| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy, Eggs, Grains |
Greek |
Greek, Ham |
8 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 2/3 |
c |
All-purpose flour |
| 1/4 |
t |
Salt |
| 1/2 |
c |
Chilled butter, cut into |
|
|
Small pieces |
| 1/2 |
c |
Sour cream |
| 1 |
|
Egg |
| 1 |
T |
Fresh lemon juice |
| 1/4 |
c |
Butter |
| 3/4 |
lb |
Mushrooms, chopped |
| 1/2 |
c |
Minced onion |
| 8 |
oz |
Cream cheese, at room |
|
|
Temperature |
|
|
Salt and pepper |
| 1 |
c |
Finely chopped walnuts |
| 2 |
T |
Brandy, optional |
| 3 |
c |
Ground ham, about 1 1/2 lbs. |
| 1/2 |
c |
Coarse breadcrumbs |
| 1/2 |
c |
Chopped fresh chives OR |
| 1/2 |
c |
Sliced green onion tops |
| 1/4 |
c |
Minced fresh parsley |
| 2 |
|
Eggs, beaten to blend |
| 1 |
|
Egg, beaten with: |
| 2 |
T |
Milk, glaze |
|
|
Sour cream, optional |
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine flour and salt in large bowl.Cut in butter until mixture
resembles coarse meal.Beat sour cream,egg and lemon juice to blend.
Stir into flour with fork until stiff dough forms.Gather into ball.
Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes. Melt butter in heavy large
skillet over medium heat.Add mushrooms and onion and cook until all
liquid evaporates,stirring occasionally about 15 minutes;cool.Blend in
cream cheese.Add salt and pepper.Stir in walnuts and brandy,optional.
For ham filling,combine all ingredients in medium bowl.Preheat oven to
400 degrees.Line baking sheet with parchment paper.Divide dough in
half.Wrap one portion in plastic and refrigerate to keep from drying.
Roll remaining portion out on lightly floured surface into a 6 x 12"
rectangle.Set on prepared sheet.Layer with half of mushroom pate and
half of ham filling,remaining pate and remaining ham,leaving a 1"
border on all sides. Press filling into rounded log shape.Bring dough
edges up sides of filling to make a small edge.Roll remaining dough
out into a rectangle slightly larger than the first.Make several 1/2 x
4" crosswise slashes in dough.Brush with egg glaze and crimp to
seal.Bake until golden, about 30 minutes.Serve hot,warm or
chilled.Pass sour cream,separately, if desired.Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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