Mushroom Apple And Potato Cake Food

POTATO AND MUSHROOM PIEROGIES WITH ROASTED APPLES

Steps:

• To make the pierogi dough: Mix the 4 eggs, butter, sour cream, and salt together in a bowl with a whisk. Sift the flour onto a flat work surface and make a well in the center, pour the wet ingredients into the crater. Stir the mixture together with a fork, gradually incorporating the flour into the well until a soft dough forms. Squeeze the dough with your hands, if it¿s too sticky, add a bit of flour; if it¿s not pliable, add a couple of drops of water. Knead the dough, adding only as much additional flour as needed to keep the dough from sticking, until it is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Gather the dough into a ball and cover it with an inverted bowl or plastic wrap for 10 minutes or so to rest.
• To make the filling: Cook the potato cubes in boiling salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and then mash them with a ricer or regular old potato masher while they are still hot; set them aside to cool while preparing the rest of the filling. Trim the root off the end of the leek and cut off all but 1-inch of the green part. Halve the leek lengthwise and rinse really well under cool water, checking for dirt everywhere; it gets trapped in all the layers of outer leaves. Slice the leek finely. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the leek, mushrooms, and thyme, saute for a few minutes to soften the vegetables; season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until the vegetables are broken down and almost dry, then pour in the cream, stir to incorporate. Remove the pan from the heat, take out the sprigs of thyme, and scrape the mushroom mixture into the potatoes, mix well to incorporate the ingredients. Make sure the filling is not too hot, or it will start to cook the dough, causing it to sog.
• Lightly flour your rolling pin and counter. Take 1/2 of the dough (leaving the rest covered so it doesn¿t dry out while you work) and roll it out into a thin circle, about 1/8-inch thick. Using a 3-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut circles out of the dough. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the filling into the center of each pastry circle, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Beat the remaining egg with 2 tablespoons of water to make an egg wash and brush it on the edges of the circle. Fold the dough over in 1/2 to enclose the filling and form a semi-circle and seal the edges by crimping with the tines of a fork. Lightly tap the bottoms of the dumplings on the counter to make it flat. Repeat with the remaining half of dough and filling. You should make about 35 pierogies; put 1/2 of them in the freezer to keep on hand (they are better than the ones you find in the frozen section of the grocery store.)
• Coat a large saute pan (that has a tight fitting lid) with vegetable oil and place over medium heat. Lay the pierogies in the pan (you may have to do this in batches) and fry them for a couple of minutes until they start to crisp and brown on both sides. Pour in 1 cup of water and cover the pan to let the pierogies steam; when the water evaporates the turnovers should be cooked and crisp. Arrange the pierogies on a platter, garnish with parsley, and serve with roasted apples and/or sour cream.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the apples out in a casserole pan and add the lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar, salt, and butter. Bake until the apples are roasted and soft, about 30 minutes. Serve the chunky apple sauce with pierogies, either hot or chilled.

MUSHROOM, APPLE, AND POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10-inch well-seasoned cast-iron skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté mushrooms and half of onion, stirring, until mushrooms are tender and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and wipe out skillet.
• Peel and coarsely grate apple and stir into mushrooms with thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Peel potatoes and slice 1/8 inch thick (preferably using a mandoline or other manual slicer). Toss with remaining onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over moderately high heat. Add one third of potato slices in 1 layer, overlapping slightly. Top with half of mushrooms, spreading in an even layer. Repeat layering with half of remaining potatoes, remaining mushrooms, and then remaining potatoes.
• Put skillet in middle of oven and bake 20 minutes.
• Invert a pizza pan or round platter over skillet and, holding pan or platter firmly against skillet, flip potato cake onto platter. Carefully slide cake back into skillet and press layers together with a spatula. Bake until underside is golden and crusty and potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes more.

WILD MUSHROOM & POTATO CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. tip the mushrooms into a bowl and pour over boiling water to just cover them. Leave to cool, then drain (reserve the stock for another time), squeezing out excess liquid.
• Heat about a fifth of the butter in a pan and stew the garlic over a low heat for 3-4 mins. Throw in the mushrooms and continue to cook for 15-20 mins until tender. Season well and set aside.
• Peel and slice the potatoes (don't wash them, as the starch holds the cake together). Butter a 20cm ovenproof pan, then overlap a layer of potatoes on the bottom. Build up the cake with layers of potato, scatterings of mushroom, dots of butter and seasoning, finishing with a layer of potatoes. Cover with foil and bake for 50-60 mins, until a knife slides into the cake easily. Remove from the oven, run a knife around the outside to make sure it doesn't stick, then leave to relax for at least 5 mins. Carefully invert onto a baking tray, cool and keep in the fridge. To serve, heat in the oven until piping hot and cut into wedges.

LAYERED POTATO AND APPLE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 180 c/ 350 F.
• Brush large, shallow ovenproof dish with melted butter or oil.
• Peel the pototoes and cut into thin slices.
• Peel, core and quarter the apples, then cut the quarters into thin slices.
• Slice the onion into very fine rings.
• Arrange the sliced potatoes, apples and onion in layers in the prepared dish, finishing with a layer of potatoes.
• Sprinkle evenly with the grated Cheddar cheese.
• Pour the cream over the top covering the surface as evenly as possible.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg, and pepper to taste.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
• Remove the dish from the oven and allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving.

MAGIC MUSHROOMS ( ROASTED RED POTATOES)

Steps:

• Insert an apple corer halfway through the unpeeled potato.
• While corer is still in the potato cut into the potato around the corer.
• Remove corer leaving the "stem" behind.
• Immediately place potato in ice water to prevent browning.
• Remove potatoes from water and place in a roasting pan.
• Sprinkle liberally with seasonings and oil.
• Cover tightly and bake at 400 degrees for approximately 45 minutes or until done.