Fried Cheese Curds

Source: CopyKat Recipes

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Servings: 4

Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 Tbs whole milk
• 2 cups Italian breadcrumbs
• 16 oz cheese curds
• Oil for frying

DIRECTIONS

• In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and salt.
• In a separate shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with 1 Tbs of milk.
• Place the breadcrumbs in a third shallow bowl.
• Prepare two rimmed baking sheet with wire racks. 
• Evenly coat the cheese curds with flour, dredge in the eggs, then evenly and thoroughly coat with bread crumbs. 
• Put the cheese curds on one of the wire racks and freeze for 1 hour.
• In a large skillet or pot, heat 2” of oil to 375 degrees F. 
• Fry the curds in small batches, turning once, until golden brown. This should only take about a minute.
• Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and put them on the second wire rack-lined baking sheet to drain.
• Enjoy hot with ranch dressing!