Little Seafood Quiches
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FILLING
4 King or equivalent queen scallops
150ml or ¼ pint milk
10g or ½oz butter
2 shallots - finely chopped
50g or 2oz mushrooms - thinly sliced
2 level tsps flour
4 tblsps. double cream
salt and pepper
275g pint of prawns

TOPPING
25g or 1oz butter
2 tblsps fresh white breadcrumbs
5g or ¼oz walnuts chopped and a little parsley
4 baked shortcrust pastry cases - about 10cm or 4" in diameter

Poach scallops gently in the milk for 4 - 5 minutes then remove.
Melt the butter in a small pan and cook the shallots and mushrooms for 3 - 4 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the milk used to cook the scallops and bring to the boil. Stir in the cream and seasoning then add scallops and prawns, divide between the pastry cases. Mix the melted butter, breadcrumbs an walnuts for the topping. Sprinkle over the filling and place under a medium grill to lightly brown over the top. Garnish with lemon.