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PlayFood: Savory Stuffed Mushrooms

"Merry, Merry Mushrooms"

12 to 16 Fresh medium mushrooms
½ cup butter 
3 tablespoons finely chopped green pepper
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1½-cups fresh-bread cubes (¼ inch)
½-teaspoon salt
1/8-teaspoon pepper
Dash of cayenne

MAKES 6 TO 8 SERVINGS
1.   Preheat oven to-350F. 
2.   Wipe mushrooms with damp cloth. Remove stems, and chop stems fine; set aside.
3.   Heat 3 tablespoons butter in large skillet. Sauté mushroom caps only on bottom side 2 to 3 minutes; 
remove. Arrange, rounded side down, in shallow baking pan.
4.   Heat rest of butter in same skillet.  Sauté chopped stems, green pepper, and onion until tender -
about 5 minutes.
5.   Remove from heat. Stir In bread cubes and seasoning Use to fill mushroom caps, mounding mixture 
high in center.
6.   Bake 15 minutes.