Ground Beef Wellington

Ingredients

2 eggs beaten
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
4 tablespoons saltine crackers, crushed or bread 
   crumbs
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cream
3 tablespoons butter
1 small onion chopped fine
4 cloves garlic, minced
8 ounces baby-bella mushrooms
1/2 cup red wine or grape juice
1 teaspoon basil
Mozzarella cheese, optional
2 sheets Puff Pastry

Directions:
Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Mix first six ingredients, set aside.

In a saucepan melt butter.  Add onions and mushrooms.  Cook on medium-high heat until mushrooms sweat and onions are translucent.

Turn down to medium while you add the garlic, red wine and basil.

Turn the heat back up to high and continue to cook until reduced.

Remove from the heat, Cool

Lightly grease a cookie sheet.  

On a lightly floured surface lay out pastry sheets. 

Cut each sheet into 4 squares

Spread mushroom mixture across each square. Top with thin layer of mozzarella cheese

Put 1/2 cup of meat mixture (formed into flattened balls) on top.

Pull corners up over meat and pinch edges together. (don’t worry if this is tricky, it is for everyone…it isn’t just you!)

Put the bundles on a cookie sheet with seam side down. Cut small slits on top and brush the tops with cream or beaten egg.

Bake for 30-40 minutes (at 400 degrees) or until golden brown and meat is cooked through.
Serve with brown gravy.