Autumn is here with all its colorful abundance and the shift in weather also means mushroom season. My dad went mushroom foraging a few days back and brought me some lovely parasol mushrooms. These are always a delight, but I decided to tweak the classic fried recipe and make it a bit healthier. I’m always a fan of doing all the frying in the oven instead of deep frying stuff in a gallon of oil.

Just a small note of precaution, though. Under no circumstances should you ever go mushroom foraging if you don’t know what you are doing. It’s mandatory to always take someone experienced with you and to pick only mushrooms you can identify with absolute certainty. There’s really no need to put yourself in a hospital.

Okay, so onto the recipe once we got that out of the way.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 2 servings / 0.46 EUR per serving / 0.92 EUR for all)

For the batter:

2 eggs (0.40 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

½ tsp freshly ground black pepper (0.03 EUR)

¾ cup fine corn flour (0.10 EUR)

2-3 tbsp water (–)

For the mushrooms:

6 parasol mushrooms (free – they were from the woods)

1 cup polenta (0.20 EUR)

4 tbsp olive oil (0.18 EUR)

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 200°C. For easy cleanup line a baking tray with aluminum foil and place parchment paper on top. Set aside. Pluck off and discard the stems from mushrooms. Use a damp paper towel to clean the mushrooms and gently wipe their caps.

Make a thick batter by whisking together eggs, salt, pepper and flour, then add in a splash of water as necessary. Dip the mushrooms into the batter, then coat in polenta. Lightly brush coated mushrooms on both sides with olive oil and spread on prepared baking tray. Bake for 20 minutes until crispy and deep golden-brown. Serve immediately.

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Jesen je ovdje sa svojim šarenim izobiljem, a promjena u vremenskim prilikama znači i sezonu gljiva. Tata mi je neki dan donio par predivnih sunčanica. One su uvijek prava poslastica, ali sam klasični recept za pohane sunčanice odlučila malo modificirati da bude mrvicu zdraviji. Meni je uvijek draže pohati stvari u pećnici, umjesto da ih utopim u loncu ulja.

Međutim, prvo samo mala napomena što se tiče opreza. Ni u kojem slučaju ne idite brati gljive ako nemate pojma što radite. Uvijek vodite sa sobom iskusnu osobu i berite samo gljive koje sa sigurnošću možete identificirati. Stvarno nema potrebe da sebe strpate u bolnicu.

Ok, sada kada smo to rekli, idemo na recept.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 2 porcije / 3,42 kn po porciji / 6,83  kn za sve)

Za smjesu:

2 jaja (3,00 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

½ žličice svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,25 kn)

¾ šalice finog kukuruznog brašna (0,75 kn)

2-3 žlice vode (–)

Za gljive:

6 sunčanica (besplatne – ubrane u šumi)

1 šalica palente (1,50 kn)

4 žlice maslinovog ulja (1,32 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Zagrijte pećnicu na 200°C. Za lako čišćenje, obložite protvan aluminijskom folijom i onda sve još pokrijte papirom za pečenje. Stavite na stranu. Skinite i bacite stručke sa sunčanica. Gljive očistite tako da im vlažnim papirnatim ručnikom samo nježno prebrišete klobuke.

Umutite u gustu smjesu jaja, sol, papar i brašno te po potrebi dodajte i mrvicu vode. Gljive umočite u smjesu i onda obložite palentom. Obje strane gljiva lagano premažite maslinovim uljem i raširite sunčanice po pripremljenom protvanu. Pecite 20 minuta, dok ne budu hrskave i zlatno-smeđe. Poslužite odmah.