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Tourte aux champignons
Mushroom pie
Tourte aux champignons: French double-crust pie filled with creamy mushrooms
FrenchTourte aux champignons is a family pie from rural France, baked in autumn when mushrooms are plentiful and served as a main course with a green salad for Sunday supper or as the vegetarian centrepiece of a festive meal. Two layers of puff pastry enclose a filling of browned mushrooms, shallots and herbs bound with crème fraîche. The common mistake is putting in a wet filling, which turns the bottom crust soggy; cook the mushrooms until all their liquid has gone. Chef's tip: cut a small hole in the lid and set a rolled card chimney in it so steam escapes and the pastry stays crisp.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 1 oz butter
- 3 shallotschopped
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 ¾ lb mixed mushroomssliced
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¾ cup crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsleychopped
- 2 sheets ready-rolled all-butter puff pastryabout 320 g each
- 1 eggbeaten, for glazing
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Melt the 1 oz butter in a large pan and cook the 3 shallots for 3 minutes. Add the 1 ¾ lb mixed mushrooms, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, ¾ tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper and cook over a high heat for 12 minutes, stirring, until all the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are golden.
15 minStep 2: Stir in the ¾ cup crème fraîche and cook for 2 minutes until thick. Add the 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley and leave to cool completely.
3 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Line a 24 cm pie dish with one sheet of 2 sheets ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry, add the filling and cover with the second sheet. Press the edges together, trim and crimp.
5 minStep 4: Brush with the 1 egg, cut a steam hole in the centre and bake for 30–35 minutes, until deep golden and puffed and the base is crisp when you lift an edge.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tourte aux champignons take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of shallots?
- Half an onion per 2 shallots.
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