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    Basic short-crust pastry

    Basic short-crust pastry

    Makes enough dough for 1 large (11- or 12-inch) quiche shell. • 1½ cups flour • ½ to ¾ tsp. salt • ½ cup butter, well chilled • scant ⅓ cup ice water 1. Sift together the flour and the salt. Slice the cold butter rapidly and drop the slices into the flour. With a...
    Cocktail profiteroles

    Cocktail profiteroles

    If there is a good bakery nearby which can supply you with cocktail-sized puffs, by all means buy them and save yourself the trouble. Your time will be better spent making the delicious filling. However, if you insist, here is a reasonably easy way to make puff paste...
    Spiced farmer cheese

    Spiced farmer cheese

    • ¾ lb. hoop or farmer cheese • 1 cup sour cream • 1 Tbs. minced fresh dill weed • ⅓ cup chopped chives • 1 tsp. lemon juice • ¼ tsp. hot paprika • salt to taste • fresh-ground black pepper to taste 1. Combine the cheese and the sour cream and mash them together...
    Mamalyga

    Mamalyga

    This is one of those refreshing cold dishes so welcome during the summer heat: pleasant and filling but not overpowering. A Russian peasant dish, it goes very nicely with a light, cool borscht or a fruit soup. Serves 8 to 10 • ¾ cup yellow corn meal • 5½ to 6 cups...
    Liptauer cheese 2

    Liptauer cheese 2

    Here is yet another version of Liptauer Cheese, for which so many variations have been devised. The rich flavor of this one is largely owed to the camembert, but don’t use a Camembert that is too ripe, or the mixture will be runny. Serves 10 to 12 • 8 oz. Camembert...