Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 This recipe is for the most amazing mushroom and cheese pie we had for lunch in Avebury. They call it a Mushroom and Cheese Flan . Not sure why, to me a flan is a custardy dessert, but perhaps it has different meaning in the UK. I made a few adjustments when I made this. First, I halved the mushrooms to make room for more eggs and milk to up the protein amount. I used 8 eggs, but there was room for even more and next time I will do that. Second, I didn't have wheat germ so I substituted more oatmeal instead. Next time I may try using protein powder instead of the flour to up the protein. Third, I added some chopped fresh marjoram to the eggs and it was very tasty! A few notes about this, it makes a huge amount of crust, which I found wonderful since it pretty much stood alone for brown, but don't be surprised when you see it . Also, you'll need a large cast iron pan with high sides to cook it in--make sure to press the crust along the sides up to the top so it'll hold your filling well. JJ, your question about what to have along side this, well I had veggies sausages, seemed to fit well, but what you have, and how much, will depend on how you make the dish. Happy eating! Crust: 8 oz wholemeal crumbs 2 oz wholemeal flour 2 oz wheatgerm 4 oz oatmeal 1 tsp salt 2 tsp marjoram 8 oz butter Filling: 2 Tbsp oil 2 small onions 1 pound mushrooms 8 oz cheddar, grated 4 eggs 10 fl oz milk salt and pepper 1) preheat over to 200 degrees C (about 400 F) 2) Mix together crumbs, flower, wheatgerm, oatmeal, salt and herbs in a large bowl. Melt butter and pour in to dry ingredients. Mix well. Press mixture into a greased flan dish (to me this looked like a big cast iron frying pan). Bake for 10 minutes, leave to cool. 3) For filling, heat oil and genlry fry onion for 3 minutes, add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes. Cover crumb base with cheese, spoon over mushrooms. Beat eggs and milk together, season well and pour over. Bake to 35 minutes or just until set. There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Heather, What does the wholemeal part mean? Is that another way to say whole wheat? Emily , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > A few notes about this, it makes a huge amount of crust, which I found wonderful since it pretty much stood alone for brown, but don't be surprised when you see it . Also, you'll need a large cast iron pan with high sides to cook it in--make sure to press the crust along the sides up to the top so it'll hold your filling well. JJ, your question about what to have along side this, well I had veggies sausages, seemed to fit well, but what you have, and how much, will depend on how you make the dish. Happy eating! > > Crust: > 8 oz wholemeal crumbs > 2 oz wholemeal flour > 2 oz wheatgerm > 4 oz oatmeal > 1 tsp salt > 2 tsp marjoram > 8 oz butter > > Filling: > 2 Tbsp oil > 2 small onions > 1 pound mushrooms > 8 oz cheddar, grated > 4 eggs > 10 fl oz milk > salt and pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 I have a recipe for cheese and onion flan and it also states 4oz oatmeal and 4oz wholemeal. I've always used wholewheat flour along with the oatmeal, whatever the intentions of the recipe book were, and the base is always delicious. Rick - erahn8 02 November 2008 16:30 Re: mushroom and cheese flan Heather, What does the wholemeal part mean? Is that another way to say whole wheat? Emily , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > A few notes about this, it makes a huge amount of crust, which I found wonderful since it pretty much stood alone for brown, but don't be surprised when you see it . Also, you'll need a large cast iron pan with high sides to cook it in--make sure to press the crust along the sides up to the top so it'll hold your filling well. JJ, your question about what to have along side this, well I had veggies sausages, seemed to fit well, but what you have, and how much, will depend on how you make the dish. Happy eating! > > Crust: > 8 oz wholemeal crumbs > 2 oz wholemeal flour > 2 oz wheatgerm > 4 oz oatmeal > 1 tsp salt > 2 tsp marjoram > 8 oz butter > > Filling: > 2 Tbsp oil > 2 small onions > 1 pound mushrooms > 8 oz cheddar, grated > 4 eggs > 10 fl oz milk > salt and pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Emily, yah, you got it Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ erahn8 <erahn8 Sunday, November 2, 2008 11:30:57 AM Re: mushroom and cheese flan Heather, What does the wholemeal part mean? Is that another way to say whole wheat? Emily , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > A few notes about this, it makes a huge amount of crust, which I found wonderful since it pretty much stood alone for brown, but don't be surprised when you see it . Also, you'll need a large cast iron pan with high sides to cook it in--make sure to press the crust along the sides up to the top so it'll hold your filling well. JJ, your question about what to have along side this, well I had veggies sausages, seemed to fit well, but what you have, and how much, will depend on how you make the dish. Happy eating! > > Crust: > 8 oz wholemeal crumbs > 2 oz wholemeal flour > 2 oz wheatgerm > 4 oz oatmeal > 1 tsp salt > 2 tsp marjoram > 8 oz butter > > Filling: > 2 Tbsp oil > 2 small onions > 1 pound mushrooms > 8 oz cheddar, grated > 4 eggs > 10 fl oz milk > salt and pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 How neat is that! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Richard Cox <r.a.v.cox Sunday, November 2, 2008 11:40:11 AM Re: Re: mushroom and cheese flan I have a recipe for cheese and onion flan and it also states 4oz oatmeal and 4oz wholemeal. I've always used wholewheat flour along with the oatmeal, whatever the intentions of the recipe book were, and the base is always delicious. Rick - erahn8 02 November 2008 16:30 Re: mushroom and cheese flan Heather, What does the wholemeal part mean? Is that another way to say whole wheat? Emily , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > A few notes about this, it makes a huge amount of crust, which I found wonderful since it pretty much stood alone for brown, but don't be surprised when you see it . Also, you'll need a large cast iron pan with high sides to cook it in--make sure to press the crust along the sides up to the top so it'll hold your filling well. JJ, your question about what to have along side this, well I had veggies sausages, seemed to fit well, but what you have, and how much, will depend on how you make the dish. Happy eating! > > Crust: > 8 oz wholemeal crumbs > 2 oz wholemeal flour > 2 oz wheatgerm > 4 oz oatmeal > 1 tsp salt > 2 tsp marjoram > 8 oz butter > > Filling: > 2 Tbsp oil > 2 small onions > 1 pound mushrooms > 8 oz cheddar, grated > 4 eggs > 10 fl oz milk > salt and pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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