Sourdough Starter

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Warm water 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 1/8 ts Active dry yeast It is simple to make your own sour-dough starter at home, and you...

Phyllo Pear Tart

Ingrients & Directions 8 Sheets phyllo dough 2 ts Granulated sugar -- divided 1/3 c Vanilla wafer crumbs -- Plus 4 ts Vanilla wafer crumbs 3 lg Pears 2 tb...

Pelham Tart

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Raisins 1 Orange 1/2 tb Cornstarch 1 tb Cold Water 1/2 Lemon 1 tb Butter 1 c Crushed Pineapple 1 Egg 3/4 c Sugar Cornstarch...

Pecan Tarts

Ingrients & Directions -TART SHELLS- 3 c Pastry flour 1 c Unsalted butter; very cold, - cut into 1/2-inch pieces 3 tb Sugar 1 ds Salt 2 Egg yolks 1...

Pecan Tart Bars

Ingrients & Directions : Crust: 2 1/2 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c unsalted butter, -- chilled 1/8 ts salt 7 TB ice water : Filling: 5 TB salted butter 1...

Pecan Tart

Ingrients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c Flour 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground allspice or cloves 1/3 c Oil 1/4 c Cold water FILLING 8...

Sour Cream Tarts

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Sour cream, scalded 1 1/2 tb Corn-starch 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 c Chopped nuts 1 c Sugar Few grains salt 1/4 ts Cloves 3...

Pear-and-apricot Tart

Ingrients & Directions FOR THE ALMOND PASTRY 3 c Unbleached all-purpose flour 18 tb Unsalted butter; chilled - cut into small pieces 2 Eggs 1 tb Milk 2 ts Vanilla...

Smoky Mushroom Tart

Ingrients & Directions 1/3 BUTTER PASTRY dough 1 Egg white, lightly beaten 2 tb Butter 10 oz Fresh mushrooms (1 package), -sliced 7 oz Shitake mushrooms (1 -package), stems discarded...