When it comes to baking, many novice housewives begin to speak about it with a certain prejudice, fearing that their culinary efforts will go down the drain.
Due to their inexperience, they think that they will ruin the dish: the dough will not rise or shrink during baking, and it may seem that the filling is difficult to prepare. This is especially true for pies with minced meat and mushrooms, which will be discussed in our article. It must be said that such fears are completely unfounded, because preparing such baked goods is not difficult, especially when dozens of proven recipes come to the rescue. In addition, such a product will help you diversify your everyday and holiday menu. Below you will see a selection of 6 popular recipes for pies with mushrooms and minced meat.
Shortbread pie with mushrooms and minced meat
Shortbread dough for savory baking is an ideal solution, and it’s very easy to prepare.
- Butter or margarine (chilled) – 230 g;
- Flour (wheat) – 2 tbsp.;
- Chicken eggs – 1 pc.;
- Soda – ? tsp;
- Sugar – 3 tsp;
- Salt - a pinch;
- Vinegar – 1 tsp.
Filling:
- Mushrooms – 350 g;
- Minced meat (any kind, can be chopped) – 350 g;
- Carrots – 1 pc.;
- Sour cream or mayonnaise - 3-4 tbsp. l.;
- Spices – salt, pepper;
- Fresh herbs (optional) - parsley, dill;
- Sunflower oil.
Grate the butter on a coarse grater and add to the flour. Then rub the mixture with your hands to make crumbs.
Add soda, slaked with vinegar, sugar and salt.
Beat the egg into the flour mixture and knead the dough for 5-7 minutes.
Roll the resulting dough into a ball, place it in a deep bowl and cover with cling film.
Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour, and in the meantime make the filling.
Cut the mushrooms into cubes and fry in sunflower oil until cooked, adding sour cream in the middle of the process.
Then we transfer the fruiting bodies into a deep plate, and put the carrots, previously peeled and grated, into the frying pan.
When the vegetable becomes soft, add minced meat and lightly fry.
Combine the mixture with mushrooms, season with spices, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs and mix.
Roll out the dough and place it in a baking dish, forming sides. In this case, bake the pie at 190°C for 40-45 minutes.
You may already have your favorite shortcrust pastry recipe, so you can safely use it when making mushroom pies. This pie with minced meat and mushrooms goes perfectly with tomato juice, so we recommend trying it at your next lunch or dinner.
Recipe for jellied pie with minced meat and mushrooms in the oven
Preparing a jellied pie with minced meat and mushrooms will take you about 1 hour of time, and this includes baking.
- Kefir – 200-250 ml;
- Butter – 60 g;
- Egg – 3 pcs.;
- Vegetable oil – 4 tbsp. l.;
- Flour – 220 g;
- Salt - a pinch;
- Soda – 1 tsp.
Filling:
- Mushrooms and fresh minced meat – 300 g each;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Favorite spices.
We suggest starting the preparation of such a simple pie with the filling.
For flavor, it is better to take minced pork or beef (you can use a mixture) and fry in oil until golden.
Separately, fry finely chopped onions and mushrooms.
Combine with the meat product, season with spices and set aside.
Dough: mix kefir at room temperature with eggs, salt, soda and beat. Add butter and, continuing to beat, add flour.
Grease the mold with oil and pour it out? the resulting test.
Distribute the filling and pour the remaining mixture on top.
Bake the pie with minced meat and mushrooms in the oven for about 40 minutes at a set temperature of 180°C.
Multicooker Recipes
If you can’t spend a long time at the stove, but you really want to pamper your household with delicious baked goods, then the faithful assistant of modern housewives – a multicooker – will come to the rescue. Thanks to many useful programs, she can make not only borscht, soups or main courses. Flour products in the miracle machine are no worse than branded oven-baked loaves.
Mushroom pie in a slow cooker will be aspic. This option will help save time and effort: you don’t need to spend a lot of time preparing the dough itself. Prepare the filling from mushrooms, onions, carrots. The pieces should be rather large. Fry everything in vegetable oil, sprinkle with garlic, pepper, and herbs. Prepare the dough itself: from eggs, sour cream, salt, soda, flour, the consistency should be thick. Grease the bowl with oil, pour out part of the dough, carefully place the filling on top, sprinkle with grated cheese, and pour in the second part of the dough. The machine is set to the “Baking” mode for an hour. Serve with a bowl of sour cream and herbs.
