheet pan in a 425〫oven and bake undisturbed until puffy and a
skewer inserted in the center comes out relatively clean, 16 - 18 minutes. Serve immediately.
1. Sauté the bacon in butter or oil until browned. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and
drain. Discard the rendered fat, or save for another use.
2. Whisk together the cream, milk, and eggs. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
3. Scatter the bacon and cheese evenly over the crust. Add the custard mixture gradually, stirring
it gently with the back of a fork to distribute the filling ingredients evenly.
4. Set the quiche pan on a sheet pan and bake in a 350〫oven until a knife blade inserted in the
center comes out clean, 40 - 50 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.
10 oz sliced onions
1 oz olive oil
6 fl oz milk
6 fl oz cream
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
pinch of nutmeg
4 oz grated Provolone cheese, grated
9 in Basic Pie Dough, blind baked
1. Sauté the onions in olive oil over medium-low heat until golden brown and soft, about 15
minutes.
2. Whisk together the cream, milk, and eggs. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
1. Whisk together the cream, milk, and eggs. Season with salt, pepper.
2. Scatter the salmon, cheese and fresh herbs evenly over the crust. Add the custard mixture
gradually, stirring it gently with the back of a fork to distribute the filling ingredients evenly.
3. Set the quiche pan on a sheet pan and bake in a 350〫oven until a knife blade inserted in the
center comes out clean, 40 - 50 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.
4 peaches, pitted
7 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
Creme Anglaise
Yield: about 2 1/2 quarts (10 cups)
Note: this recipe makes a lot of custard! It’s easy to quarter it (one cup each cream & milk, etc.)
—but if you have too much, it makes fabulous (classic) French vanilla ice cream. Just chill well
and then churn in your favorite ice cream maker.
1 qt heavy cream
1 qt, Milk
14 oz sugar
1 lb egg yolks (about 30)
4 vanilla beans*
Split the vanilla bean down the center with the tip of a paring knife and scrape out as many of the
seeds as possible. Place the seeds and entire vanilla pod into the milk mixture. Bring mixture just
to a boil. Remove pan from the heat. Allow the mixture to stand for at least 10-20 minutes
allowing the vanilla bean flavor to infuse into the milk.
*If using vanilla extract instead of vanilla beans, you can forego the standing time, and add it to
the strained custard. Stir occasionally until cooled.
Ingredients:
250 grams unbleached white flour
75 grams sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 oz. butter, melted
1 cup milk
1 heaping cup fresh fruit, diced small
Preheat oven to 400°. Place rack near top. Butter or non-stick spray a 12-cup muffin tin, or place
paper muffin cups inside.
In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
In a second bowl, combine the eggs, lightly beaten, with the melted butter and milk.
Wash and pick over the blueberries and leave to drain in colander.
Add the liquid ingredients all at once to the dry and gently mix with a spoon by scooping down
to bottom and circling up, just enough to blend ingredients. DO NOT OVER-MIX!!*
Add fresh fruit and fold gently into the batter.
Bake 18-22 minutes, until crowns are browned. Remove from oven and immediately (unless
using paper muffin cups-if so, remove muffins from tin to cool) run a knife around the edge of
each muffin and loosen and tilt in its cup so steam can escape.
Serve hot or warm.
*Over-mixing will cause tough muffins that rise unevenly and have "tunnels" running through
them.
Crème Patisserie
Julia Child
27 oz chocolate
10 oz butter
21 egg yolks
27 egg whites
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
Cook the diced potatoes in boiling water until tender. Melt 1 tsp. butter in a heavy frying pan,
and add the onions, stirring. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the carrots and
celery, and cover again, cooking an additional 5 minutes, until the vegetables are softened.
Combine these vegetables, the diced chicken or turkey meat, the bell pepper and the peas, and
incorporate into the velouté. Taste for seasoning, fill your pie crusts and cover your pies. Cut a
vent-hole and top the crust with an egg wash.
Bake in a 375-425° oven until the top is brown and the insides bubbly, about 25 minutes.
Serve immediately.
Stem the kale. Wash the leaves well, and cut into strips. Bring a pot of water to a boil, about 2
quarts. Add salt—enough to make it taste like the sea, about 1 ½ teaspoons. Add the kale to the
boiling water, and cook until tender, about 5-6 minutes. Drain, chill under cold water, and
squeeze dry.
Mince the garlic. Heat the oil in a saucepan, and add the garlic and chili flakes, cook over
medium heat until the garlic is just soft but not brown. Add the beans and kale, and cook for
about 10 minutes, adding a bit of water if needed to keep the beans from drying out. Taste for
seasoning, adding salt if needed and a little lemon juice at the end.
For topping
1/2 stick unsalted butter
2 cups panko (coarse Japanese bread crumbs) or 3 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs (from 6 slices
firm white sandwich bread)
1/4 pound coarsely grated extra-sharp Cheddar (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Make topping
Melt butter, then stir together with panko and topping cheeses in a bowl until combined well.
Make sauce
Melt butter over medium low heat in a medium saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook over low
heat for about 3 minutes, being careful not to brown at all. Slowly add milk, whisking to keep
any lumps from forming, until sauce is creamy. Continue to cook over low heat for about 15
minutes, until sauce is thickened to the consistency of very heavy cream. Stir in cheeses, 2
teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper until smooth. Remove from heat and cover pot.
Pasta
Cook pasta in boiling salted water until almost al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water and drain
pasta. Stir together pasta, reserved cooking water, and sauce in a large bowl. Transfer to an
ovenproof casserole. Sprinkle topping evenly over macaroni and bake until golden and bubbling,
20 to 25 minutes.