Mushroom Puffs Food

MUSHROOM PUFFS

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.

WILD MUSHROOM PUFF PASTRY

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.

MUSHROOM CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Unroll one crescent dough from the package and place on the cookie sheet. Pinch the seams together until the sheet is in the form of a rectangle. Place the drained mushrooms onto the dough and top with the grated cheese. Place the second roll of crescent dough on top, again pinching the seams. Press slightly to compact and pinch seams all the way around but leaving a slit for steam to escape.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Slice into 8 individual servings and serve immediately.

MUSHROOM PUFF PASTRY BITES

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.

MUSHROOM PUFFS

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.

GRUYERE-MUSHROOM PUFF PASTRY BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray cups of two 12-cup mini muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until the edges of the onion begin to brown and caramelize, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic, and cook until mushrooms are soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer vegetables to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon.
• Roll out puff pastry sheet into a horizontal rectangle on a large, lightly floured cutting board. Use a pizza slicer to cut pastry into 4 rows horizontally and 6 rows vertically so that you have 24 (2 1/2-inch) squares. Press each dough square into each mini muffin cup and prick with the tines of a fork.
• Divide mushroom mixture amongst pastry cups. Top with shredded Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses. Sprinkle with thyme.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pastry is puffed up and the corners are golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes. Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 3 minutes before transferring the bites to a serving dish.

QUICK AND EASY MUSHROOM PUFFS

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, mushrooms, onion, and hot pepper sauce in a food processor (or blender) and process until blended.
• Unroll the crescent roll, separate into 4 rectangles, pressing the perforations to seal.
• Spread the mushroom mixture over the dough.
• Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side.
• Cut each roll into 5 slices and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 425F for 8-10 minutes.