Baked Fresh Mushroom Patties

A side dish to serve with cabbage & fish & coleslaw dressing.Quick to prepare and cook. Garlic & green or hot pepper lovers add as much as you like.Photo shows the patties after being pressed in a measuring cup to bake.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 15  whole fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 3  hamburger buns or 5  slices  whole wheat bread, crumbed
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup sweet white onion, minced
• 2  garlic cloves, peeled, smashed, minced (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup  mild chili peppers, diced minced (optional) or 1⁄4 cup hot chili pepper, minced (optional)
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1⁄3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil leaves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt or 1⁄2 teaspoon  salt substitute
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
•  Pam cooking spray

Directions

1. In bowl add mushrooms, onions, garlic,peppers and crumbs. Mix.
2. In another mixing bowl, add egg, milk, oil, basil, salt, paprika. Add black pepper if you do not use hot peppers. Wisk until blended.
3. Slowly add the egg mixture to the vegetables and crumbs. Mix with spoon.
4. Preheat oven 400*.
5. Pack into a 1/3 cup measuring cup, press lightly. Turn over and tap lightly. Unmold on non-stick baking sheet. Based on a reviewer's comments which were helpful, spray Pam or oil a baking sheet. Mine do not stick on a non-stick sheet put perhaps there are other brands that still stick.
6. Bake 15 minutes. Use spatula and turn over. Bake another 15 minutes.
7. Serve with coleslaw dressing or any sweet spicy dressing. Great with fish.
8. Note: Roasted red pepper strips can be added for taste and color instead of chili peppers.