Creamed Mushroom Puff Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. For filling, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and pepper; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in cream cheese until melted; remove from heat., Unfold one pastry sheet; cut into 9 squares. Cut each square diagonally in half. Place a scant teaspoon of filling on one half of each triangle. Brush edges of pastry with water; fold over to form a triangle. Seal edges with a fork; place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Repeat with second pastry sheet and remaining filling., Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked triangles on parchment-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to a freezer conatiner; return to freezer. To use, bake as directed.

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the cream cheese, mushrooms, onion and hot pepper sauce; cover and process until blended. Unroll crescent dough; separate into four rectangles. Press perforations to seal. Spread mushroom mixture over dough. , Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut each roll into five slices; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms and shallots in oil until soft.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add cognac or brandy and reduce slightly; add cream and boil until cream thickens slightly.
• Stir in butter, herbs,and lemon juice.
• Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
• Bake the puff-pastry rounds or squares according to package directions.
• Split baked shells in half and divide the mushroom mixture between the bottom halves of the shells.
• Place pastry tops on top and serve.
• Optional: I like to add a little grated Gruyere or Swiss cheese after adding the mushroom mixture to the shells and baking just enough to melt the cheese.

Steps:

• Wipe the mushrooms with a damp paper towel and trim the stem ends. Cut the mushrooms into thick slices.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the mushrooms, raise the heat, and toss and stir until mushrooms render their juices, about 5 minutes.
• Lower the heat season mushrooms with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and cook uncovered for another 5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to a bowl. Add the cream, Madeira and soy sauce to the juices in the skillet and bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by about half.
• Return mushrooms to the skillet and simmer for another minute or two to heat through. Stir in the parsley and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Lower heat to medium-low and add mushrooms. Cook and stir until mushrooms reduce by half, about 15 minutes. Stir in roasted garlic, Parmesan cheese, and thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in cream. Remove from heat and allow mushroom mixture to cool. It will thicken as it cools.
• Unfold pastry sheet onto floured surface and lightly roll into a 12 x 15 inch square. Cut into eighteen 3 inch squares. Place a mounded teaspoon of mushroom filling in the center of each square. Fold pastry over filling to form a triangle. Pinch edges firmly together with a fork to seal.
• Bake 12 to 16 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Cook mushrooms in butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until tender. Add flour, stirring until blended. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk and whipping cream; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Add cheese, salt, and pepper, stirring until cheese melts.
• Beat egg yolks until thick and pale. Gradually stir beaten egg yolk into mushroom mixture.
• Beat egg whites at high speed of an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Gently fold 1/4th of egg white into mushroom mixture. Then fold in remaining egg white.
• Spoon into a buttered 1 quart souffle dish.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until puffed and set.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Rinse mushrooms and pat dry.
• Heat butter in a skillet and add mushrooms, lemon juice, salt, pepper and shallots. Stir and cook about 2 minutes and add cream. Sprinkle cayenne pepper on top. Cover closely and cook 5 minutes. Uncover and reduce the liquid briefly.