Mushroom Puffs Recipes

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:

• 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:

• Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and mushrooms, saute until the liquid evaporates.
• Add the flour, whisking until smooth.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add the lemon juice, stirring constantly.
• Add the cream and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in the salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove from heat.
• Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to 1/8 inch thick.
• Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares.
• Place a heaping teaspoon of the filling in the center of each square.
• Grasp all 4 corners and pinch the four seams to form a bundle, drop into the cup of a mini muffin pan (Do not force them down).
• Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.
• Cover and chill.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until sides and bottoms are browned.

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:

• 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.