Crisp mushroom and chestnut pastries

Name: Crisp mushroom and chestnut pastries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 125 ml (4 fl oz) thick (double) cream; 30 g (1 oz) chopped fresh parsley; 60 g (2 oz) can whole unsweetened chestnuts, roughly chopped; 30 ml (1 fl oz) dry Madeira; juice of ½ lemon; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 French shallots, finely chopped; 470 g (15 oz) mixed, wild mushrooms (see Chef’s tip) clarified butter or oil, for cooking; 470 g (15 oz) mixed, wild mushrooms (see Chef’s tip) clarified butter or oil, for cooking; 470 g (15 oz) mixed, wild mushrooms (see Chef’s tip) clarified butter or oil, for cooking; 1 egg, beaten; 400 g (l2¾ oz) ready-made puff pastry

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Vegetables

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Ingredients

400 g (l2¾ oz) ready-made puff pastry
1 egg, beaten

Lunch
Pastry
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to hot 220°C (425°F/Gas 7). Roll the pastry to a rectangle about 5 mm (¼ inch) thick. With a large sharp knife, trim to straighten the two long sides and cut two long strips, 7