I haven’t been this excited a couple of recipe in a lengthy time. These mushroom hand pies are one thing particular. I imply, simply have a look at them! Deeply roasted mushrooms and charred scallions are tossed with a lemony-miso paste and tucked right into a golden pastry crust spiked with simply sufficient cheese to make issues creamy. In case you like a little bit of kick, add some chili crisp or Calabrian chili paste. So good!
The Inspiration
That is principally a pantry recipe at its core. I had quite a lot of mushrooms available, I additionally had dough able to make one in all my favourite pie crusts, so these had been the 2 set variables. Additionally, these peach hand pies had been so enjoyable to make not too long ago, I made a decision a savory hand pie was so as! From there, different substances I maintain available entered the equation – miso, toasted sesame oil and seeds, scallions, lemon. I felt like roasting was the decision right here on the cooking entrance, it concentrates the flavour within the mushrooms and scallions with the bonus profit that baking drives off a lot of the additional moisture in these substances. In case you had a grill going with a griddle on it, you may cook dinner the mushrooms and scallions that approach in its place.
Mushroom Hand Pies: Components
- Mushrooms: That is your substantial base, and important participant. The mushrooms carry earthy savoriness, and you need to use no matter varietal(s) you’re keen on – oyster, maiitake, cremini, no matter! Or use a mix of varieties for a mixture of textures. Additionally, I wish to slice the mushrooms thinly for this filling, however you may additionally chop them for a special texture in the event you like.
- Miso: Brings depth, taste, umami-boost, and savoriness. The miso right here helps bind the filling and bridges all of the substances.
- Charred Scallions: The scallions carry the inexperienced right here. In addition to onion-y goodness that works so effectively with mushrooms. The kiss of browning and char is taste bliss and brings a little bit of edge to the entire medley.
- Sesame: I double down on the sesame taste right here utilizing each toasted sesame oil and sesame seeds. And whereas I’m usually considered with toasted sesame oil use (as a result of it may be overpoweringly sturdy), I am going arduous right here so the flavour stands as much as the pastry and different mushroom submitting parts.
- Cheese: Robust taste and a creamy option to carry all the things collectively – these are the objectives with the cheese right here. My desire is gruyere or white cheddar to enhance the mushrooms.
- Pie Dough: Your hand pies are solely pretty much as good as your pastries. I take advantage of this pie crust. And since as we speak’s mushroom hand pie recipe is savory I go away the sugar out of the pie crust.
How To Make Hand Pies
Right here’s the step-by-step of methods to make these hand pies. You begin out by roasting your mushrooms and scallions after which combining it with a miso-lemon paste and a few grated cheese for a robust filling. (picture under)
You roll out your pie dough after which use a cookie cutter to set the form to your and pies. (picture under)
Load up the circles of pie dough with mushroom filling and make certain the perimeters are brushed generously with egg wash so the perimeters of the pie crust seal properly.
The house stretch! Prepare one other pie dough circle over the filling, seal effectively by urgent together with your fingertips and/or utilizing a fork across the edges of every hand pie. Enable to sit back in a freezer for a bit, then brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sesame seeds and slash to permit steam launch. (pictured under)
Bake till superbly golden and lovely!
Make Forward:
The 2 important parts listed below are the pie crust and the filling. Each might be prepped forward of time.
- Pie Dough: In case you maintain pie dough within the freezer, switch it to your fridge a day earlier than you need to roll out and fill your hand pies.
- Filling: You can also make the mushroom filling just a few days upfront of filling your hand pies.
- Freezer Hand Pies: When you’ve assembled your hand pies, they freeze splendidly. Freeze in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet or plate. Switch to a container for up to a few months. Whenever you’re able to bake the hand pies, brush them with eggs, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and reduce a pair slashes within the high of every pie earlier than putting within the oven.
Make It Fairly
I simply need to name this element out – the egg wash is vital. It helps make your pies golden and shiny. It’s additionally the glue that permits the sesame seeds to stay by way of the baking course of.
Mushroom Hand Pies: Variations
- Spicy: in the event you don’t have chili crisp, use your favourite heat-boosting go-to. This might be Calabrian chile paste, curry paste (thinned out by some means), shichimi togarashi, and so on.
- No Scallions?: You may substitute onions, shallots, or leeks.
- Toasted Nori: When you’ve got some toasted nori available, crush it into small flakes and sprinkle a pair teaspoons it into filling.
Extra Pie Recipes
- Shaker Lemon Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Deep Dish Quiche
- Shaker Apple Pie
- Vegan Samosa Shepherd’s Pie
- Vegetable Pot Pie
- Berry Pie
- Peach Hand Pies
- Coconut Cream Pie
Extra Mushroom Recipes
- Mushroom Ragù
- Stuffed Mushrooms
- Mushroom Lasagna
- Mushroom Casserole
- Mushroom Stroganoff
- Mushroom Scallion Tartine with Poblano Yogurt
- Baked Mushrooms with Miso Butter
- Roasted Mushroom Sandwich
- all mushroom recipes
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