Cocktail Cepes
- 12 small (caps about 1 inch across) fresh or frozen cepe mushrooms (see Note)
- 1/4 cup heavy or whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon, crumbled
- Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 sheet phyllo dough, thawed
- Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
- Thaw the mushrooms in a bowl if frozen, reserving the liquid that collects in the bottom of the bowl.
- Separate the caps and stems and drain the caps well on paper towels.
- Squeeze the liquid from the stems into the, bowl.
- Finely chop the stems and add to the liquid.
- Place the stems and liquid, cream, and tarragon in a small saucepan.
- Heat the liquid to a boil over low heat and boil until there is just enough liquid to coat the mushroom stems, about 2 minutes.
- Season the liquid to taste with salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Using some of the melted butter, grease a mini muffin tin with cups about 1 1/2 inches across the top by 1/2 inch deep.
- Arrange the phyllo sheet with one of the long edges facing you.
- Brush the right half, of the phyllo with melted butter.
- Fold the left side over the buttered side to make a double-thickness.
- Brush and fold again to make a 4-layer pile of phyllo about 4 1/2 inches wide x 14 inches long.
- Cut the rectangle crosswise into 3 equal pieces (each piece will be about a 4 1/2-inch square).
- Cut each square into 4 even squares.
- You should have 12 squares altogether.
- Line the cups of the muffin tins with the phyllo squares.
- There should be enough dough to completely line the cups, with the points extending over the rim of the cups.
- Place a mushroom cap, gill side up, in each of the phyllo-lined cups.
- Spoon the cream mixture over each cap, coating the cap completely.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese, if using, over the cream mixture.
- Bake until the phyllo is deep golden brown and crisp and the filling is bubbling and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
- Remove and cool for 2 minutes before removing the cups from the muffin tins to serve.
caps, whipping cream, tarragon, kosher, unsalted butter, phyllo, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/cocktail-cepes (may not work)