Chicken n Mushroom Cups Or Mini pies

Chicken & Mushroom Cups Or Mini Pies


Dough for the Base:

2 cups cake flour
A pinch of salt
Baking powder - teaspoon
125g butter
+- 1/2 cup cold milk

Method for Dough:

• Add your butter and dry ingredients into your food processor or by hand.
• Mix until it resembles bread crumbs.
• Add milk a little at a time until it forms a dough.
• Dust your surface with flour and roll out dough. Cut out flower shapes as in the picture and den place them in a muffin pan. 
• Poke the dough with a fork and bake at 180'c for 4-5 mins. Do not fully cook.
• Remove and allow to cool.

Filling Ingredients:

1 medium onion - finely sliced
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
60g butter
2 cups boneless chicken - cubed
6 mushrooms - sliced
1 cup capsicum - diced
2 teaspoon finely ground green chili
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup (250ml) fresh cream
3 tablespoon cornflour
215grams cream style sweetcorn / or blend corn to make it cream style
2 tablespoon mayonnaise
Cheddar Cheese - grated.

Method: 

• Add butter in a pan and saute onions and garlic in it for a few mins.
• Add chicken n mushroom, Stir fry for about 2mins till chicken is half cooked.
• Now add in the bell pepper and rest of the spices and cook until all water burns out.
• Make a paste out of fresh cream and corn flour and add it to chicken.
• Cook till a boil comes and until chicken filling looks thick and saucy.
• Remove from stove and add the sweetcorn and mayonnaise.
• Add chopped coriander leaves ,if desired.

Preparation: 

• After filling is cool ,add it to your cool flower cups.
• Top with grated cheese and a sprinkle of dried oregano herb and a slice of tomato.

Return to oven and bake until cheese has melted.

Dough makes almost 3 dozen of these mini pies :)