Creamed Kale and Mushroom Toasts

• 3/4 pound kaletough stems and inner ribs removed, leaves coarsely chopped
• Sixteen 1/2-inch-thick slices of brioche
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup minced shallots
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon coarsely chopped thyme
• 3/4 pound mixed mushrooms, such as cremini, oyster and shiitake, stemmed and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• Salt
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley

1. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil.
2. Add the kale and cook until just tender, about 2 minutes.
3. Drain, pressing out the excess water.
4. Using a 1 1/2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, punch out 32 rounds from the brioche slices (you can save the scraps to toast and grind for bread crumbs).
5. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.
6. Add half of the brioche rounds and toast over low heat, turning once, until golden, 3 minutes.
7. Transfer the rounds to a work surface.
8. Wipe out the skillet.
9. Add 2 more tablespoons of butter and let it melt.
10. Add the remaining brioche rounds and toast.
11. Wipe out the skillet and melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in it.
12. Add the shallots, garlic and thyme and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
13. Add the mushrooms and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes.
14. Add the kale and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
15. Add the sherry and cook until evaporated.
16. Add the cream, season with salt and pepper and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
17. Stir in the parsley.
18. Spoon the mixture onto the toasts and serve warm.

brioche, unsalted butter, shallots, garlic, thyme, mixed mushrooms, sherry, heavy cream, salt, freshly ground pepper, flatleaf parsley

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/creamed-kale-and-mushroom-toasts (may not work)