Shrooms! Woohoo :-)

Shrooms
Originally uploaded by pwhyte

First weekend out to the cabin for the spring and it was fabulous! The weather was warm and sunny and we had a great time.

We went hunting for 'shrooms - they are not actually mushrooms at all, but morels. We found about 60 on Friday, another 60 or so on Saturday and Bill found more than 30 on Sunday after we left.

We set up an assembly line on the porch on Saturday evening and cooked them, mmm, mmm. We actually had to use farm eggs (no regular white eggs at the local grocery) - I'm not a big fan of brown farm eggs, but...



We just rolled them in eggs beaten up with a little milk and then in flour and popped them into an electric skillet with some cooking oil. (I know, not very healthy, but they're 'shrooms!)




This is the batter recipe that I usually use for onion rings and mushrooms - it's even UNHEALTHIER! But it is sooooo good!

Batter for Shrooms

1 c. sifted all purpose flour
2 tsp. salt
1 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 egg yolk
2/3 c. milk
1 tbs. salad oil
1 egg white

• Sift flour, salt and baking powder into medium bowl. Set aside.
  
• Beat egg yolk slightly in bowl, then stir in milk and salad oil. Add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
  
• Beat egg white until soft peaks form. Fold into batter.
  
• Dip shrooms into batter. Let excess drip into bowl. Drop into hot oil or shortening. Fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

For some more information on hunting spring mushrooms, check here.