Mushroom pie in a slow cooker is made with potatoes, meat, cauliflower, broccoli, white cabbage - the range of fillings is huge, all you have to do is choose the appropriate recipe. Fans of yeast or puff pastry can also safely bake pies in a slow cooker, which only reduces the baking time itself.
The large cookbook contains about 112 different options for layer pies with mushrooms, meat, and vegetables. The culinary notebooks of modern housewives simply must be replenished with at least a few recipes for savory cakes.
Pie with minced meat and mushrooms from dough without yeast
In this version, the dough for a pie with mushrooms and minced meat is made without yeast. It’s very tasty to enjoy ready-made baked goods with first courses - soups, borscht, broths, etc.
- Butter – 130 g;
- Flour – 2 tbsp;
- Sour cream – 170 ml;
- Salt - a pinch;
- Sugar – 0.5 tsp;
- Chicken egg – 2 pcs.
Filling:
- Boiled forest mushrooms or oyster mushrooms – 350 g;
- Minced pork and beef – 250 g;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Egg (raw) – 1 pc.;
- Sunflower oil;
- Salt, pepper mixture.
The dough is the first thing you need to do in this recipe.
In a separate deep bowl, beat sour cream with two eggs. When the mixture becomes homogeneous, add butter, as well as salt and sugar.
Beat well again and add flour in portions, then knead the dough. Once ready, put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, having previously stretched the cling film over the dishes.
While the dough is “resting”, we begin preparing the filling or filling.
Cut the fruiting bodies and onions into cubes. Pour oil into a frying pan and fry: first the onion, and then add the mushrooms. Continue frying until cooked, and at the end season with spices.
Divide the dough into 2 unequal halves, roll out most of it with a rolling pin and place in a greased pan. Make holes all over the surface with a toothpick or fork, and then lay out the filling.
Take the second piece of dough and also roll it into a crust. Cover the pie with it and seal the edges with the bottom cake.
Bake for 40 minutes, setting the temperature at 180°C. 10 minutes before ready, brush the pie with egg.
The photo below shows that the pie with minced meat and mushrooms turns out very beautiful and appetizing.
What is the difference between yeast and yeast-free puff pastry
To prepare closed pies and pies, it is recommended to use yeast-free dough, which has fewer layers and will ideally hold the filling inside the pie. Leave the yeast dough for recipes for sweet, airy pastries.
When rolling out the dough on the work surface of the table, do not use flour, but dust the table with a small amount of potato starch. It will not be absorbed into the dough, but it will not stick to the surface, allowing you to roll out the layer to the desired thickness.
Easy recipe for layer pie with mushrooms and minced meat
The recipe for layer pie with mushrooms and minced meat is quite easy to prepare, especially if you use ready-made store-bought dough.
It is very beneficial to take such baked goods outdoors, because they are quite filling, which means they perfectly satisfy hunger.
- Puff pastry – 700 g.
Filling:
- Mushrooms (can be pickled) – 400 g;
- Minced meat (any fresh) – 400 g;
- Onion – 1 pc.;
- Boiled eggs – 3 pcs.;
- Salt pepper;
- Vegetable oil.
In this option, we will use a purchased test, which is very beneficial when you need to quickly prepare the table for the arrival of guests.
We prepare the filling: separately fry the minced meat in a frying pan until half cooked, and in the meantime wash the mushrooms and peel the onions.
Cut these 2 ingredients into pieces and fry them after the minced meat.
Combine everything together and add finely chopped eggs, salt, pepper and mix.
Roll out a thin layer of dough into a round or square shape, put the filling in the middle and fold it into an envelope. We make holes with a toothpick, and then bake our layer cake with minced meat and mushrooms at 190°C for 35-40 minutes.
Other cooking methods
Of course, the described pie recipe is far from the only one. In addition, you can experiment yourself by changing the composition of the filling partially or completely, as well as choosing a different type of dough. But for your convenience, we will give a few more examples of preparing this delicacy.
Quick recipe for pie with meat and mushrooms
If you don’t have enough time, opt for the recipe for the “Mushroom Basket” pie made from puff pastry with meat and mushrooms. In this case, use ready-made dough. You just need to prepare the filling and decorate the baked goods. But the result will not disappoint you. The dish will come out crispy and very tender.
Pie with meat, mushrooms, tomatoes and cheese
The sourness from the tomatoes and the stretchy cheese added to the meat and mushrooms will make the taste contrasting and bright. This is the same recipe but with more ingredients inside.
