Lemon Thyme Deviled Eggs With Grana Padano Frico
- For the Frico
- 1 cup shredded Grana Padano
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh thyme
- For the Eggs
- 8 eggs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche (can sub sour cream or plain yogurt)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon finely grated Grana Padano
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Mix Grana Padano, lemon zest and thyme in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Transfer a heaping spoonful of the cheese mixture onto an upside-down cookie sheet with topped with parchment paper and gently spread into a thin, even circle. Repeat, leaving about 1/2 inch between each circle.
- Bake 4-5 minutes, watching carefully, until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and transfer parchment sheet onto a cooling rack.
- Let cool completely and break into 1-inch pieces.
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.
- Add eggs to boiling water, one at a time, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Drain hot water from pot and run cold water over eggs for 3-5 minutes until cool.
- Peel eggs and slice in half.
- Gently pop or scoop yolks into a small mixing bowl and transfer whites, hole-side up to a plate. For perfect whites, dunk them in cold water before plating to remove any excess yolk.
- Whisk mayo, creme fraiche, mustard, Grana Padano, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper and thyme into egg yolks until creamy.
- Transfer yolk mixture into pipping bag or gallon ziplock bag and trim end or corner the width of your pinky finger.
- Pipe yolk mixture evenly into the pocket of each egg white.
- Top each egg half with a frico piece.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/75177-lemon-thyme-deviled-eggs-with-grana-padano-frico (may not work)