This is a bit of a fiddle to make, but it is very delicious…leftovers disappear way too quickly!
1 cup green lentils, soaked for an hour
2 bay leaves
2 onions, halved lengthwise, then sliced (keep each separate)
5 cups chicken stock, divided in half (use vegetable stock or vegetarian “chicken” stock cubes for vegetarian version of this [...]
I’m an admitted pastry-phobe, even after a very patient friend gave myself and another pastryphobic friend lessons! That’s why I really like my friend Roberta’s pat-in-pan sweet, cookieish recipe for fruit pies. I make a sour cherry filling for this from my friend Tovah’s recipe collection.
Pie Crust:
2″ butter (about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup)
1/4 cup [...]
2” slice of butter (off of a 1 lb), softened
¼ cup + 1 Tbsp white sugar
1 ½ cups flour
2 tsp vanilla
Mix butter, sugar, vanilla together. Add and mix in flour. Press into pie/flan pan. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes, then fill with filling that is to be put back in oven to be cooked. [...]
