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They're not burned, just brown and crunchy, rather than soft and chewy.

Now that the soft and chewy ones are gone, eating the crunchy ones isn't a huge problem, but I was wanting something special to do with them, with just whatever I have on hand.

I've got vanilla ice cream; I could crunch them up and make "blizzards" I suppose.

What about making a cookie crust? I think with butter? What could I put in the cookie crust? Maybe I should freeze them until I feel more creative.

Or just keep eating crunchy cookies....]]> Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:59:58 mom4awesomekids http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283523785/ http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283523785/#num1 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:23:05 Kathleen http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283388650/ http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283388650/#num1
Here is the recipe I used:

3 eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced
2 eggs beaten
4 c Italian season bread crumbs
1 (16 oz) pkg mozzarella cheese shredded and divided
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 t dried basil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2.  Dip eggplant slices in egg, then in bread crumbs.  Place in a single layer on a baking sheet.  Bake for 5 minutes on each side
3. In a 9 x 13 in. dish spread spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom.  Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce.  Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.  Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the cheeses.  Sprinkle basil on top.
4.  Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Okay, I see I forgot the basil and that might of been why it wasn't very flavorful but that wasn't my main problem.  The eggplant was tough.  Although it wasn't crunchy, it was close.  

Did I not bake it enough?-see instructions to bake 5 minutes on each side -or did it need longer than 35 minutes even though it was golden brown.
I sliced the pieces about 1/4 to 1/8 in thick--was that too thick.  Should they have been "wafer" thin?
Do I need a better recipe?
Did I not pick good eggplants?
While proofing this I saw where it said to use a baking sheet which I did but it was an airbake pan.  I know that gives a different result with cookies --do you think that was the problem?


]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:50:50 BarbaraR http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283308363/ http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283308363/#num1 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:32:43 cricket http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283285984/ http://www.theswap.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283285984/#num1 ]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:19:44 TamieJP