Toasted Mushroom Rolls
- 1/2 pound white mushrooms or exotic mushrooms like portobello, cremini or shiitake or some combination
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, plus additional butter for brushing
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup light cream or half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon minced chives
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 21 slices white supermarket bread (1 or 2 loaves)
- Wash, trim and finely chop the mushrooms.
- Saute them in butter for 3 or 4 mintues.
- Remove from heat, and blend in the flour.
- Stir in the cream, and return to medium heat, cooking until the mixture thickens.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in the chives and lemon juice.
- Season with salt and pepper, and cool.
- Remove the crusts from the bread, and make each slice thin with a rolling pin.
- Spread each slice with some of the mushroom mixture; roll up and place on baking sheets, seam side down.
- Brush with additional melted butter.
- Pack and freeze, if desired, or refrigerate.
- To serve, defrost the rolls, if they have been frozen.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Toast the rolls on all sides for about 15 minutes, until the rolls are golden.
- Cut in half and serve warm, not hot.
white mushrooms, unsalted butter, flour, light cream, chives, lemon juice, salt, white supermarket bread
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1254 (may not work)