Savory Mushroom Loaves

The original recipe for this is from Nita Mehta's Art of Baking book. But there the loaf is made from scratch, using plain flour and potatoes. While I have made it that way in the past, its a bit time-consuming and tedious for lazy me. So when I saw a similar recipe on Tasty Palettes, I decided to combine the two. So just like Suganya, I have also used Pilsbury biscuit dough here for the covering. That made these loaves a breeze to whip up.

Here's how I made the filling:

2 tsp canola/olive oil
1 packet sliced mushrooms
1 onion - chopped fine
1 tomato - chopped fine
1 tsp dhana - jira pwd
1/2 tsp clove pwd
1/2 tsp red chilli pwd
Salt to taste

Heat the oil. Fry the onions for 5 mins till soft. Add the mushrooms. Fry on medium high till they dry and brown a bit. Add the tomatoes, salt and spices. Cook 2-3 more minutes. Take off heat and cool slightly before stuffing.

Cooked mushroom filling

Separate out the biscuit dough, roll each out to 1/4 inch thickness. Place 2 - 3 heaped tablespoons of the mushroom fillings on half of the biscuits. Cover with another. You can use a little water/milk to make sure the edges of the 2 biscuits stick together well.



Press the edges with a fork to further seal them. If desired, you can decorate the top with a bit of the biscuit dough, pinched off before rolling it flat in the earlier step.

Bake per directions on the biscuit dough package.

These made 4 super heavy loaves for us.