Jellied pie
Jamie Oliver once said: “Throughout history, humanity has invented ingenious ways to create culinary masterpieces from literally nothing.” Knead the sour milk-based batter. When forming it, you just need to pour it into a heatproof dish, add the filling and top it up.
Pie with meat and mushrooms from shortcrust pastry
If you prefer shortbread dough, then this is what you should prepare for your future product. It will not change the taste radically, but will add a piquant fragility and a feeling of lightness.
Pigtail pie with meat and mushrooms
Pie is a universal invention. It can be served with tea or made the main dish of the table.
If you really decide to treat them to guests invited for a special occasion, then this is a very good choice. And not only its unsurpassed taste, but also its solemn appearance will help not leave anyone indifferent. To do this, form the top of the dough pie and braid it.
Puff pastry is perfect for this. It will rise beautifully and the rosy weave will look flawless.
Upside-down pie with minced chicken and mushrooms
Upside-down pie is something between a pie and a casserole, but a very tasty and tender dish. It is perfect for a family lunch or dinner. We suggest making an upside-down pie with mushrooms and minced chicken.
- Eggs – 3 pcs.;
- Flour - 1.5 tbsp;
- Salt – 1 pinch;
- Kefir at room temperature – 200 ml;
- Baking powder – 2 tsp;
- Creamy margarine - for greasing the mold.
Filling:
- Champignons – 250-300 g;
- Chicken fillet – 300 g;
- Vegetable oil.
In this recipe we will use minced minced meat, so it is better to lightly boil the breast in advance in water with spices: bay leaf, salt and black pepper grains.
Then chop the fillet with a knife, fry the resulting minced meat in vegetable oil until golden brown, place in a separate bowl, and add the champignons to the frying pan.
Fry the fruiting bodies until the liquid evaporates, then combine with the minced meat, salt and pepper and set aside.
Jellied dough: mix flour with baking powder, pour in kefir. Stir, beat in the eggs and add salt, beat the mixture thoroughly until the lumps dissolve.
Thickly grease the mold with margarine, place the filling on the bottom and pour in the dough.
Bake the pie with minced chicken and mushrooms for at least 40 minutes at 180-190°C. Once the baked goods have cooled in the pan, invert them onto a plate and... voila! The delicious dish is ready to eat, serve.
Cooking the pie step by step
Pie Contents
First of all, do the filling. Finely chop the onions and mushrooms and lightly simmer in vegetable oil in a heated frying pan and transfer to another container.
Grind the selected meat using a meat grinder or cut it with a knife, and then also fry in the same frying pan. Mix everything. Add spices, ground pepper works well.
Simple dough
Add yeast, a level tablespoon of sugar, 4 tablespoons of flour to the heated milk and stir until smooth. Your dough is ready. Now she needs to come over.
Wrap the bowl in a cloth and forget about it for half an hour. During this time, the dough should rise, this will be a sign that you can continue kneading.
Pour the eggs into a clean container and beat. They should not be cold; they should be removed from the refrigerator in advance. Pour everything into the dough along with the remaining sugar.
Next, melt the butter, add salt and, after cooling, also pour into the dough. Add all the remaining flour to the resulting mass and knead until smooth.
The dough should be plastic and tender. He needs to be left alone again, this time it will take an hour and thirty minutes. After this, it should at least double in size.
Final assembly
Time to start the most interesting part of the process.
- Divide the dough in half. And if you want to decorate the pie with modeling, then first separate a piece from the whole thing.
- Roll out both parts with a rolling pin. One of them will become the base of the pie. Make several punctures with a knife or fork, place in a baking container greased with vegetable oil.
- Add the previously prepared filling mixture.
- Cover the filling with the second rolled out half. Pinch the edges.
- If you left the dough for decoration, then make decorations from it to your taste and place them on top of the future pie.
- It is very important to cut a small window in the middle, which will allow the steam to escape.
- Now let the cake stand for another 25 minutes, after which do not forget to brush with the remaining egg mixture and place in the oven. There it will be baked for 50 - 60 minutes at 180 degrees.
Galina Poskrebysheva, culinary specialist, author of dozens of cookbooks, always drew the attention of readers to the fact that “the quality of baking depends on the correct temperature.” An old trick will help you check readiness - a match or a toothpick.
Once you are sure the cake is completely baked, remove it from the oven. Now he needs to cool down. Then release it from the mold.
