Ingredients
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6 slices French bread, sliced thick
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4 tablespoons unsalted butter
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2 small shallots, finely chopped
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2 garlic cloves, crushed
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2 ounces dry white wine
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon white pepper
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1 cup whipping cream
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4 tablespoons swiss cheese, shredded
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1/4 teaspoon mace
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1 tablespoon breadcrumbs
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter, diced
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1 lb cremini mushroom, diced (or button or oyster mushrooms)
Instructions
- Lightly toast bread under broiler until it turns a golden colour.
- Remove from oven and set aside.
- Saute shallots and garlic in butter until softened.
- Next, stir in mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook on medium high heat for 3 minutes.
- Add white wine to mushroom mixture and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir in whipping cream and mace and simmer until sauce thickens, about 10 - 15 minutes.
- Once sauce thickens taste and re-season with salt and pepper if necessary.
- Place toasted bread on aluminum foiled cookie sheet.
- Spoon mushroom mixture over bread.
- Sprinkle with cheese and breadcrumbs then dot with 1 tbsp of butter.
- Place under the broiler until top is a lovely golden colour. (watch carefully, it burns quickly).