Exotic mushrooms, rich brie cheese, and fresh herbs in a quick puff pastry tart. An earthy and heavenly meal or appetizer for friends. Share the love!

 

Ingredients:

 

  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) almond oil
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 cups (720ml) mixed fresh mushroom (chanterelle, porcini, oyster), cleaned, trimmed, and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • Flour, for dusting
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) Brie cheese, sliced

 

Method:

 

  • Preheat oven to 425oF (220oC).
  • Heat almond oil in a large frying pan.
  • Add shallots, garlic, and mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms are browned and shallots are translucent.
  • Take pan off the heat and add chopped thyme
  • On a clean work surface, dust with flour, and roll out the pastry sheet into a thin rectangle. Put rolled out pastry on non-stick cookie tray.
  • Fold edges of pastry to create a border. Pierce pastry with a fork, avoiding outside border.
  • Beat one egg in a small bowl. Use a pastry brush to brush the egg wash on pastry.
  • Bake pastry in oven for a few minutes until it starts to puff up.
  • Take out of oven, spread mushroom filling over top.
  • Lay slices of Brie cheese on top and put back in the oven just until cheese melts.