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Fried Puffball Fillets

Recipe Courtesy of Louise Wilson
Puffball Mushroom
Puffball Mushroom

ingredients

  • A large puffball, still white
  • One egg
  • Salt and pepper
  • Cracker crumbs
  • Oil for frying

preparation

Remove the thin “skin” on the puffball. Slice into 3/4 inch slices. Beat the egg with salt and pepper. Dip mushroom slices into the egg mixture and then into the cracker crumbs. Fry in oil about one inch deep in iron skillet until golden. Drain on paper towels. Some members of our family like to eat them with chutney. Enjoy.

More Puffball Recipes:

  • Parmesan Puffballs
  • Blanche Vaughan’s perfect grilled puffball with rosemary and garlic

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