It’s soon autumn here in Finland and that means the chanterelle season is on!
Chanterelles are typical, and gourmet standard, Finnish autumn food. A fun fact: I know so many Finns who hate mushrooms but love chanterelles. That is perfectly normal in Finland.
So what are the most common chanterelle dishes in Finland?
1. Creamy chanterelle sauce (with meat)
2. Savory chanterelle pie
3. Chanterelle soup
This elegantly easy chanterelle pie is so fast to make!
Finnish Chanterelle Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- Readymade pie dough (I used a frozen round rye-oats dough)
- 1 small cup/100-150 g of minced reindeer (or ham/chicken)
- 1 cup/2 dl chanterelle
- 1 small slice of leek or 1 spring onion
- 1 cup/2 dl cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 small cup of grated cheese
Line a pie plate with the dough. Bake on its own 10 minutes in the oven at 375F/200C.
Mix all ingredients together except the cheese and pour on top of the pre-baked crust. Add the cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with a salad!
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Hello there!
I’m Varpu. One blonde,
travel-loving,
Finnish engineer driving this site.
Hei Varpu! First of all, thank you for all the useful information, I love your blog!
Now, sorry for a strange question, but why they don’t sell frozen mushrooms in supermarkets here in Finland? Because this is how one would normally buy them, for ex., in Italy and Russia. I’ve only seen fresh champignons (Herkkusieni) in Finnish shops. So, do they sell them in markets? It’s autumn, the season is now, isn’t it. Thanks!
Hei Ksenia! This is a great question. Yes, you are right. It’s rare to find frozen mushrooms. In Finland, mushrooms are typically dried (if dried, you usually find them in small farm shops and market places) or in a can (those you would find in a supermarket!).
Millaista juustoa?
Hei Mike! Tykkään voimakkaasta juustosta. Suomessa esimerkiksi Emmental-juusto sopii tähän piirakkaan tosi hyvin. 🙂
You’re welcome, and thank you so much for replying. It must be a mixed pepper blend then,I thought it would be several spices all mixed.I will cook it in the end of January (must let the Christmas food overdose fade way) and I’ll make you know how it turned, delicious I think!
Sounds awesome! Happy holidays Rita!!
Hi, first time commenting here. I can assume that the minced meat must be pre-cooked, right? Can you tell me what goes in that all-spice blend? We have all spice blends where I live too but I’m not sure if the spices are the same. I’m portuguese and I’ve just recently found your blog.I like to read about about other european cultures and ways of life, specially from a local’s view and I find that there’s more that should unite us than otherwise.
Hi Rita! So great to get your comment! Yes, minced meat is cooked, you are absolutely right. Allspice is pimenta, a type of pepper? It is brown/black? I hope you find it! I’m so happy you found my blog <3