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Mushroom pies

Mushrooms in coarse strips are stewed in a browned butter sauce with flour, stock and lemon juice and filled into shortcrust pies. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 447.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 447 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Savoury pies were a common festive pastry in the book; here the filling is made from mushrooms.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the mushrooms

    Clean the mushrooms and cut them into coarse strips.

  2. 2

    Make the sauce

    Brown the butter and stir in the flour. Thin with the stock and simmer for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add the mushrooms

    Add the sliced mushrooms and lemon juice. Stir in cream if you wish.

  4. 4

    Fill

    Fill the mushroom stew into shortcrust pies.

Changes from the original

The original gives no quantities, and the ingredients appear in a list without numbers. The order of steps follows the text.

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Frequently asked questions

What are "posteier"?
Small filled pastries, here filled with a mushroom stew.
What does the cream do?
It is listed without instructions; it can be stirred into the stew to make it richer.

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