Parmesan crisps

Submitted by Claire de Luna

"Grate some cheese and after three minutes in the oven, you have a beautiful appetizer for a glass of wine. The cheese melts into a lacy circle, and the fresh chives add color and flavor. Try other fresh herbs or freshly ground pepper for variety. I found this in the Chicago Sun-Times Food Section and was impressed with how well these turn out!"

 

• Ready In: 11mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 16 crisps

ingredients

• melted butter, for greasing
• 8 ounces parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh chives

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cover baking sheets with non-stick baking parchment and lightly brush parchment with butter.
3. Sprinkle cheese in mounds on baking sheets and flatten slightly with a fork to 2-inch rounds.
4. Bake for 2-1/2 minutes.
5. Sprinkle Parmesan rounds with chives and bake for 30 seconds or until golden brown.
6. Remove Parmesan rounds from oven.
7. Leave for 2 minutes to become crisp.
8. Using a metal palette knife, transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Reviews

[Miss. McGillicudy]

My new addiction! so very good, I used both pepper and the chives, no butter, the parchment worked fine without it. Thank you very much!

 

[LauraTracey]

i love these! I make them with swiss sometimes also... really great for low-carb diets! instead of chives, I've added a little bbq seasoning and they taste like a bbq chip!

 

[Bella chef]

I just love these with spinach dip. I could munch on them all night. Bella

 

[b_dazzld]

Wonderful wonderful wonderful, my recommendation, select a great aged parm, the better the cheese the more awesome these are

 

[Countrywife]

These were exactly what I wanted! Light, delicate, crispy, tasty. So easy to prepare. Variations are endless. We had them with Cobb salads for a late summer dinner. Yumm.