This delicious pie baked by Chaise Lathrop of Prevedelli Farms won first place in the Junior Division of the 2010 Annual Harvest Fair Apple Pie Baking Contest at the Aptos Farmers Market. INGREDIENTS: Crust 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups butter-flavored shortening 1 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons cold water 1 egg 1 teaspoon vinegar...Read More

This delicious pie baked by Eileen Poppleton was the first-place winner of the 2010 Annual Harvest Festival and Apple Pie Baking Contest at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College. INGREDIENTS: 1 recipe for 9-inch double-crust pie 1/2 cup unsalted butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup packed...Read More

INGREDIENTS: Crust: Use your favorite recipe Filling 1 1/4 cups sour cream 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 egg 6 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4″ thick Topping 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup packed...Read More

Perhaps you have to grow up in the South (or at least have a very “Su’thun” grandmother from Georgia as I did) to understand the special relationship Southerners have with fried food. Although it’s considered sick and wrong (or at the very least very un-PC!) to fry food in California – I do remember how...Read More

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 pounds plums (or pluots), sliced into eighths* 1/2 cup sugar (or less, depending on the sweetness of the pluots) 1/3 cup apricot or plum preserves 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, optional 1 homemade pie crust or 1/2 package (15-oz.) refrigerated pie crust 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 large...Read More

When Elsie Bozzo married the love of her life, Emil Rossi, they began farming orchards of walnuts, prunes, and apricots in Hollister, California that became ‘B & R Farms.’ She wondered, “What’s a girl supposed to do with all these harvests?” Although she did not have a recipe to follow, she was a great baker...Read More

INGREDIENTS: Crust 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon almond extract 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt 1 1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon unbleached, all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons ground unblanched almonds Butter a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom; set aside. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place sugar in a...Read More

This recipe is made in several steps and requires assembly – read through the entire recipe for an overview before making the cream puffs. Tart Dough 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 egg yolk 1 1/4 cup flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon heavy cream Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolk...Read More

INGREDIENTS: Filling: 6 or 7 tart green apples, peeled, cored, and sliced ¼ inch thick (preferably Greening or Pippin) Juice of ½ lemon, strained 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup dark raisins or currants 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons cold water 1...Read More

INGREDIENTS:   Crust 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup water or apple cider   Filling 8 McIntosh apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1 2/3 cups sour cream 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla...Read More