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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Vegetarian => Topic started by: JulieO on October 18, 2009, 10:34:20 am
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MUSHROOM, SPINACH & CHEESE TARTS Makes 4 small tarts
110g Plain flour
60g unsalted butter
1 tsp salt
1 eschalot, (the little brown ones) quartered
1 cup mixed wild mushrooms, such as field, oyster & Swiss brown, quartered
50g baby spinach
30g gruyere/Swiss/Jarlsberg or tasty cheddar cheese (I used Swiss) - cubed
2 large eggs (70g)
120g pure thin cream (cooking cream)
White pepper
Place flour, butter and salt in TM bowl and mix for about 10 secs/speed 6. Or until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Set dial to closed lid position. Add 1 ½ tblsp cold water and knead for 1 ½ min/interval speed to form a dough. Add a little more water if necessary to bind. (I didn’t need to).
Turn mixture out of bowl and pull together in your hands. Form a ball and wrap in clingwrap and put in fridge for about 30 mins before rolling out and using. Clean out bowl and put back ready.
Place cubed cheese into bowl and grate for 5 secs/speed 8. Remove from bowl.
Prepare filling by putting mushrooms and eschalot into bowl and chopping 2 secs/speed 4. Remove from bowl. Rinse out bowl and wipe dry with kitchen paper. Put back ready.
Heat a little bit of oil in a frypan over med-high heat. Cook the eschalot and mushrooms for 1-2 mins until they begin to soften. Add spinach and cook for a further 1-2 mins until wilted. Drain. Place in a bowl and allow to cool for 1-2 mins and then gently stir through grated cheese. Put to one side.
Grease four 10cm loose bottomed tart pans. Divide dough into 4 and roll out each piece on a lightly floured surface to 4mm thick, then use to line tart pans. Leave a bit of an overhang in case pastry shrinks. Prick bases with a fork and chill for 30mins. Preheat oven 200c.
Line tart cases with baking paper, then fill with weights. Bake for 10 mins. Remove weights and paper and trim the overhanging pastry. Bake for a further 10 mins approx (until pale golden). Reduce oven 180c.
Put cream and eggs into TM bowl and combine for 5 secs/speed 4.
Divide mushroom mixture among tarts, and then pour over egg mixture from the TM bowl.
Bake for anywhere between 15-30 mins (depending on your oven) or until set and turning lightly golden. Cool tarts in pans for 5 mins, then serve warm.
Notes:
These would be perfect for a light lunch served with a nice salad. Really nice flavours and the pastry was nice and light also. Thoroughly enjoyed these.
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii26/ragdoll128/Sweet/Savoury/tart003.jpg)
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Another winner JulieO. Nice one for summer with a salad. I'll do the whole recipe in the TMX, may not have as much flavour as your method but I'm sure it will still taste fine. Thanks for the posting and photo. ;) ;)
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Yummo!
Can I come to your house for the next lot of tastings please Julie???? ;D
Was thinking the same JD... there's that laziness of mine again! :D
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I just hate cleaning my stove top Ceejay ;) ;) It is a glass one with a glass splashback and it takes some real elbow grease to get it squeaky clean. Since using the TMX, I rarely have to clean it - only everytime I cook on it which isn't very often these days.
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That's what I meant JD... I'm too lazy to clean mine! LOL
Let alone the pots/pans.....
;D
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JulioO you are a machine. How do you keep turning out winner after winner recipes? These look fabulous.
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Awww, thankyou ;D I just love being in the kitchen and think nothing of spending the whole day in there sometimes. Not for everyone I know, but I love it. :D
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Lovely Julie. YOur photos really inspire me. I look at a recipe and think I'll make that. With yours (and others) I see the photo too
and I'm off to make it. I'm a bit like you, I will very happily spend the day in the kitchen. My trouble is getting people to eat the food as we all try to watch our weight.
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Yes, I agree Cookie1 - we can cook faster than they can eat and it all builds up in the fridge. 1/2 quantities are good for smaller families so that you can get on with making something different and not eat leftovers all the time. I had 2 desserts after lunch today - why, because it was there ;D ;D ;D If only I had time to walk it off :-)) :-))
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These look lovely.
Thanks again,
Trudy
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Like they say on the other forum - I bags you as my Mum/sister/daughter/next-door neighbour - whatever (except wife as I'll be dead :o :o) - great work with the recipe and pic :-* :-* :-*
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(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing001.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) Thermomixer. I love your sense of humour. :D
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And I just love your little man JulieO, I crack up every time I see him. Looks a bit likeThermomixer I reckon ;) ;)
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....... Looks a bit like Thermomixer I reckon ;) ;)
Nope - the belly is definitely bigger ;)