Air Force 2 Outlet Holiday Dinner with Beef Tender

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Preheat oven to 400°. Rub 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper on beef tenderloin.Cook beef in roasting pan for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.Reduce oven to 350°.In small pan, melt butter at med-high heat. Add chopped mushrooms, onions, and remaining salt and pepper. Saute for several minutes until onions are softened.On lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out pastry to a 10 x 13-inch rectangle.Mix egg yolk and water in a small bowl. Spread mushroom mixture evenly on rolled pastry just an inch or two from edge all the way around.Place beef in center of pastry. Wrap pastry around beef and pinch edges closed. Brush with egg yolk.Place roast seam side down on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush top of pastry with egg yolk.Using dough scraps or another sheet of pastry, cut out star and crescent moon shapes with cookie cutters. Arrange cut outs on top of pastry and around the baking sheet. Brush with remaining egg yolk.Bake for 25-30 minutes. If pastry browns too quickly, cover loosely with aluminum foil. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Makes 10 servings.Holiday Main Course
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An easy but beautiful main course for Christmas dinner begins with a beef tenderloin wrapped in pastry. Puff pastry can be used to wrap the roast for an unforgettable dish.
This main course is not only delicious, but inspirational with its stars and moons for decoration. More pastry stars and half moons can be cut out and used in side dishes, salads and appetizers to unify the theme. Use a white tablecloth and decorate it with golden star cutouts to take the theme to its ultimate finale.
Directions:
3-6 lb roast tenderloin, trimmed of fat1/2 cup butter1 tsp salt, divided1 tsp pepper, divided1 lb fresh gourmet mushrooms, finely chopped4 green onions, finely chopped1-2 sheets frozen puff pastry [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], thawed1 egg yolk1 tsp water
Whether it's puff pastry or thin layers of phyllo dough, this dish is beautiful on a holiday table. Cut-outs of dough in the shapes of stars and crescent moons can be placed on the top of the finished roast and left out in groups of stars on the platter for edible decoration.
Beef Tenderloin Wrapped in Pastry