French fried mushrooms
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | Egg; separated | |
| ⅓ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 1 | pounds | Fresh whole mushrooms; cleaned |
| 5 | cups | Corn cereal; crushed to make |
| 1⅔ | cup | Total after crushing |
Directions
Thoroughly mix flour, salt, baking powder & pepper. Beat egg yolk & milk together. Blend in dry ingredients. Beat egg whites until foamy, add sugar & beat until stiff, but not dry. Fold into milk mixture. Dip mushrooms into batter. Drain. Roll in corn crumbs. Drop a few at a time into deep, hot (385 degrees) oil. Fry until golden brown (1 or 2 minutes, turning once).
(May also be used as an appetizer.) Yields 18-20 mushrooms.
MRS. WILLIAM FLOWERS
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .