Mushroom Pate #3

Ingredients

160 gr mushrooms
55 gr butter
32 gr onion
34 gr celery
2 eggs
85 ml cream cheese
80 gr fine dry bread crumbs
3 gr salt
1 gr basil leaves
1 gr rosemary leaves
1 gr oregano leaves
1 gr black pepper

Instructions

celery; saute until tender, about 5 minutes; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat eggs and cream cheese until smooth. Add bread crumbs, salt, basil, rosemary, oregano, black pepper and reserved onion and celery mixture and mushrooms. Stir until mixture is well blended and smooth. Butter a 7 x 4 x 5 cm loaf pan. Cover the long side and bottom of pan with a strip of waxed paper leaving a 1- half inch overhang. Spoon mushroom mixture evenly into pan. Cover top of pan with foil. Bake until firm, about 1- half hours. Cool in pan until lukewarm. Remove from pan using waxed paper overhang as an aid; discard paper. Serve at room temperature with crackers as an appetizer garnished with mushroom slices, grated carrot and chopped onion, if desired. Yield: dozen to 14 portions.