Savory Mushroom Cups

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 -3 large shallots
• 1 1/2-2 1/2 lbs mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 -2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 -2 tablespoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 -3 loaves bread
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 wash and chop up all the mushrooms.
• 2 peel and finely chop the shallots.
• 3 melt the butter in a large stock pot.
• 4 add shallots, cook until slightly browning (about 2 minutes).
• 5 add mushrooms. cook until liquid is mostly absorbed (about 15 minutes).
• 6 throw in the flour and stir.
• 7 add whipping cream and stir.
• 8 remove from heat and toss in all of the spices, stir until uniform.
• 9 set aside to cool. if storing for later, allow to cool before putting into the refrigerator.
• 10 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 11 spoon mushroom filling into toast cups (see instructions for toast cups below).
• 12 top with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and bake for 10-15 minutes (cheese should be pretty melted).
• 13 serve hot.
• 14 toast cups: preheat over to 400 degrees. spray a muffin tin (or mini muffin tin) with cooking spray. using a plain or fluted biscuit cutter (2.5-3 inch size for the muffin tin and 1.5-2 inch size for minis), cut a round from each slice of bread and gently press into the muffin cups. bake until edges are golden brown (about 10 minutes) and let they cool on a wire rack. if storing for future use, cool and then put into an air tight container.