Parmesan Bowl

Directions

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   You will need a small skillet and about 1 1/2 cups of shredded Parmesan cheese.
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   You will also need a bowl or footed ice cream dish for your mold.
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   Heat the skillet on medium heat.
4. 4
   Sprinkle a circle of cheese into the skillet approximately double the size of the bowl that you wish to make.
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   Make sure that the cheese is not to thick or too thin.
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   Heat until the cheese bubbles then remove from the heat to cool for just a couple of minutes.
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   Once the cheese has cooled use a spatula to gently lift the cheese and drape it across the bowl that you are using for a mold.
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   Use your hands to gently shape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
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   The cheese is fragile but also malleable.
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    Let the bowls cool.
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    If you leave the cheese to bubble a bit longer it will start to pop like popcorn.
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    Now I do not mean it will pop out of the pan (a couple of strays will) but more like each shred of cheese will pop and expand.
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    Let 90% of the cheese do this before you remove it from the heat.
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    Your bowl will have more color, crunch and nutty flavor if you leave it on the heat a bit longer.
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    But be careful not to burn your cheese.
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    Spoon in a big spoonful of my Creamy Crab Salad recipe also posted on TastyKitchen.
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    And enjoy!
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    Have fun!