Spam Wellington

~TigerJo~'s Note:

This recipe was in given to me by a good friend. The recipe originated from "Marshall Field's Oakbrook" according to her cookbook. It isn't something I would usually make, but I wanted to post it, in her honor.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 sheets frozen puff pastry , thawed
• 12 ounces Spam , cut in 12 slices and browned
• 9 ounces stouffer's creamed spinach , thawed

Mushroom mixture

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon garlic , minced
• 1 tablespoon onion , diced
• 2 cups mushrooms , in 1/4-inch slices
• ½ teaspoon marjoram , dried
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese , grated
• 1 pinch white pepper

Egg wash

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium skillet, melt butter, and saute garlic, onion, mushrooms, marjoram, and white pepper until translucent. Remove from heat, mix in parmesan cheese, and set aside.
2. In a separate small bowl, combine egg and water until well blended; set aside.
3. Cut each sheet of puff pastry into six squares (for a total of 12 squares). Place one piece of 'spam' on one square of puff pastry; top with 2T spinach; add another piece of 'spam', top with 1/6th of mushroom mixture, and top with puff pastry. Paint edges of top piece of pastry with egg wash; seal to bottom pastry. Repeat with remaining ingredients five more times; brush entire top of each pastry with egg wash mixture.
4. Place on parchment lined baking sheet; and bake 25-30 minutes.