Originally published on June 30, 2012
Would you believe that I had to make these three times before I could get a picture of them? (And even still, I’m sorry the quality of the pic isn’t so good.)
The first time I made them, I had taken them from Pinterest where the author had said to only coat them in milk (no actual breading) and cook them for 8 – 10 minutes. When they came out of the oven my mother called them “little cheese pancakes with bread crumbs throughout” because they completely melted. Everyone still said that they were very good, but I tried them. And they weren’t.
Making some adjustments to the recipe, I fully breaded them, and stuck them in the freezer for a few minutes (on my mother’s suggestion) and only cooked them for a few minutes. They were delicious! Perfect little mozza bites that were crispy on the outside and melted in your mouth. They were so good in fact, that they were all eaten before I could get a picture!
So I made a third batch, exactly the same way I made the second and snapped a pic before serving them. Paige, who’s crazy for cheese sticks, loved them! And I did, too. They’re a great snack, especially if you can sneak in some whole wheat bread crumbs while you’re at it!
Ingredients:
4 Cheese Strings, cut into 1″ – 2″ pieces
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 – 2 tablespoons canola oil
Salt
Directions:
1.) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2.) Set up a breading station: place the flour in one bowl, the lightly beaten eggs in a bowl next to it, and the bread crumbs in a bowl next to them.
3.) Toss a few of the Cheesestring bites into the flour and toss to ensure that they are thoroughly coated in the flour. Lift them out one at a time and shake off the excess flour. Drop them into the eggs and turn them so that the bites are thoroughly coated in the flour and the egg, and then drop them in the breadcrumbs. Lift them out and shake off the excess breadcrumbs. Repeat with all of the Cheesestring bites, placing them on a baking sheet as they’re finished.
4.) When all of the Cheesestring bites are breaded and on the baking sheet, place the baking sheet in the freezer for 3 – 5 minutes.
5.) When bites come out of the freezer, drizzle with canola oil and place in the oven for 3 minutes. Keep a very careful eye on them to make sure that they don’t melt. Remove just as they starting to turn crispy golden brown.
6.) Remove from oven and lightly sprinkle with salt.
7.) Serve and enjoy!