Deep Fried Cheese Curd Crust Pizza
This combines two all-time favorites…Pizza and deep fried Ellsworth Cheese Curds. Nothing gets much better than that!!
- 2 quarts oil for frying
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1 lb fresh Ellsworth cheese curds
- 1 cup (4 ounces) Blaser’s cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup (4 ounces) Blaser’s mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 package pepperoni
- Prepared pizza or marinara sauce, for dipping
- Heat oil in a deep fryer or heavy skillet to 375°F.
- Combine buttermilk, flour, baking soda and egg in bowl and mix until smooth.
- Submerge cheese curds into batter and fry in small batches for 60 seconds or until golden brown and then dry on paper towels.
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Layer fried cheese curds on the bottom of small spring form pan or oven-safe skillet. Top with shredded cheese and pepperoni and bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into four equal-sized slices and serve with pizza sauce for dipping.