Cheese Chips?
Use a block of Parm-Reggiano and I also add in Irish Dubliner cheese (OMG! If you haven't tried this.. I highly recommend it! It lasts a long time and has such a great taste!!!)
Grate about 1 1/2 cup of hard cheese (parmesan/reggiano), or any other hard type of cheese. After you grate them, add 1 egg to the mix with 1 tablespoon of flour. Add a little bit of pepper (usually do not have to add salt because the cheese tends to have a decent amount of salt).
Heat your oven to 400 degrees.
I use a my favorite pampered chef pizza stone to bake them on...they dont burn and area easily removed without breaking. You can use a regular pan but make sure you use some non-stick spray.
Scoop a bit of the cheese mixture into your palm and form into a cracker size round.
Place them about an inch apart. I can usually make at least a dozen or so. If you want to triple the batch, you can do so and freeze them and use them in the future.
Bake them for about 5-7 minutes. They will spread about a bit so make sure you place the cheese rounds about 2 inches apart.
You should keep an eye on them. You can tell when they are ready when the aroma of cheese fills the air and they are a bit bubbly. You don't want them to be too brown around the edges or too dark. That means they will taste a bit burned.
Take them out of the oven when they are melted and just a little brown on the edges. Remove from the pan immediately and place on a cooling rack.
VOILA!!! You have cheese rounds that are a good source of protein. I tend to add toppings to them like proscuito and cucumber... or if you want, you can add pepperoni (tastes like a little cheese pizza!). I have also served them with hummus and even guacamole... Whatever you like as a topping.
Hope this helps!
They are so easy to make AND there is something about cheese that is a comfort food. Heck, I even have been known to take mozeralla cheese, herbs and garlic and baked them in a pan using the broiler just to eat the gooey-cheese! LOL
I don't have a pizza stone, so I used a regular baking sheet pan covered with foil and sprayed with Pam.
Try different spices and different ingredients in your "chips"!
Cheese Chips
-extra old cheddar, jarlsberg, swiss, mozza (I find this cheese a little soft so I generally blend it with a nice old cheddar) or parm cheese
-pumpkin, sesame or sunflower seeds (optional)
-½ tsp. onion powder
-½ tsp. garlic powder
-½ tsp. of your favorite hot spice (optional)
-Toss ingredients together.
-Place little clumps on non-stick cookie sheet & bake at 400º for approximately 6 minutes until flat, hard, & crisp - not burned so KEEP AN EYE ON THEM!!!!!
-Remove with spatula & place on rack to cool.
Note~ I add all sorts of things to these babies! I really like them with ham, pepperettes or salami (cut very small...actually I give the meat a quick whiz in my food processor).
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