Forest Mushroom Strudel Recipes

WILD MUSHROOM STRUDEL

Steps:

• For the mushrooms: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Stir together cremini and oyster mushrooms, sherry, oil, thyme, dill and some salt and pepper in a roasting pan, then roast for 10 minutes. Allow to cool. Remove and discard herb stems.
• For the filling: Sweat carrots, fennel, onions and celery in oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat until soft. Turn off heat and add goat cheese to melt. Transfer to a half-sheet pan to cool.
• For the strudel: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 3 sheet pans with parchment and spray with nonstick spray. (Each strudel must be rolled and baked on its own sheet pan.)
• Mix mushrooms together with the veggies in a large bowl.
• Lay each sheet of pastry on a lined sheet pan.
• Brush the border of each pastry with egg wash, then sprinkle panko in a line down the center of the pastry. Spoon a third of the filling in a line on top of the panko, then sprinkle more panko on top to absorb excess liquid.
• Roll up tightly (like a burrito) and lay seam-side down. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with dill, salt and pepper. Repeat with remaining pastry and filling.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then switch and rotate the sheet pans and bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes more. Cool, then cut into 1/2-inch slices.

SAVORY FILO STRUDEL WITH MUSHROOMS, LEEKS AND FETA

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet "dry sauté " the mushrooms (no oil, high heat), until you hear a popping sound in the pan. Add the butter and stir in the leeks and cook until tender. Then add the shallots and the garlic, the salt and the pepper. Sauté for a few more minutes, then add the tarragon. Once everything has a nice color, remove from heat and let the mixture cool.
• Preheat oven to 375° F.
• Place one filo sheet on your work surface. Brush it with some olive oil. Top with a second filo sheet, brush with some olive oil and repeat with a third and forth sheet of filo. Sprinkle the cheese along one long side of the filo, about one inch in from the edge. Spoon the leek mixture over the cheese. Fold the short ends over. Starting at the long, filled side, roll the filo up firmly but not too tightly. Place the roll, seam side-down on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Brush it with some more olive oil and sprinkle with some flaky sea salt. Using a long sharp knife, score the top of the strudel through the filo, making several evenly spaced cuts, about an inch wide.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until lightly brown.
• If you are making the optional drizzling sauce, place the balsamic vinegar and the honey in small, heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat until reduced to about 4 TBSP. This will take about 10 minutes. Set it aside and let it cool completely.
• Using a serrated knife, cut the slightly cooled strudel at the score marks into several rounds. Drizzle the balsamic reduction onto each of four plates. Center a few slices of the strudel over the syrup on each plate and serve.

MUSHROOM STRUDEL

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over medium heat, combine oil, mushrooms, onion and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir frequently, until mushrooms have released their liquid and most of that liquid is evaporated.
• Add the wine, the thyme, the basil, the spinach and the lemon rind.
• Saute until the liquid is evaporated.
• Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool.
• Stir in cheese, 4 tablespoons of the breadcrumbs.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line a cookie sheet with buttered parchment paper.
• Lay out one sheet of phyllo, brush with melted butter, top with another sheet of phyllo and brush again with butter.
• Repeat (using in total four sheet of dough).
• Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the phyllo dough.
• Lay out mushroom mixture over one end of Phyllo dough.
• Carefully roll into a strudel, tucking in the ends.
• Brush the strudel with butter.
• Bake until golden and crisp--about 30 minutes.

FOREST MUSHROOM STRUDEL

Steps:

• Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add shallot and garlic. Saute for about 3 minutes, until soft and translucent.
• Add the mushrooms and wine, and continue to cook until the mushrooms have released their moisture and most has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Add the goat cheese and herbs to the cooled mushrooms. Combine well, then taste for seasoning. Add salt and/or pepper as needed to suit your taste.
• Melt 6 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over low heat, or in the microwave.
• Lay out one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface, and brush with 2 tablespoons of butter, coating the entire surface. Scatter with 1 tablespoon of breadcrumbs. Top with second sheet of phyllo, and repeat coating with butter, and breadcrumbs. Top with third sheet of phyllo, and repeat coating with butter, and breadcrumbs. Leave just enough butter to coat the top of the strudel after rolling (about 1/2 tablespoon).
• Scoop the mushroom mixture evenly onto the short end of the phyllo, leaving just enough room on the edge to pick up the edge and roll over. Roll the phyllo and mushrooms into a log, and place on the prepared baking sheet. (I tuck the ends under for a neater presentation.) Brush with the remaining butter.
• Using a very sharp knife, make cuts in the top of the roll at the points where you would cut serving sized pieces (quarters for first course servings, or eighths for party sized servings).
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before cutting completely through the cuts made in the previous step and serving.

MUSHROOM STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Mince mushrooms and squeeze them dry in the corner of a towel.
• Sauté with minced shallots or green onions in butter and oil over moderately high heat, stirring frequently. Cook until pieces separate and the liquid has evaporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Blend in cream cheese.
• Spread a sheet of strudel or filo dough on a damp towel, narrow end toward you. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle on bread crumbs. Repeat with second and third sheets, stacking them on top of the first sheet, then butter, but do not crumb fourth sheet. Put half the mushroom mixture on narrower edge of the dough, leaving a 2- to 3-inch border at the sides. Fold in the sides, then, using the edge of the towel, roll. Prepare the second strudel.
• Put strudels on buttered baking sheet and brush with melted butter. Bake in oven until brown (about 20 minutes). The strudel cuts easily with shears. Strudel can be made and baked ahead, stored in the refrigerator or in the freezer overnight, and then reheated.

WILD MUSHROOM STRUDEL WITH ARUGULA PESTO

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, tomatoes, garlic, basil, 2 teaspoons thyme and rosemary; sauté 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; sauté until very tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter baking sheet. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in small saucepan. Place kitchen towel on work surface. Top with 1 phyllo sheet (keep remaining phyllo sheets covered with plastic wrap and damp towel). Brush with melted butter. Top with phyllo sheet; brush with butter. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon thyme. Repeat layering with 2 more phyllo sheets, brushing with butter and sprinkling with remaining 1/2 teaspoon thyme. Top with another phyllo sheet; brush with butter.
• Starting 1 1/2 inches in from 1 long side and 2 inches in from each short side, spoon mushroom mixture onto phyllo in 2 1/2-inch-diameter log parallel to long sides. Fold short sides over filling; brush folded edges with butter. Using towel as aid and starting on long side nearer filling, roll up strudel jelly-roll style. Using spatula, transfer strudel to prepared baking sheet, seam side down. Brush strudel with butter. Freeze 5 minutes.
• Bake strudel until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cut strudel into slices. Serve with Arugula Pesto.

WILD MUSHROOM STRUDEL

Steps:

• Clean the mushrooms and slice any large ones into pieces no larger than of an inch. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil and add the mushrooms, onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms have released all their liquid and are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the wine and thyme and cook until the wine has evaporated. Remove from the heat and transfer the mushrooms to a bowl. When the mushrooms are cool, stir in the cheese, parsley and 3 tablespoons of the bread crumbs. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. On a work surface, brush one of the sheets of phyllo with melted butter and dust with the remaining crumbs. Top with the second piece of phyllo and brush again with butter. Spoon the mushroom mixture down the short end of the phyllo, leaving it about 2 inches from the edge. Fold the dough over the edge and continue rolling, encasing the filling in the phyllo.
• Brush the strudel with more butter and lightly butter a baking sheet. Carefully transfer the strudel to the sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove the strudel from the oven and allow to cool 5 minutes. Trim the ends if they are overly browned and frayed. Slice the strudel and serve with field greens dressed with a tart vinaigrette.