Wild Mushroom Pie
Ingredients
- CRUST ⓘ
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled, cut into pieces ⓘ
- 4 1/2 tablespoons ice water (about) ⓘ
- FILLING ⓘ
- 3/4 ounce dried porcini mushroom (about 3/4 cup) ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup shallot, finely chopped ⓘ
- 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced ⓘ
- 10 ounces fresh mushrooms (such as crimini, chanterelles and/or stemmed Shiitake, thickly) ⓘ
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled ⓘ
Instructions
- FOR CRUST:
- Mix flour and salt in medium bowl.
- Add butter and rub with fingertips until mixture forms coarse meal.
- Mix in enough water by Tbsp to form moist clumps.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, about 45 minutes.
- (Can be prepared 2 days ahead; keep refrigerated.) Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch glass pie plate; crimp edges.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Line pie crust with foil.
- Fill with dried beans or pie weights.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Remove foil and beans.
- Bake until crust is set and begins to color, piercing bottom with fork if puffy, about 15 minutes more. Transfer to rack and cool.
- FOR FILLING: Place porcini in small bowl.
- Add enough hot water to cover.
- Let soak 30 minutes.
- Drain mushrooms.
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add shallots and garlic and saute 1 minute. Add fresh mushrooms and saute until tender and liquids evaporate, about 5 minutes.
- Add porcini and saute 2 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Set aside. Whisk eggs, half and half, basil and thyme in medium bowl until blended.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle half of cheese on crust. Top with mushroom mixture and remaining cheese. Carefully pour egg mixture over mushrooms.
- Bake until center is set, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer to rack and cool slightly.
- Garnish with parsley.
- Cut into wedges and serve. NOTE: such as crimini, chanterelles and/or stemmed Shiitake, thickly sliced
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
665
kcal
33% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).