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Herbed Parmesan Crisps

These are a family favorite...

Ingredients:
freshly shredded parmesan cheese

freshly (fine chopped) basil or your fresh herb of choice (cilantro works well too)

some freshly grated lemon and/or lime zest

fresh cracked pepper to taste

(use about 5 times the amount of parmesan as the basil and lemon peel/lime peel)

Instructions:
1. Integrate all ingredients together in a bowl.

2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. Drop tblsp. of mixture onto the sheet leaving at least 1.5 inches in between to allow for flattening

4. Bake at 300 degrees  F for approx 5 minutes or until they start flattening and browning a bit.

5. Allow to cool/harden and remove from baking sheet.

6. Store in an air tight container.

Tips: --serve with salad or as a snack

–you can also “mold” them when they are still warm (carefully!) by baking larger diameter amounts then allowing them to finish cooling over the back of a bowl or other food-safe serving piece. Then you can actually serve the salad in the parmesan crisp bowl.

–you can use other fresh herbs and orange zest instead of the lemon or lime zest and basil