UPSIDE DOWN MUSHROOM GORGONZOLA TARTLETS

Upside Down Mushroom Gorgonzola Tartlets image

Provided by Trisha Yearwood

Time 45m

Yield 12 tartlets

Number Of Ingredients 12

Nonstick cooking spray, for the mini muffin pan
6 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
2 large eggs
1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, thawed

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a mini muffin pan generously with nonstick cooking spray.
Set aside 12 pretty mushrooms slices. Put the rest of the mushrooms slices in a food processor and pulse until ground into small pieces, about 10 seconds. Add the Gorgonzola, flour, breadcrumbs, tarragon, basil, lemon zest, salt, pepper and eggs. Pulse until a thick paste is formed, about 30 seconds more.
Gently roll out the puff pastry to a 10-inch square. Use a 2 1/2-inch round cutter to cut 12 rounds of dough. Poke the rounds with a fork.
Lay 1 reserved mushroom slice in the bottom of each muffin cup. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture over the mushroom in each cup and top with a puff pastry round.
Bake until the puff pastry is golden brown, 25 to 28 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes in the pan before inverting the tartlets. Serve immediately.