Spam
Spam’shrooms En Croute
Ingredients
-- ingredients 1 cup Italian style shredded cheese – divided use
-- 1 can low sodium Spam, sliced into ½” chunks
-- ½ cup sun dried tomatoes in oil
-- ½ cup diced red onion
-- 1 box phyllo pastry
-- ½ cup melted butter
-- 3 dozen uniform mushrooms about 1½” in diameter
-- 1 beaten egg with 2 tablespoons water
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
In the bowl of a food processor or mixer, combine ½ cup of the cheese, Spam chunks and sun-dried tomatoes. Pulse or mix until nearly smooth. Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in the remainder of the cheese and the red onion.
Remove the stems from the mushrooms. With a small spoon, scrape out inside of each mushroom to make the cavity bigger. Stuff each mushroom with about 1 teaspoon of the Spam mixture. Be careful not to overstuff.
Carefully lay 4 sheets of phyllo dough on top of one another, brushing every other one with melted butter. Cut phyllo lengthwise down the center, then cut each half into 3 pieces to make 6 rectangles. Place a mushroom, Spam side up, in the center of each square. Lift the sides of the pastry up over mushrooms to resemble small bundles. Form a neck by pinching the edges together to seal. Repeat same process with the rest of the mushrooms.
Place bundles on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush with egg wash. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown.
