Garlic Crispies
June 28th, 2007
When my fifth child began teething, I made homemade teething biscuits for him. You know — those dry, tasteless rounds of bread that turn to mush inside the mouth of your infant. Teething biscuits are pretty bland and are appropriately named - they are good for teething babies and the rest of society has practically no use for them whatsoever. (Except, of course, the mothers of those same babies.)
After making teething biscuits, I realized that I could use the same recipe, give it some flavor, and make grown-up snacks with it. That’s exactly what I did, and although I have only made them a couple of times, they really are pretty good. More work than plucking a bag of chips off of the shelf, but not hard to make.
Try making these tasty, crunchy snacks when you run out of store-bought goodeis….
Garlic Crispies
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. butter, melted
3 eggs
1 t. salt
1 T. sugar
1 T. minced garlic
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1/4 t. black pepper
3 c. flour
2 1/2 t. yeast
Put everything in the bread machine. If you don’t have a bread machine, for heaven’s sakes, go buy one.
Set the machine to “dough.” When it’s done, remove and knead for a couple of minutes.
Shape into three or four long, skinny loaves. Place them on a cookie sheet and cover with a clean dry towel. Let rise for 45 minutes to one hour.
Heat your oven to 350 and once it’s hot, bake the bread for 15 minutes.
Let the loaves cool completely, then slice into very thin slices.
Lay the slices back onto the cookie sheet. (I usually have to run two batches of two cookie sheets each.) At this time, you can drizzle with oil and sprinkle some more seasonings — garlic salt and pepper on top.
Put it back in the oven, this time with the heat set lower - 275 degrees - for about 30 minutes or until lightly browned and completely dried.
Munch Away!
Entry Filed under: Bread, Italian, Recipes, appetizers
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