Tribes-a-Dozen, Voilà! Hallah -- Think Savory -- Mushroom Gorgonzola Roll

Voilà! Hallah — Think Savory — Mushroom Gorgonzola Roll

After all the sweetness on which we indulge while welcoming the New Year, I was ready for something savory. This dish —barely creamy mushroom and onion with dots of sharp blue cheese encased in a warm, pillowy roll made from hallah dough — is simply delicious. I served it as a side with fish for Shabbat dinner. It would be great for brunch or a dairy lunch or dinner in the Sukkah. Hag Sameah!

Mushroom Gorgonzola Roll

For dough:

1 Voilà! Hallah Egg Bread Mix (I used Wholey Wheat)

Egg Wash (follow box instruction), sans sugar

Sesame or other seeds

For Filling:

4 Tbsp. Olive Oil

16. oz. mushrooms (any of your favorite combination), sliced

1/2 cup white or red wine

2 Tbsp. butter

1 onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, pressed

1 pinch ground cinnamon

1 pinch ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp. honey

1/2 cup 1/2 & 1/2 or heavy cream

salt, to taste

black pepper, 3-4 grinds, or to taste

6 oz. Gorgonzola (other blue cheese, or a mixture of your favorite cheeses), crumbled.

Directions:

1. Read instructions and assemble all ingredients;

2. Start with preparing the Hallah dough;

3. While the dough is rising, heat a skillet, add 2 tbsp. olive oil and sauté mushrooms unitl all liquids evaporate and the mushroom is appearing dry;

4. Add wine and simmer until liquid absorbed; add salt and pepper sauté for another minute and set aside;

5. In the same skillet, heat 2 tbsp. oil and sauté until translucent. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, salt and pepper and mix well. Add 1/2 & 1/2, 2 tbsp. butter and garlic and simmer on low until bubbles.

6. Once dough is ready to be shaped, shape into a ball and stretch on a board to a 12”x12” square. Spread the mushroom onion mixture on top and sprinkle the cheese all over. Roll dough away from you and place on a parchment lined baking sheet with the seam down.

7. Apply egg wash all over and let rest for 30 minutes. 15 minutes before baking time, preheat oven to 350° F. Repply egg wash and sprinkle seeds on top, if desired. Place on the middle rack and bake for 30 minutes.

8. Enjoy!

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