First man wins big with fudge torte in bake-off
Dallas AP report notes Kurt Waits of Redwood City California won the Pillsbury Bake-Off grand prize with a Macadamia Fudge Torte worth 81 million. Maryland competitors Sandy Daston Melissa Daston Susan Wittan Ernie Crow and Elizabeth Shannon traveled to Dallas, but none placed.
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Redwood City
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Sandy Daston
Brookeville
Melissa Daston
Laurel
Susan Wittan
Rockville
Ernie Crow
Elizabeth Shannon
Mrs. Wittan
Macadamia Fudge Torte Dessert Recipe Card
A chocolate pear torte with macadamia nuts, cinnamon cake, and a butterscotch caramel sauce. The recipe guides filling, cake, and sauce assembly, including blending pears, layering batter, and baking at 350 degrees for about 45 to 50 minutes.
Cooks debate roasting temps from 500 to 200 degrees
Cooks differ on roasting at 500 degrees or 200 degrees with Pam Anderson, Barbara Kafka, and meat-board experts weighing pros and cons. High heat for speed and searing, low heat for juiciness. midrange for balance. Practice includes searing, final hot-air blasts, and occasional multi-stage temps for beef, chicken, and pork.
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Kafka
William Morrow
Pam Anderson
Cook's Illustrated
National Livestock and Meat Board
Anderson
James Beard
Susan Parenti
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Meat Board
Joseph Carey
Memphis Culinary Academy
Ostby
Carey
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