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Spring truffle pithiviers with a Maderia reduction
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Spring truffle pithiviers with a Maderia reduction

17 ingredients 2 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Pithiviers are pretty French pies made with puff pastry. This version uses homemade pastry but you could use shop bought to save time.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1130
Calories
80g
Protein
42g
Fat
101g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 15 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Truffle not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Chervil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz plain flour
  • 250g/9oz butter
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 125ml/4½fl oz ice-cold water
  • 4 spring truffles
  • 75ml/2½fl oz Madeira
  • 400g/14oz good-quality beef or veal stock
  • 2 boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 50g/1¾oz baby spinach
  • (from above) puff pastry
  • 75g/2½oz butter
  • 1 shallot
  • 400g/14oz mixed wild mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chervil

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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