{"id":22896,"date":"2017-10-13T00:22:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T07:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=22896"},"modified":"2017-08-07T00:22:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T07:22:53","slug":"waffle-iron-fried-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=22896","title":{"rendered":"Waffle Iron Fried Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Waffle Iron Fried Cheese<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WIW-Waffle-Iron-Fried-Cheese.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WIW-Waffle-Iron-Fried-Cheese-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WIW-Waffle-Iron-Fried-Cheese-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WIW-Waffle-Iron-Fried-Cheese-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WIW-Waffle-Iron-Fried-Cheese-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WIW-Waffle-Iron-Fried-Cheese.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a>3 T. all-purpose flour<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp. paprika, or a pinch of cayenne pepper<br \/>\n1\/2 lb. low-moisture mozzarella, sliced about 1\/2 inch thick (see note above)<br \/>\n2 large eggs, beaten<br \/>\n1\/2 C. bread crumbs<br \/>\nNonstick cooking spray<br \/>\nSalsa, for serving (optional)<\/p>\n<p>Preheat waffle iron. (Set it to medium if it has temperature controls.). On a plate, mix flour with paprika or cayenne. Place eggs in a second plate or bowl and bread crumbs in a third. Working one slice at a time, coat cheese in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs. Spray both sides of waffle iron with nonstick spray, place as many cheese slices as will fit in waffle iron, and close lid. Cook until bread crumbs turn golden brown, about 1 minute. Repeat with any remaining cheese. Serve hot on its own or with salsa for dipping. Note: Any good melting cheese such as young provolone, fontina, Jack, cheddar, or a queso chihuahua can be used in place of the mozzarella. Avoid fresh mozzarella or dry cheese meant for grating. Some recipes call for the breaded cheese to be refrigerated (or frozen) before cooking. I did not find this to be necessary with the waffle iron version, but you can certainly bread the cheese several hours ahead and refrigerate it until you&#8217;re ready to waffle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waffle Iron Fried Cheese 3 T. all-purpose flour 1\/2 tsp. paprika, or a pinch of cayenne pepper 1\/2 lb. low-moisture mozzarella, sliced about 1\/2 inch thick (see note above) 2 large eggs, beaten 1\/2 C. bread crumbs Nonstick cooking spray Salsa, for serving (optional) Preheat waffle iron. (Set it to medium if it has temperature controls.). On a plate, mix flour with paprika or cayenne. Place eggs in a second plate or bowl and bread crumbs in a third. Working&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=22896\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[122,166],"class_list":["post-22896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","tag-cheese","tag-will-it-waffle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22896"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22897,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22896\/revisions\/22897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}