French Fried Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 egg, separated
1/3 c. milk
1 tsp. sugar
1 lb. mushrooms
5 c. Wheat Chex, crushed to 1 2/3 c. (Corn Chex can be used)

Preparation

Thoroughly mix flour, salt, baking powder and pepper.
Beat egg yolk and milk together.
Blend in dry ingredients.
Beat egg white until foamy; add sugar.
Beat until stiff, but not dry. Fold in milk mixture.
Dip mushrooms in batter.
Roll in Chex crumbs.
Drop, a few at a time, in deep, hot fat.
Fry until brown (1 to 2 minutes).
Turn once.