Ingredients for Fritters:
1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 beaten egg
½ cup milk
12 oz. button mushrooms, sliced
cooking oil for deep frying
1 recipe Havarti-Pepper Dip (below)

Stir together in medium bowl the flour, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl combine egg and milk. Pour this mixture, all at once, into flour and stir until just moistened. Fold in mushrooms.

In deep fryer, or skillet with deep oil, fry fritters a few at a time. (Fritters prepared by dropping by tablespoonful into oil.) Fry for 3 - 4 minutes, or ‘til golden brown, retrieving with slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels or paper bags.

If prepared ahead of time, fry and drain fritters till cool. Reheat by baking, uncovered, in 375 degree oven for 10 minutes, till hot and crisp.

Ingredients for Dip:
8 oz. sour cream
¾ cup shredded Havarti cheese
1-2 tbsp. cracked pepper
1/8 tsp. salt

Place all, together, in blender and puree till smooth. Serve at room temp, or chilled, with the fritters.