MUSHROOM TARTE - CROUSTADE AUX CHAMPIGNONS
An aromatic, savory mushroom tarte, perfect for a Sunday brunch or light dinner. The shell is made with paté brisée, a french shortbread pastry dough. "Recipe #317581". Use a tarte form with removable bottom for easy unmoulding. From the book "The French farmhouse Kitchen" by Eileen Reece.
Provided by gemini08
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h25m
Yield 1 tarte, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.9, Fat 34.3, SaturatedFat 20.8, Cholesterol 170.3, Sodium 305.9, Carbohydrate 6.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 3.1, Protein 6
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