Mushroom Bacon Party Pate Recipes

PATE BRISEE FOR MUSHROOM-AND-BACON TART

Steps:

• Pulse flour and salt in a food processor. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some larger pieces. With machine running, slowly add ice water until dough just holds together. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead once to combine. Shape dough into a rectangle. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days).

MUSHROOM-BACON PARTY PATE

Steps:

• Fry the bacon and crumble it as fine as possible.
• Reserve some of the grease.
• Chop the mushrooms, onion, celery, and parsley as fine as possible.
• A food processor works best, but you can do it by hand if need be.
• Saute the onion and the celery in the bacon grease until soft, then remove from the grease and drain.
• Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese slightly, and then beat in the eggs.
• Add all other ingredients to the egg/cheese mixture.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Grease a large loaf pan, line with foil, and then grease the foil.
• Pat the mixture into the loaf pan and cover loosely with foil.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 400 degrees F.
• Let cool completely before serving.
• This pate is actually best when refrigerated before serving.
• Serve with crackers or bread slices.