David and Nicole's Recipes » Savory Pastry http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:13:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Rosemary Bread Pudding http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes/eggs/rosemary-bread-pudding/ http://hiphopcookbook.com/recipes/eggs/rosemary-bread-pudding/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:26:50 +0000 nicole http://davidandnicole.ca/food/eggs/rosemary-bread-pudding/
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3/4 tsp dry rosemary
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 3/4 cup gruyere, grated
  • 5 cups white bread, crusts removed, cubed
    1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet on medium high.  Saute the onion until tender.  Add the garlic and rosemary and saute 1 minute.  Set aside.
    2. Combine the milk, cream, eggs, salt, and pepper.  Stir in the onions.
    3. Stir in the cheese and bread.  Let soak in the fridge 4 hours.
    4. Preheat the oven to 350F.  Grease a 9 by 9" baking pan.
    5. Pour into the pan and bake 45 minutes.  Serve.
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  • 1 lb sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 8 large plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
  • olive oil
  • 3 1/2 tsp fresh minced thyme
  • parmesan, shaved
  • salt and pepper
    1. Heat oven to 400 F.  Line a large shallow baking pan with aluminum foil.
    2. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface.  Cut to a 10" round.
    3. Chill.
    4. Ross the tomatoes with 2 tbsp of oil, 2 tsp of the thyme, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper until well coated. 
    5. Roast the tomatoes, cut side up on the aluminum lined baking pan for 1 hour.
    6. Brush the pastry round with 2 tsp of olive oil and then sprinkle with 1 tsp of thyme.  Add the pastry to the oven and bake 15 minutes.
    7. Scatter 1/2 cup of the parmesan over the warm pastry and then spoon the tomatoes over the cheese.  Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/4 tsp salt, and cracked pepper to taste.
    8. Serve.
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  • 2 cups canned tomatoes, mashed
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • cracked pepper
  • 1/2 tsp dry basil
  • 4 slices white bread, crusts removed, cubed
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3/4 cup mozzarella, grated
    1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
    2. Combine the tomatoes, onion, butter, salt, pepper to taste, basil, eggs and bread cubes. 
    3. Spoon into a greased 2 quart baking dish.  Sprinkle with the cheese.  Set the dish in a bain marie.
    4. Bake for 40 minutes.  Serve.
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  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 lb butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup minced parsley
  • 1/4 cup minced chives
  • 1 minced shallot
  • cracked pepper
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp cognac
  • 24 ver large canned snails
  • 1 lb puff pastry, thawed
    1. Combine the garlic and salt into a paste.  Mash with butter.  Add the parsley, chives, shallots, pepper, lemon juice and pernod.
    2. Place a snail in each indentation of a snail dish, or simply in a pan.  Spoon about 2 tsp of the butter over each snail.  Chill 1 hour.
    3. Preheat the oven to 450 F.
    4. Using a small round cutter, cut 24 rounds out of the puff pastry sheet.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the round on top, cover with another sheet of parchment and top with a second baking sheet.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.  Cool.
    5. Keep the oven at 450 F.
    6. Bake the snails for 5 to 8 minutes, until the butter is bubbling.  Top each snail with a round of puff pastry and bake 30 seconds.
    7. Serve.
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  • 1 lb skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1" chunks
  • 4 oz. baby onions, peeled
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp dry thyme
  • 7 oz. bacon, diced
  • butter
  • 1/2 lb small button mushrooms, whole
  • 1/2 cup dry sherry
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp dry tarragon
  • 2 tbsp parsley, minced
  • 1/2 lb puff pastry
  • 1 egg yolk
  • sea salt and ground pepper
    1. Bring the stock to a boil in a dutch oven and then add the onions.  Cook for 5 minutes and then remove with a slotted spoon.
    2. Add the chicken, bay leaf, and thyme to the stock.  Return to a simmer and poach for 6 minutes.  Pour the stock into a bowl, remove the chicken and season it and then set them both aside.
    3. Fry the bacon until crisp, and then drain on paper towel.  Wipe out the pot.
    4. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
    5. Melt 3 tbsp of butter and then add the mushrooms and cook for about 7 minutes.  Season them with salt and pepper.  Add the sherry and boil until it reduces.  Return the bacon to the pot and add the onions.  Pour in the reserved stock.
    6. Bring to a boil and then cook until it reduces by half.  Add the cream and then reduce by one third.  Add the tarragon and the parsley.  Set aside.
    7. Roll out the puff pastry and then cut it into 4 squares. Carefully set on a large baking sheet and then lightly score the surface.
    8.  Mix the yolk with 1 tsp of water and then brush it on the pastry.  Bake for about 10 minutes until risen and golden.  Open the oven door and cook 2 minutes further.  Remove from the oven and then slide onto a wire rack.
    9. Meanwhile, add the mushrooms to the sauce and then reheat until bubbling.  Add the chicken.  When the chicken is hot, check the seasoning.  Divide the chicken mixture between 4 plates or large bowls.
    10. Lay a square of puff pastry on top of each plate.  Serve.
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