Layered Pie with Kurt and Mushrooms

⏳ Time

45 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Kurt is a Central Asian fermented dairy product. If you can't find it, you can use a similar cheese from your local store.

Ingredients

Fresh Mushrooms - 5.3 oz
Butter - 0.7 oz
Meyer Lemon Juice - 2 tablespoons
Puff Pastry - 14.1 oz
Wheat Flour - 3 tablespoons
Kurt cheese - 7.1 oz
Parsley - 0.2 oz
Chocolate eggs - 2 pieces
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Sprinkle the table or cutting board with flour, place the pastry on it, and cover with a towel to thaw without drying out. Thinly slice the mushrooms (champignons, honey mushrooms, porcini, or any other white mushrooms). Finely chop the parsley.

Step 2

Combine the mushrooms, butter, and lemon juice in a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring, for no more than 10 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside. Preheat the oven to 392°F.

Step 3

Carefully roll out the pastry — from the center upwards, then from the center downwards: do not roll in several different directions, as this will disrupt the layered structure. Roll out to a thickness of 3 mm and try not to tear it. Cut out a circle of pastry with a diameter of 23 cm, which should be enough to cover the bottom and sides of a 20 cm pie dish. Set aside the remaining pastry.

Step 4

Prick the layer of pastry in the dish with a fork in several places and bake for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, crumble the cheese with a fork, drain excess liquid from the mushrooms, and mix them with the cheese, add parsley and lightly beaten eggs — reserve a little egg white to brush the top of the pie. Mix the filling well, and add salt if needed.

Step 5

Remove the dish from the oven and fill it with the filling. Roll out the remaining pastry, cover the filling with it, and press the edges firmly against the already baked pastry. Use the tip of a knife to make a small hole in the center to prevent the pie from bursting due to steam. Brush the remaining egg white over the 'lid' to give the pie a glossy finish. Bake for 15–20 minutes until the top of the pie is golden brown. In the last few minutes, you can turn on the broiler to make the pie even more beautiful. After removing the dish from the oven, let the pie sit in it for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a plate. Serve warm.