Bake-fried Sage Leaves – We Love God!

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Italian	Appetizers, Italian, Lowfat	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Olive oil spray
1		Fresh sage leaves, largest
		you can find
1		Egg, plus
2		Egg whites
		OR half-cup egg substitute
		lightly beaten with a
		fork
		Salt and black pepper
3/4	c	Fine toasted bread crumbs OR
		flour in a shallow bowl

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a non stick baking sheet with spray olive
oil. Using a pastry brush, brush the sage leaves on both sides with
the egg mixture and season with salt and pepper. Dip each in bread
crumbs or flour, turning to coat on all sides, shaking off the  excess.
Arrange the sage leaves on the prepared baking sheet. spray  the tops
of the leaves with oil and reseason with salt and pepper.  Bake the
leaves until crisp and nicely browned, 1- to 12 minutes.  Serve at
once.  Makes 20 to 24 leaves. Serve as an antipasto or garnish for
other  dishes.  [23 cals per leaf, 20% fat]  Variation: Stuff sage
leaves. Cut 1 ounce smoked mozzarella, bel  paese, or fontina into flat
thin strips a little smaller than the  sage leaves. Brush 2 sage leaves
with egg mixture on both sides.  Season with salt and pepper. Press the
leaves together, sandwiching a  strip of cheese between them. Dip the
leaves in bread crumbs or  flour, turning to coat on all sides, shaking
off the excess. Spray  with oil and bake as described above.  NOTES :
*Recipe from Steven Raichlen's HIGH-FLAVOR, LOW-FAT ITALIAN  COOKING.
1997: Viking Penguin.  Pat Hanneman's bookshelf 9/98  Recipe by:
High-Flavor, Low-Fat Italian Cooking  Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by
Pat Hanneman <kitpath@earthlink.net>  on Sep 21, 1998, converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 83 Calories From Fat: 21 Total Fat: 2.3g Cholesterol: 62mg Sodium: 141mg Potassium: 67.6mg Carbohydrates: 9.9g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 5.1g

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