Autumn Tarts

I had a bunch of mushrooms I didn't know what to do with and found this great mini-mushroom tart recipe...

Mini Mushroom Tarts

Tart dough:

2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup cold butter
1/3 cup sour cream
1 egg, slightly beaten

Sift flour and add salt to a large bowl.  Cut in butter (I grate mine with a cheese grater and then use a pastry cutter or a fork to mix with flour) until mixture is crumbly.  Stir in sour cream and slightly beaten egg.

Grease a mini muffin pan.  Form dough into 1 inch balls.  Press each ball into muffin pan, covering the bottom and sides of each cup.  Bake at 350 degress for 12-14 minutes, until golden brown.

While tart cups are baking make Mushroom filling:
3/4 lb mushrooms, diced ( I used about 7 Large mushrooms)
1 bunch green onions, diced
1/4 cup butter
pepper to taste
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup flour
1 cup whipping cream

Dice mushrooms and green onions.  Melt butter in pan on stove and sautee mushrooms and green onions.  Sprinkle with flour, salt, and pepper.  Mix together and then add cream, stirring continually while cooking on the stove.  Cook until cream thickens.  Remove from heat and spoon into baked tart shells.  Yeilds 36-40 tarts.

I also made a dessert tart today that I have previously posted:  Pear Tart.  (Sorry for the crappy picture on this one...it is really tasty and stays together better than it looks!)