Recipe

Ham And Mushroom Pie With Cream Cheese Crust Recipe

	Dmajor / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago This is a wonderful recipe I found in "The Heritage of Southern Cooking" cookbook. This is one recipe that doesn't need improving! I haven't changed a thing in this recipe(which is hard for me). I usually do not post other peoples recipes a... More Prep:30m Cook:30m Servings:6	Dmajor
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Ingredients

Filling:

2 pounds mushrooms

6 tablespoons butter

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

2 cups cubed baked ham(do not use honey type hams here)

3 tablespoons all purpose flour

1 1/2 cups chicken stock

1/3 cup dry Madeira or Spanish Sherry(ok here I just use any sherry)

1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream

Cream Cheese Pastry

8 tablespoons butter, at room temp.

1 (3 oz.) package cream cheese, at room temp(use microwave for ease and heat a few seconds)

1 cup sifted all purpose flour

(I do add a pinch of salt here!)

Directions

Clean mushrooms and remove stems,

Slice mushrooms, not overly thin

Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a heavy skillet(not cast iron)

Add the mushrooms a few at a time and saute' them over medium high heat until they absorb the butter but are still somewhat crisp(5 to 6 minutes)

Season with salt and pepper.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mushrooms to a 1 1/2 quart shallow baking dish or pie pan.

Cover them with the ham.

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the juices in the skillet.

Stir in flour and blend until smooth.

Add the chicken stock gradually and cook the sauce over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it has thickened and is smooth(about5 minutes)

Stir in the Madeira or Sherry and the cream.

Season with salt and pepper but remember the ham will be salty so you wont need too much.

Pour sauce over the ham and mushrooms.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Roll out the pastry for a top crust( I just pat my out instead of rolling) large enough to extend 1 inch beyond the edge of the baking dish or pie pan.

Lay it over the pie.

Fold the edges of the pastry under and press the pastry to the edge of the pan with prongs of a fork.

make several slits in the crust for the steam to escape.

Bake the pie until the pastry is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

Cream Cheese Pastry Directions:

Cream the butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer, processor, or by hand until well blended.

Add the flour and mix well.

Form into a ball.

Cover with foil and refrigerate until the dough has chilled and will roll easily, at least 30 minutes( I skip this step when in a hurry)

* mixing the pastry with your fingers makes a flakier crust and bringing the butter and cream cheese to room temp makes it easier to work with.

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Comments

shecooks4u 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I love savory pie recipes!

jett2whit 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Very nice!

justjakesmom 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This sounds fantastic! I think I'll try this tonight. Saved and printed. Thanks! ; ')

krumkake 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Oh sure, hook me on another cookbook - how can I resist, after your comments?!? This recipe sounds incredible, so if it's in that cookbook, it must be a good one!

jencathen 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Yummy! I love ham and mushrooms.

lincolntoot 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I want it now! I will have to make a slight change - I will have to use wheat free flour but I'm sure it will work with this recipe. 5 forks for this one!

busmamawilliams 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This is going to be one of my all-time favorite things to cook. I can tell just by the ingredients! I make an appetizer that is mini mushroom turnovers in cream-cheese pastry; this looks very similar but more delicious. Thanks!

krumkake 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I just ordered the cookbook on Amazon for $2.99 - couldn't resist that deal (used, but that's ok)...can't wait to get it and check out her recipes. I looked at the index pages and it sounds phenomenal - thanks for telling us about this one!

dmajor 1 year, 4 months ago said:
You got it at a steal! Let me know what you think when you get it! You will love it I am sure. Check out the following pages..p.244,247,248,261-262,278,344 and 345 these are just a few of my favorites from this book!Enjoy!

theiris 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Sweet perfect recipe, ty, Mare

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