Homemade Fried Mozzarella Sticks

Total Time: 2 hrs 4 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 12 pieces mozzarella string cheese
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
• 1 1/3 cups parmesan cheese
• olive oil or cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 cut the cheese sticks in half, making 24 slices, then freeze the slices in the freezer until completely frozen.
• 2 beat the eggs in a small bowl. use a separate bowl to combine the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
• 3 to bread the cheese sticks: first dip the frozen cheese stick into the flour, then into the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture.
• 4 once all of the 24 sticks are coated, place them on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil coated with a few drops of olive oil or sprayed with cooking spray (this will keep cleanup to a minimum, and keep the sticks from sticking!).
• 5 bake in the oven at 400 degrees for about 4 minutes, or until crisp. they need to be watched closely so they don’t melt completely!
• 6 optional: you can also deep fry these.