Serves 4
Preparation time 25 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 340g block frozen shortcrust pastry, thawed
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 75g Asda shiitake mushrooms, wiped and halved
- 125g Asda oyster mushrooms, wiped and halved
- 50g walnuts, chopped
- 1tbsp brandy
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2tbsp double cream
- Salt and black pepper
- 25g Gruyère, grated
- 25g fresh white breadcrumbs
Method
1 Preheat oven to 200C/Gas 6. Knead the thyme into pastry, roll out on a floured surface. Use to line 4 x 10cm tartlet tins. Line with greaseproof paper, fill with baking beans or rice and bake blind for 10 minutes. Remove contents, bake for 5 minutes. Leave oven on.
2 Heat oil and cook mushrooms until soft, but retaining their shape. Add the walnuts and brandy, and stir until evaporated.
3 Combine the egg and double cream and season to taste. Mix the cheese and breadcrumbs.
4 Pile the mushrooms into pastry cases, pour in the egg mixture and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Bake for 10 minutes until golden.