Crown-Tipped Coral Mushroom Croutons
Crown-Tipped Coral Mushroom Croutons
Chicken-less, but rich with a fat bag of corals; be mindful of how much they wilt down.
They're a one-of-a-kind garnish. Toss in a little grated parmesan in to form them into little mounds and bake away. After they cooled, they should be as firm as a cracker, firm enough to use as a vehicle for all the dips, spreads, cheese or, even better: broken up in chunks and tossed in a salad as super cool mushroom croutons. Mycophagy is fun!
4 oz crown tipped coral clusters trimmed of bark and picked over for debris and insects
Kosher salt a pinch
1.5 oz or about 3 tablespoons grated high quality parmesan such as a locally made variety, grana padano, or parm reggiano
2 tablespoons all purpose flour or equivalent gluten free flour, starch, etc
Flavorless cooking oil as needed (a spray bottle is perfect)
Crown-Tipped Coral Mushroom Croutons
Country of Origin
American
Type
Snack
Culinary Skill Level
Challenging
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Recipe inspired by and courtesy of Alan Bergo
4 oz crown tipped coral clusters trimmed of bark and picked over for debris and insects
Kosher salt a pinch
1.5 oz or about 3 tablespoons grated high quality parmesan such as a locally made variety, grana padano, or parm reggiano
2 tablespoons all purpose flour or equivalent gluten free flour, starch, etc
Flavorless cooking oil as needed (a spray bottle is perfect)
Crown-Tipped Coral Mushroom Croutons
Country of Origin
American
Type
Snack
Culinary Skill Level
Challenging
Share this mushroom-based recipe!
Recipe inspired by and courtesy of Alan Bergo
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 325. Toss the coral mushrooms, parmesan, pinch of salt and flour together in a mixing bowl, then make small mounds roughly the size of a ¼ cup on a baking sheet.
Discard any remaining flour at the bottom of the bowl.
Step 2:
Flatten out the mounds lightly, then spray or drizzle lightly with oil and bake for 30-45 minutes, or until the mushrooms have wilted and the cheese and flour are very crisp.
Flip the cakes occasionally about halfway through, pressing down on any raised parts to ensure even crispness. The cheese should be golden, and the crackers evenly crisp, but not burnt.
Step 3
Remove the crackers to a cooling rack or towel to weep any excess oil, then store in a container with a tight-fitting lid at room temperature for up to two days, or refrigerate and toast slightly to re-crisp, and then cool, before eating.
Crown-tipped coral croutons
Step 4:
For croutons without cheese, take clusters of coral mushrooms, toss them with flour, oil them lightly and bake per above until crisp. Preheat the oven to 325. Toss the coral mushrooms, parmesan, pinch of salt and flour together in a mixing bowl, then make small mounds roughly the size of a ¼ cup on a baking sheet.
Step 5:
Discard any remaining flour at the bottom of the bowl. Flatten out the mounds lightly, then spray or drizzle lightly with oil and bake for 30-45 minutes, or until the mushrooms have wilted and the cheese and flour are very crisp.
Flip the cakes occasionally about halfway through, pressing down on any raised parts to ensure even crispness. The cheese should be golden, and the crackers evenly crisp, but not burnt.
Step 6:
Remove the crackers to a cooling rack or towel to weep any excess oil, then store in a container with a tight-fitting lid at room temperature for up to two days, or refrigerate and toast slightly to re-crisp, and then cool, before eating.
Crown-tipped coral croutons:
Step 7:
For croutons without cheese, take clusters of coral mushrooms, toss them with flour, oil them lightly and bake per above until crisp.
Notes
Serving / Reheating
If the croutons are day-old and not as crisp, they can be gently reheated in a 300 F oven for a few minutes to bring them back to life.
Making it gluten free: These are bound with flour, but you can use gluten free flour.
How to Make
Potential Health Benefits
These 'potential' health benefits are areas that the recipe's mushroom has shown clinical evidence, as referenced on this website. On the Benefits Page you can see every '*' is a vetted .gov study to encourage people to research mushrooms, consumers to be more educated, and to highlight the growing body of data we have that indicate certain mushrooms are good for us to eat. Nothing on this website should be taken as advice or prescriptive, as The Mushroom Lady is here to generate awareness, education, and interest around fungi and nothing else.
Potential Health Benefits
These 'potential' health benefits are areas that the recipe's mushroom has shown clinical evidence, as referenced on this website to help with. On the Benefits Page you can see every * is a vetted .gov study to encourage people to research mushrooms, consumers to be more educated, and to highlight the growing body of data we have that indicate certain mushrooms are good for us to eat. Nothing on this website should be taken as advice or prescriptive, as The Mushroom Lady is here to generate awareness, education, and interest around fungi and nothing else.
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Potential Health Benefits
These 'potential' health benefits are areas that the recipe's mushroom has shown clinical evidence, as referenced on this website to help with. On the Benefits Page you can see every * is a vetted .gov study to encourage people to research mushrooms, consumers to be more educated, and to highlight the growing body of data we have that indicate certain mushrooms are good for us to eat. Nothing on this website should be taken as advice or prescriptive, as The Mushroom Lady is here to generate awareness, education, and interest around fungi and nothing else.
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