Cauliflower Breadsticks

I know... Cauliflower and bread does not sound right together! But bear with me. Recently I've been attempting to eat more healthily and one thing that I do miss is bread. Once a daily affair it's now reduced to being a treat. So I had a look on Pinterest and it seemed a lot of people were substituting cauliflower bread for the beautiful wheat laden stuff! I tweaked a few different recipes and came up with the following that seemed to work best. Whilst it's never going to fully replace bread in my life it certainly stops any cravings and is a great side dish.

Ingredients

1 large cauliflower head
1 egg or 2 egg whites - beaten
Seasoning of choice
3/4 cup of grated cheese (I used low fat mature)

Method

1.   Preheat oven to 160.

2..   Pulse cauliflower in a food processor until it resembles fine breadcrumbs as below:

3.   Microwave for 7 minutes in a bowl covered in pierced clingfilm. Stir halfway.

4.   Allow to cool. You will now need to strain the cauliflower in a linen cloth or teatowel. This is a really important step as cauliflower actually has a high water content. Without this stage you'll just end up with mush!

5.   Add seasoning of choice (I used a dried mixed herb), half of the grated cheese and the beaten eggs or egg whites. I used 6 tbsp. of two chicks egg whites. Each carton contains 15 egg whites. You need 3tbsp for each egg white. It's a really handy standby as you can freeze the carton too. And useful for meringues so you don't have to spend a fortune on eggs!

6.   Mix all ingredients together well and tip into a baking dish lines with parchment. pat down to fill dish to edges. I found it best to use my fingers here as a spoon tended to just move the parchment around! It should look a little like this:

7.   Bake for around 15-20 minutes until golden. It may catch slightly at the edges, but don't worry too much as that part actually ends up being the nicest!

8.   Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until cheese has melted.

9.   Remove from the oven and cool. Remove from dish and cut into slices. I got 8 out of this dish.

10.   Enjoy!