Brie, Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Puff Pastry Appetizers
- 1 package Frozen, Store Bought All-butter Puff Pastry, 14-17 Ounce Package
- 4 whole Medium Onions
- 1/2 sticks Butter
- 1 pound Mushrooms
- 13 cups Crumbled Cooked Bacon
- 1/4 cups Heavy Cream
- Salt To Taste
- 5-13 ounces, weight Brie Or Camembert Cheese
- Thaw pastry according to package directions.
- Slice onions in half and then slice across into thin strips.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add butter and onions.
- Stir with a wooden spoon occasionally, allowing to cook for approximately 15 to 20 minutes, until onions have begun to take on a caramel color.
- While onions are cooking, cut mushrooms in half, then slice each half thinly.
- When onions are well colored, add mushroom slices and stir occasionally until mushrooms are also cooked.
- Finally, add crumbled bacon if desired.
- Taste the mixture and add salt as needed.
- Pour in the cream and stir around for 30 seconds or so, allowing mixture to bubble and thicken.
- Turn off heat and set mixture aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
- Open sheets of puff pastry.
- Using a pizza cutter, slice each square sheet of pastry into 16 smaller squares.
- Line a mini muffin tin with the small squares of puff pastry.
- Cut brie into thin slices about 1 square.
- Put a piece of brie into the bottom of each pastry cup.
- Add about one tablespoon of the onion/mushroom mixture to top off each puff pastry cup.
- When all the appetizers are assembled, you can either cover loosely in plastic wrap, refrigerate them and bake later, or put them right into the oven.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until pastry is golden.
- Let cool slightly and serve.
- NOTE: If you have leftover onion/mushroom mixture its delicious tossed into pasta, with a little more cream and some grated parmesan!
butter, onions, butter, mushrooms, bacon, heavy cream, salt, camembert cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/brie-mushroom-caramelized-onion-puff-pastry-appetizers/ (may not work)