Roasted Garlic-Asiago Dip With Cheese Crackers
- 1/2 cup grated asiago cheese (about 2 ounces)
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pound prepared pizza dough, at room temperature
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 large egg
- 1 head elephant garlic
- 1/2 cup grated asiago cheese (about 2 ounces)
- Kosher salt
- 5 to 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Make the crackers: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the asiago and cayenne in a small bowl.
- Dust the pizza dough lightly with flour, then run it through a pasta roller, adjusting the setting thinner each time and dusting with more flour as needed, until about 1/8 inch thick.
- Lightly beat the egg and 1 tablespoon water in a bowl.
- Brush the dough with the egg wash and sprinkle liberally with the asiago-cayenne mixture.
- Using a pizza wheel, cut the dough crosswise into triangles.
- Place the dough triangles on a baking sheet and bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Let cool on the baking sheet.
- Meanwhile, make the dip: Place the garlic in a small baking dish and roast in the oven until very soft when squeezed, about 40 minutes; let cool 10 minutes.
- Cut the top off the garlic and squeeze the roasted cloves out of the skin.
- Place the roasted garlic in a food processor, add the asiago and season with salt.
- With the motor running, drizzle in the olive oil.
- Drizzle in up to 1/4 cup water if the dip is too thick.
- Taste and make sure it is delicious; re-season if needed.
- Serve with the crackers.
- Photograph by Sam Kaplan
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/roasted-garlic-asiago-dip-with-cheese-crackers-recipe.html (may not work)