Porcini Mushroom Tartlets
- 1 cup walnuts
- 10 ounces frozen all-butter puff pastry, thawed and chilled
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 pound medium porcini or cremini mushrooms, trimmed
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
- Snipped chives
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a pie plate, bake the walnuts for about 8 minutes, or until lightly browned, then let cool and coarsely chop.
- Line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unfold the puff pastry and cut out four 4-inch rounds about 1/8 inch thick.
- Transfer the rounds to the prepared baking sheet and prick all over with a fork.
- Cover with another sheet of parchment paper and set a baking sheet on top.
- Bake the pastry for about 25 minutes, or until it is cooked and browned; remove the pastry from the oven.
- Increase the oven temperature to 400.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet.
- Add the onions and cook, stirring, over moderately high heat for 4 minutes; then cook over low heat, stirring often, until soft and golden, about 50 minutes; let cool.
- In a food processor, coarsely puree the onions and walnuts.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In a medium saucepan of boiling water, blanch the mushrooms until just tender, about 2 minutes.
- Drain, pat dry and slice 1/4 inch thick.
- Spread the pastry rounds with the puree and arrange the mushrooms, overlapping, on top.
- Brush with olive oil and bake for 10 minutes, or until hot.
- Garnish with chives and serve.
walnuts, butter, unsalted butter, onions, salt, porcini, extravirgin olive oil, chives
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/porcini-mushroom-tartlets (may not work)