Mushrooms Aux Croustade Recipes

MUSHROOM CROUSTADES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Generously butter (or spray with butter-flavored Pam) 48 mini-muffin tins.
• Cut a 2-inch round from each slice of bread and press into muffin tins. Bake for 6 to 7 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from tins and cool on a wire rack.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add onions and mushrooms and cook until tender and the moisture from the mushrooms has evaporated. Sprinkle with flour; stir thoroughly, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add cream and stir constantly while bringing to a boil. Add wine, reduce heat and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and stir in cayenne pepper, parsley and green onion. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spoon mushroom filling into croustades and place on a large cookie sheet. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Heat in oven for 10 minutes or until bubbly.

MUSHROOM CROUSTADES

Steps:

• For Croustade:
• Use a rolling pin to flatten each bread slice. Cut 3" (18 small) or 4" (12 large) rounds and gently fit into small or large muffin tins.
• Bake for 10 - 15 minutes at 425 or until golden and crisp. Cool on wire racks.
• Filling:.
• Melt butter in a large skillet and saute green onions for several minutes without browning.
• Stir in the mushrooms and mix well. Cook 10 - 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until moisture has evaporated.
• Remove from heat, sprinkle with flour and stir to coat the mushrooms.
• Gradually add the cream and return to heat.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly and then reduce heat and simmer for a few minutes until thick.
• Stir in all the other ingredients.
• Transfer filling to a bowl, cover it and refrigerate until ready to use.
• To Serve:.
• Place croustade on cookie sheet and fill each croustade with mushroom filling so that it is slightly mounded.
• Sprinkle lightly with parmesan cheese and dot with butter.
• Bake at 350 for 10 minutes and then turn to broil and brown the tops lightly.
• Serve hot.

OMELETTE AUX CHAMPIGNONS

Steps:

• Cut the mushrooms into thick slices, and on high heat saute in 2 tablespoons of butter in a non-stick frying pan on low heat.
• In a medium bowl whisk the eggs by hand for 10 or 15 minutes until a frothy mousse forms on top. Add creme fraiche and chives. Season the eggs with sea salt and white peppercorns.
• In a separate, large, non-stick frying pan melt 1 tablespoon of butter on a low heat, taking care not to burn it. Pour in the eggs and cook for about 2 minutes. The slower you cook it, the better the omelette.
• When the omelette is cooked around the edges but still runny in the middle, add mushrooms. Cook until the eggs are firm, or to taste.
• Using a spatula ease the omelette onto a plate and flip it in half. Slice into six portions.
• Garnish with finely chopped chives and serve with a green salad.

MUSHROOMS AUX CROUSTADE

Steps:

• Cut baguette into 1/4" slices.
• Brown in oven or under broiler until golden.
• Set baguette slices aside.
• Saute small batches of mushrooms in butter in a heavy pan on high heat until browned and releasing juice.
• Add shallots and garlic when mushrooms are nearly done.
• Deglaze pan with white wine, leaving vegetable in pan.
• Add parsley, season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve separately if desired or top browned baguette with mushroom mixture.

MUSHROOM TARTE - CROUSTADE AUX CHAMPIGNONS

Steps:

• Remove the pastry from the refrigerator 15 minutes before rolling out. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly butter the tarte form and sprinkle with flour. Put a cookie sheet in the oven.
• Roll out the pastry and line the form, trimming of the edges with a sharp knife. Prick the bottom with a fork and fill with dried beans or blind - baking pebbles. Place on the cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes, remove the beans, lower the heat to 375F (190C) and bake for a further 20 minutes, cover lightly with foil if the pastry shows sign of getting too dark.
• Cool for a few minutes, remove the ring and place the pastry on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and trim the stems. Melt 4oz of butter in a wide-based pan over low heat, add the lemon juice and mushrooms, salt lightly, cover and leave to render their juice.
• In another pan melt remaining butter, whisk in the flour, take the pan from the heat and add the stock, whisk together.
• Drain the mushrooms when tender, add the juice to the stock mixture, whisk until incorporated and return the pan to the heat.
• Simmer for @ 10 minutes, stirring frequently, season with salt and pepper.
• Beat the egg yolks into the cream in a small bowl. Remove the pan from the heat, ad a tablespoon of the sauce to the cream, stir well and then return the whole thing into the pan.
• Heat gently without boiling until very thick. Mix in the mushrooms and allow to cool a little, poor into the pastry shell and serve warm with a salad on the side.