Spamshrooms En Croute
- 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend, divided use
- 1 (14 ounce) can Spam, sliced into 1/2 chunks
- 12 cup sun-dried tomato, in oil
- 12 cup diced red onion
- 3 dozen uniform mushrooms, about 1 1/2 in diameter
- 20 sheets phyllo pastry, one box of frozen dough, thawed
- 12 cup melted butter
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- In the bowl of a food processor or mixer, combine 1/2 cup of the cheese, Spam chunks and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Pulse or mix until nearly smooth.
- Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in the remainder of the cheese and the red onion.
- Remove the stems from the mushrooms.
- With a small spoon, scrape out inside of each mushroom to make the cavity bigger.
- Stuff each mushroom with about 1 teaspoon of the Spam mixture.
- Be careful not to overstuff.
- Carefully lay 4 sheets of phyllo dough on top of one another, brushing every other one with melted butter.
- Cut phyllo lengthwise down the center, then cut each half into 3 pieces to make 6 rectangles.
- Place a mushroom, Spam side up, in the center of each square.
- Lift the sides of the pastry up over mushrooms to resemble small bundles.
- Form a neck by pinching the edges together to seal.
- Repeat same process with the rest of the mushrooms.
- Place bundles on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Mix the egg with water to make a wash & lightly brush pastry.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown.
italian cheese blend, tomato, red onion, uniform mushrooms, pastry, butter, egg, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spam-shrooms-en-croute-236032 (may not work)