Just the other day I was singing praises to the wild mushrooms from Tesco (see my post Girolle and garlic pasta). I saved the 2nd pack for Pirozhki with potatoes and wild mushrooms. Mushrooms and potatoes are a classic combination, and they complement each other beautifully.
For a budget recipe, skip the mushrooms altogether and just do the filling with the mashed potatoes and fried onions. When I was a student, that was often the option for a cheap tasty meal.
Pirozhki with potatoes and wild mushrooms (makes 20)
Ingredients:
100g wild mushrooms (girolle or ceps)
150g potato
2tsp butter
1 small onion
salt, pepper
1 pack of Jus-Rol shortcrust pastry
1 egg yolk
I know the likes of Paul Hollywood and the GBO contestants would pooh-pooh me for using the ready-made pastry, but I am not ashamed to admit that I use it. Jus-Rol makes pretty good pastry, and it is very convenient for busy Mums like me.
Start by peeling the potato and cooking it in the salted water until just soft. Mash it with a fork and add 1tsp of butter and a bit of the liquid in which potatoes were cooking or a dash of milk. Don't make it too runny.
Brush the specks of dirt from the wild mushrooms - I used the beautiful girolles from Tesco - and chop them with a knife. In a small frying pan melt 1tsp of butter, add the finely chopped onion and fry for about 5 minutes, then add the mushrooms and fry for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mix the mashed potatoes and mushrooms. This is your filling for the mini pies.
Now roll out your pastry, and using a cookie cutter, cut the little circles. You will have some leftovers, knead them together in a ball, and reroll the flattened dough. Cut more circles. Slightly stretching each circle of pastry, add a teaspoon of the filling, fold the edges, so that they meet like a little purse, and pinch them together. Place all your pirozhki on a big baking tray, which has been oiled. Beat the yolk with a fork, and using your fingers or a pastry brush, brush the yolk over pirozhki. You could also use a bit of milk for the same purpose or melted butter.
Put the tray in the oven preheated to 180C and bake the pirozhki for about 20 minutes until golden.
Serve with the pickles and a generous dollop of the soured cream. They are also often accompanied by a hot steaming mug of clear broth or bouillon.
They are tasty both hot and cold.
Na zdorovie! Enjoy your meal!
I'm participating in the 1st Edition Tiendeo cooking competion "Seasonal Recipes".
This is pure comfort food for the winter yum yum
ReplyDeleteDefinitely comfort food! Though I am happy to eat them all year round, with different fillings. :)
DeleteThese look lovely, I love the idea of mushroom filling
ReplyDeleteThank you Alison! Even my older son ate them, which is a miracle in itself, as he is a very fussy eater
DeleteWow these do look tasty. My husband and I are big mushrooms fans!
ReplyDeleteThank you Olivia! I love mushrooms, just not very good at picking them.
DeleteThese look so tempting and different. Commenting for myself and on behalf of BritMums and thanking you for taking part
ReplyDeleteThank you Kate! A lovely challenge, with lots of varied entries.
DeleteWow yummy!! I might try these! x
ReplyDeleteDo let me know if you make them! Would love to know if you liked them
DeleteThese sound lovely - really got my tastebuds tingling!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteI am vegetarian and always on the look out for new and exciting things to make! These sound delicious x
ReplyDeleteThank you Hayley, hope you will have a go at making them! They are basically mini-pasties.
DeleteThis sounds delicious. I love everything with mushrooms and these are the perfect size for a buffet or picnic.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Carolin, they are very portable for a picnic.
DeleteOh my, these sound delicious! My partner isn't a mushroom fan but I love them. Maybe these could convert him.
ReplyDeleteThese look scrummy and have given me the inspiration to try them myself!
ReplyDeleteThey sound delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Wendy! Nice to see you over on y blog!
DeleteThey look good too yumyum x
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda! They were lovely, just waiting for my next order from Tesco to get more of those wild mushrooms
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