Hot Mushroom Turnovers

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (softened)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 lb mushroom, minced
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1/2 cup minced ham
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese, 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 cup butter until smooth; shape into ball; wrap; refrigerate 1 hour.
• 2 meanwhile, in 10 inch skillet over medium heat, in 3 tablespoons hot butter, cook mushrooms and onion until tender, stirring occasionally.
• 3 stir in ham, sour cream, salt, thyme and 2 tablespoons flour; set aside.
• 4 on floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll half of dough 1/8 inch thick.
• 5 with floured 2 3/4 inch round cookie cutter, cut out as many circles as possible.
• 6 repeat.
• 7 preheat oven to 450f.
• 8 onto one half of each dough circle, place a teaspoon of mushroom mixture.
• 9 brush edges of circles with some egg.
• 10 fold dough over filling.
• 11 with fork, firmly press edges together to seal; prick top.
• 12 place turnovers on ungreased cookie sheet, brush with remaining egg.
• 13 bake 12 to 14 minutes until golden.
• 14 note: you can freeze these unbaked, then pop the frozen turnovers right in the oven- just bake a bit longer.