Appetizer Recipes
Mushroom Fritters with Havarti-Pepper Dip
Yield: 6 appetizer servings
Ingredients
Fritters
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 beaten egg
- 2/3 cup milk
- 12 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
- Vegetable oil (for deep-fat frying)
- Scallion (optional)
- 1 recipe Havarti-Pepper Dip
Havarti-Pepper Dip
- 8 ounces dairy sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded Havarti cheese
- 1 to 2 tablespoons cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Fritters
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl combine egg and milk. Pour milk mixture all at once into flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in mushrooms.
- In large saucepan or deep fat fryer, heat 3 to 4 inches oil to 365 degrees F. Carefully drop mushroom mixture by tablespoons into oil. Fry a few fritters at a time, for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden, turning once. Remove fritters using slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Garnish with scallion, if desired.
- Serve immediately with Havarti-Pepper Dip.
Havarti-Pepper Dip
- In a blender combine all ingredients. Cover and blend until smooth.
- Serve with Mushroom Fritters.