Dilled Mushroom Turnovers Recipes

MUSHROOM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter
• Add flour until fully incorporated and form into a ball; divide and set one ball aside, covered lightly at room temperature while making filling and wrap the other in plastic and chill
• Place flour and butter into mixing bowl and pulse for 2 seconds on Turbo 2-3 times until mealy
• Place cream cheese into mixing bowl and pulse for 2 seconds on Turbo 2-3 times until ingredients begin to form into a ball
• Remove ingredients from mixing bowl to another bowl or place on the counter and form into 2 balls by hand; wrap one in plastic and chill and set the other aside, covered lightly at room temperature while making filling
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet; add mushrooms, onion, thyme, salt and pepper
• Saute, stirring constantly, until tender (about 5 minutes)
• Sprinkle flour over ingredients to avoid lumps; stir to thicken
• Reduce heat to low; stir in sour cream
• Heat just until thickened; remove from heat
• Mixture should not be runny: it should sit in a mound on the pastry without spreading
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to less than 1/4 inch thickness; cut into 2.5 inch rounds with fluted cutter
• Place small amount of filling in the middle of each circle (a heaping teaspoon); dot water along inside edge of each pastry circle to seal
• Fold dough over filling to form a half-circle; press to seal dampened edges
• Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper; press edges with a fork and puncture each decoratively to release steam while cooking OR recut sealed edges with the cutter, as illustrated
• Pre-heat oven to 375°F if baking immediately
• Brush with egg yolk; bake for 12 minutes, at 350°F, or until golden brown OR
• Brush with egg yolk and freeze on parchment-lined cookie sheet overnight; then package into labelled and dated zip-lock freezer bags
• Remove from freezer, place on parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake frozen at 400°F for 15 - 18 minutes, until golden

CREAMY MUSHROOM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• For the shell, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, flour and butter until smooth.
• Shape into a large ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for one hour.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook mushrooms, onions and garlic in the butter until tender.
• Stir in sour cream, spices and 2 tablespoons flour; stirring until smooth.
• Set aside.
• On a floured surface, roll half of the dough 1/8 inch thick.
• With a floured small round cookie cutter (or glass), cut out as many circles as possible.
• Repeat with remaining dough.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Onto one half of each circle of dough, place a teaspoon of mushroom mixture.
• Brush edges of dough circle with some egg; fold dough over filling.
• With fork, firmly press edges of dough circle to seal and prick the tops.
• Place turnovers on ungreased cookie sheet and brush tops with remaining egg.
• Bake 12-14 minutes until golden brown.

MUSHROOM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese and 1 cup of butter until well blended. Mix in the flour until fully incorporated. Pat into a ball, and refrigerate while you make the filling.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet. Add the mushrooms and onion. Season with thyme, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over everything so it won't get lumpy, then reduce the heat to low, and stir in the sour cream. Heat just until thickened, then remove from the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 3 inch rounds. Place a small amount of the mushroom mixture on one side of each circle, then fold the dough over and press to seal. Prick the tops with a fork to vent steam, and place the pastries on a baking sheet. (They can also be frozen at this time until needed.)
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. If baking frozen turnovers, it may take an additional 5 minutes.

WILD MUSHROOM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE PASTRY: Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the chives; add the 1 1/4 cups flour and 1 teaspoon salt and beat on low speed to form a stiff dough. Form the dough into 2 equal disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• TO MAKE THE FILLING: In a large skillet set over medium heat, melt the 3 tablespoons butter and sauté the mushrooms and onion until the juices have evaporated. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon flour, stirring until the mixture is combined; cook for 2 more minutes. Stir in the sherry, salt, pepper, and parsley. Cook for 2 more minutes; stir in the sour cream. Remove the skillet from the heat and let cool before assembling the turnovers.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Grease baking sheets with butter or cooking spray or line with parchment paper or silicone liners.
• Sprinkle a work surface with flour, and using a rolling pin sprinkled with flour, roll out each chilled dough disk to about 1/8 inch thick. Cut out dough rounds using a 4-inch biscuit cutter. Gather the scraps and reroll the dough to make more rounds. Add more flour to the work surface, if necessary. Place a teaspoon of the filling on each dough round, moisten the outer edges with water, and fold in half. Crimp the edges with a fork to seal. In a small bowl make an egg wash by mixing the egg yolk and the 2 teaspoons water with a fork until combined. Brush the egg wash on top of each turnover. Bake on the prepared sheets until golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Seal the unbaked turnovers in freezer-weight plastic bags and freeze for up to 3 weeks. To serve, brush the frozen turnovers with egg wash and bake, until golden, about 16 minutes.

HOT MUSHROOM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, mix cream cheese, 1/2 c butter and flour until a soft dough forms.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
• Saute mushrooms and onions in 3 tbsp butter until tender.
• Mix in salt, thyme, pepper and 2 tbsp flour.
• Remove from heat, stir in sour cream and then chill.
• On floured surface, roll half of dough very thinly in a large circle and cut into twenty 2 3/4" circles.
• Add scraps back into other half of dough.
• For each of the circles: place a teaspoonful of mushroom mixture then brush half of the edge with egg, and fold the other half over filling.
• Press the edges together with a fork and prick the top to let out any steam.
• Repeat with the remaining dough and ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Brush tops lightly with remaining beaten egg.
• Bake turnovers for 12 minutes or until golden.

TRADER JOE'S MUSHROOM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Make pastry: beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
• Add butter and mix well.
• Add flour and mix until smooth.
• Dough will be VERY sticky.
• Wrap dough in waxed paper and chill at least one hour.
• Filling: Saute onion in butter until tender.
• Add mushrooms and cook until tender.
• Stir in salt, thyme, flour and sour cream.
• Cook until thickened.
• Cool completely.
• Divide the pastry dough in half.
• Put remaining half back in frige.
• Roll other half out on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness.
• Cut with a 2-3 inch round cookie cutter.
• Drop a spoonful of filling onto each circle.
• Brush edges with beaten egg.
• Fold dough over filling and press edges together.
• Brush tops of turnovers with beaten egg.
• Cut a small slit in the top of each turnover to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 450 for 10 minutes on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Makes about 3 doz.

WILD MUSHROOM TURNOVERS WITH ROMANO CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unroll puff pastry on a flat surface. Roll pastry into a 14-inch square. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut pastry into 12 squares.
• Top each square with mushrooms (about 1 heaping teaspoon each) and 1 teaspoon grated cheese. Wet 2 edges of each square with wet fingers and then fold over making a triangle. Press the edges together with a fork.
• Place turnovers on a large baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until puffed up and golden brown.