Mushroom and Cheese Empanadas
Mushroom and Cheese Empanadas

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mushroom and cheese empanadas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

These mushroom cheese empanadas are made with a filling of baby portobello mushrooms, shallots, balsamic vinegar, raisins and fontina cheese. I used fontina cheese for this empanada recipe, it melts very well and also has a nice flavor that goes great with the mushrooms and shallots. Empanada (from the word "Empanar") is a Spanish word generally meaning wraped in bread.

Mushroom and Cheese Empanadas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Mushroom and Cheese Empanadas is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mushroom and cheese empanadas using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mushroom and Cheese Empanadas:
  1. Make ready FOR MAKING DOUGH:
  2. Get 2 cups all-purpose flour
  3. Get 1/4 tsp salt
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup butter
  5. Make ready 1 egg large
  6. Take 1/4-1/2 cup milk
  7. Take FOR MAKING FILLING:
  8. Prepare 1 tsp butter
  9. Take 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
  10. Prepare 1 small tomato, finely chopped
  11. Make ready 1 lb white button mushrooms, roughly chopped
  12. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
  13. Make ready 2 garlic cloves minced
  14. Get 1 tbsp green onions., finely chopped
  15. Make ready 1 egg large, for brushing
  16. Prepare 2 tsp heavy cream
  17. Make ready 1/2 cup shredded cheese

And don't EVEN think about making this unless you have a food chopper to get your mushrooms and other fillings into "small dice". Mushroom Cheese Empanadas – I'm making mine without cheese, I'm using refried beans, and probably almond flour. These vegetarian mushroom and cheese empanadas include raisins for a sweet and savory flavor combination that's perfect as an appetizer or on the go snack. How about a flaky pastry pocket filled with Chicken, Mushrooms and Cheese for an appetizer today?

Instructions to make Mushroom and Cheese Empanadas:
  1. TO MAKE DOUGH: Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl and add then cold butter, combine well until the butter is in small pieces. Add the egg and the milk gradually until a lumpy dough forms. - Form the dough into a large ball, flatten slightly into the shape of a disk, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. TO MAKE FILLING: - Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add the butter, and saute the garlic, onion and tomatoes for about 3 minutes.
  3. Then add the mushroom, green onions to the onion mixture and saute for another 5-7 minutes. Increase heat to medium high and add the salt, and heavy cream and heat for about 3 minutes, then set aside.
  4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees - Take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll the dough into a thin sheet on a floured surface.
  5. Cut out circles shapes - Place the egg in a bowl and lightly beat with a fork.
  6. Using a pastry brush, gently brush the outside 1/2 inch of one of the dough circles with the egg wash. Place about a tablespoon of mushroom mixture inside, top with some cheese, and fold the circle over.
  7. Pinch the edges together with a fork, then repeat with the rest of the circles.
  8. Place on a foil lined baking sheet and lightly brush the tops with the egg wash. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Here is the recipe for Chicken, Mushrooms and Cheese Empanadas I shared on Parade Magazine last week. You can view the rest of my posts on Parade here. Tart goat cheese and savory mushrooms make a great pair that's even tastier when cooked up in easy puff pastry empanadas! Brush remaining egg mixture evenly over empanadas. Place empanadas on a parchment-lined baking.

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