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Mushroom-Leek Brandy Tartlets

Source of Recipe

Bon Appetit


List of Ingredients


3 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped leeks (white and pale green parts only from 2 medium)
1 large garlic clove, minced (or more)
4 cups chopped assorted fresh wild mushrooms
2 tablespoons cream Sherry or Brandy
Kosher salt
Freshly cracked black pepper
24 Tartlet Shells (recipe below)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese




Recipe

Melt butter in heavy large skillet over med-hi heat. Add leeks and garlic. Saute until leeks are soft, about 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add Sherry or Brandy and stir until absorbed, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill).

Just before ready to serve, preheat oven to 400° F. Spoon 1 tablespoon mushroom filling into each shell. Sprinkle each with 1/2-teaspoon cheese. Bake tartlets until heated through, about 5 minutes (or 8 minutes if chilled). Serve warm. YIELD: 24

TARTLET SHELLS

Makes 48

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1-teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
5 tablespoons (or more) ice water

Blend flour and salt in processor. Add butter and pulse until coarse meal forms. Add ice water and blend until dough comes together in moist clumps, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; divide in half. Flatten into disks. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.

Roll out 1 dough disk to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 2 1/2-inch diameter cookie cutter or glass top, cut out rounds. Gather dough scraps, roll out dough and cut enough additional rounds to make 24. Press 1 pastry round into each 1-3/4 x 1-3/4-inch cup of 2 mini-muffin pans. Pierce pastry rounds with fork. Chill until very cold and firm, at least 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 400° F. Bake tartlet shells until golden, about 12 to 14 minutes. Cool shells in pans 5 minutes, then remove them to a rack to cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Arrange shells on baking sheets; cover and chill.)