DISH NAME : PARMESAN CRISPS

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Description

These are crisp little wafers made with parmesan cheese.
Parmesan cheese is also known as Parmegiano reggiano. It is hard cheese orinating from Italy. This cheese is salty and slightly granular. In Italy it is used in pastas ,pizzas and in some sauces like pesto. Real Parmesan cheese is marked with a stencil, indicating where and when it was made. The cheese is soaked in a brine bath and then aged for a minimum of two years before being sent for sale. Parmesan is available in grated form also.

Note

1) Cheese has salt so be careful when adding salt.
2) Grate parmesan only just before baking. If it looses its moisture after being exposed to air for too long, it will not melt properly.
3) Do not make the crisps too big. It is fragile and may break.
4) As soon as the crisps come out of the oven, when they are still hot and flexible, roll them around the handle of a wooden spoon to form cylindrical shapes.
5) I took around 1 tbsp. of cheese per crisp.

Method

1) Mix together the cheese, flour and chilli flakes.
2) Heat a non stick pan over low heat. Place a tablespoon of cheese mix in the pan, just flatten a little. Leave about an inch space between 2 cheese crisps, as they will melt and spread during cooking.
3) Cook for about a minute till the base is light brown and crisp. Turn carefully and cook for another half minute.
4) Very carefully lift the crisps from pan and either roll on a wooden spoon to shape into cylinders or serve as it is.

Serving Suggestions

1) Allow to cool lightly, so that it crisps up.
2) Can be served with soups or with cocktails/ mocktails.