Saturday, September 8, 2012

Dehydrating Button Mushrooms

Whole Button Mushrooms

I wondered what would happen if I dried small button mushrooms.  First, I removed the stems, and then peeled if necessary.  I placed them on the racks and let them dry slowly, at 115 degrees for two days.  I also put some in the FoodPantrie and let them dry for five days.

They turned out just fine.
 
Use them any way you would use button mushrooms in cooking.
 

3 comments:

  1. I love your blog thank you. I love that you are trying stuff out and sharing it, it makes your information so approachable. I have a question about this mushroom post. your last sentence -"use them any way..." Do you mean i can slice and sautee the dried mushrooms just like fresh? Or do you mean i need to rehydrate and then..... Thanks agains!

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  2. Why did you remove the stems? Why not save that part for drying also? Cut the dry end off and dehydrate along with the caps.

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    1. Normally, I dry the stems along with the sliced mushrooms.But this was an experiment and I was worried about too much thickness that might make thorough dehydrating difficult. In this case, I happened to use the stems for supper, but there would be no problem in dehydrating them as well.

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