Appetizer/Mushroom Beggar's Purses

By latin1

Puff pastry purses filled with mushrooms.

Ingredients

• 6 oz mushrooms
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 3 slices bacon, sliced into 1/8inch strips
• 1/2 c
• 1/4 cup mixed herbs(sage, rosemary, thyme)
• dash of cayenne pepper
• sea salt and pepper to taste
• 1 # puff pastry
• Flour for rolling dough
• 2 eggs beaten
• 2 Tbsp butter, cut in small pieces
• 1 Tbsp minced chives
• 1 Tbsp chopped parsley

Preparation

Step 1

Slice the mushrooms. Use 1 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp olive oil. Saute mushrooms in saucepan over high heat for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl.
Over medium heat, saute garlic, shallots and bacon for 5 minutes or until bacon is golden brown. Add the herbs and cayenne pepper and remove from heat Combine with mushrooms, toss with salt and pepper to taste.
Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to 1/8"thick. Cut each half
into 20 pieces. Brush each square with eggwash. Spoon onto square. Fold up the four corners. Pull corners up and squeeze edges to form purse. Tie with scallion greens that have been dropped in boiling water for 30 seconds. Tie each purse with a scallion green. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove purses from refrigerator and brush with eggwash. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking until golden (10-15 minutes).Remove from oven and sprinkle with chives and parsley