Mrs John F Kennedys Baba Aux Fraises Recipes

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S BABA AUX FRAISES

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast over water, stir until dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of the flour and 1 tablespoon of the sugar. Beat until smooth. Cover and let rise in warm place about 45 minutes until double in volume. Put butter in large bowl. Add rest of the 1/2 cup sugar gradually. Beat until fluffy. Add salt and eggs, rest of flour, currants, and yeast mixture and beat 5 minutes. Pour mixture into a well-greased 3-quart ring mold. Cover, let rise in warm place about 1 hour, until double in size. Heat oven to 350°F. Bake 40 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Invert cake on serving plate. Combine 1 cup sugar and water in a saucepan. Boil 5 minutes over moderate heat. Cool and stir in rum. Spoon sauce over cooled cake. Slice the berries, reserving a few whole berries for garnish. Add 1/3 cup sugar. Place strawberries in center of cake and garnish with whole berries.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S CASSEROLE MARIE - BLANCHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Combine noodles, cheese, sour cream, salt, pepper, and chives. Pour into a buttered 2-quart casserole and dot top with the 1 tablespoon butter. Bake about 30 minutes, until noodles begin to brown. Serve immediately.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook haddock in 2 cups boiling water over low heat 15 minutes. Drain and measure broth. Add enough water to make 3 cups broth. Remove bones and skin from fish, flake fish coarsely. Cook salt pork in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat until golden brown and crisp. Remove pork pieces. Add onions to fat in saucepan and cook until golden brown. Add fish, potatoes, celery, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and the 3 cups fish broth. Cover and simmer gently 30 minutes. Add milk and butter, simmer over very low heat 5 minutes longer. Serve chowder in warm bowls and sprinkle with crisp pork pieces.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S BAKED SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Combine crab meat, shrimp, mayonnaise, green pepper, onion, celery, salt, and Worcestershire. Pour into a buttered 2-1/2 quart casserole. Top with crushed potato chips. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until mixture is thoroughly heated.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S SOUFFLé FROID AU CHOCOLAT

Steps:

• Combine chocolate and confectioners' sugar in a saucepan. Gradually add hot milk, stirring constantly. Place over low heat and stir until mixture reaches the boiling point. Do not boil. Remove from heat. Stir in softened gelatin, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Chill until slightly thickened. Beat with a rotary beater until light and fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into a 2-quart serving dish. Chill 2 to 3 hours.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S SALAD MIMOSA

Steps:

• Combine oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and garlic in a jar with tight lid. Shake vigorously. Arrange greens in salad bowl, add dressing, and toss thoroughly. Sprinkle with chopped egg.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S LOBSTER CARDINALE

Steps:

• Drop lobsters into rapidly boiling water. When water returns to a boil, cook lobsters 15 minutes; remove and cool. Boil the water rapidly until it is reduced to 2 cups. Place each lobster on its back and with a sharp knife cut membrane the entire length of the body. Remove and discard the stomach portion, which is under the head. Remove meat from claws and body and cut into 1-inch pieces. Place body shells in a shallow baking pan. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan; add flour and salt. Gradually add 2 cups of the reduced liquid stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Cook 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Add wine, mushrooms, and the remaining butter. Spread a little sauce in the bottom of each shell. Add lobster meat, top with rest of sauce, and sprinkle with cheese. Place 3 to 4 inches from heat in a preheated broiler and broil about 5 minutes, until mixture is hot and lightly browned.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S POMMES DE TERRE CHATOUILLARD

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and trim so that all surfaces are regular. Cut lengthwise into long, narrow, very even slices about 1/8-inch thick. Dry slices between pieces of paper toweling. Heat enough oil in a deep saucepan to fill pan half full. Heat oil to 350°F (use a deep-fat thermometer). Drop a handful of potato slices, one at a time, into the oil. Remove pan from heat and shake it to keep pieces moving constantly. When temperature reads 250°F, return pan to heat and shake it until slices begin to swell. Do not let the temperature of oil rise above 300? F Puffing will take about 8 minutes. Skim off potatoes and drain on a tray covered with paper toweling. Just before serving, heat the oil to 400°F. Drop the partially cooked slices into the hot oil. They will puff and rise to the surface. Turn constantly until browned. Drain. Sprinkle with salt. Serve hot.

MRS. JOHN F. KENNEDY'S HOT FRUIT DESSERT

Steps:

• Grate the rind from the orange and lemon; add to brown sugar with nutmeg. Cut orange and lemon into very thin slices. Drain and combine fruits. Butter a 1-quart casserole and arrange fruits in layers, sprinkling each layer with some of the brown sugar mixture. Bake 30 minutes at 350°F. Serve warm with a spoonful of sour cream on top. Author's note: It's always best to use fresh fruit when in season.