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Duxelles en croute

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Ingredients:
4 smallChicken breasts
1 tbspOlive Oil
1 packPuff Pastry, frozen
1/2 cupCream Cheese
1/2 Duxelles
1 Egg, lightly beaten
Procedures:
1Saute the chicken breasts in oil over medium heat until the surface is opaque, but the meat is still soft and pliable.
2Salt and pepper to taste; cool slightly.
3Unroll the two thawed sheets of puff pastry.
4On floured surface, with lightly floured rolling pin, roll each 9" x 9" sheet to 11" by 11" and cut in half to give you 4 individual pastry rectangles 11 x 5 ?.
5Combine the cheeses and place a quarter of the mixture in the center of each pastry rectangle.
6Trim breast on top of the cheeses and top with the trimmed scraps of chicken.
7Spread a quarter of the duxelles over the surface of each chicken.
8Brush water around the edges of the pastry, then fold up the long edges toward the center sealing the edges securely, folding once if possible.
9Roll up the remaining edges to enclose the chicken.
10Arrange the cases seam side down on a baking sheet and brush them with the lightly beaten egg.
11Bake in 350°F.
12For 40 minutes.
13Serve immediately