Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Who doesn't love breaded and gooey mozzarella sticks? I've made homemade ones before with panko breadcrumbs and lightly frying them in oil. They were amazing. This time around, I substituted gluten free breadcrumbs and added some seasoning and parmesan cheese. Instead of frying them I baked them and they turned out well. They definitely weren't as good as the memory I have of the gluten-full ones, but they were good enough and pretty easy to make. The husband liked them too!

What you need (makes 24 sticks)

- 12 sticks mozzarella string cheese
- 2 T white rice flour
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 8 T gluten free breadcrumbs (I got Glutino)
- 3 T italian seasoning
- 2 T grated parmesan cheese
- cooking spray









Directions
- Cut the cheese sticks in half and place on a baking sheet. Freeze for about an hour.

- When the cheese sticks are frozen, assemble the dredging station

- Put the rice flour on a small plate, the egg in a bowl, and combine the breadcrumbs, italian seasoning and parmesan cheese in another bowl.

- Roll each stick in the rice flour

- Then the egg

- And finally the breadcrumb mixture

- Place on a foil lined baking sheet and put back in the freezer until ready to bake. The freezing is really important so that the cheese doesn't melt before the coating becomes crispy.

- When ready to bake preheat the oven to 400 degrees

- Spray the sticks with cooking spray

- Bake for 4-5 minutes, then flip, spray again with cooking spray and bake for another 4 minutes

- Serve with warm marinara sauce for dipping. Enjoy!