Baked Goat’s Cheese Balls

How to make it

As these goat’s cheese balls are baked rather than fried, they’re a lot lighter and allows you to keep the freshness of the goat’s cheese flavour.

• Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C/Gas Mark 6
• Cut the Goat’s Cheese into 24 portions, and roll into balls
• Finely chop and crush the walnuts
• Mix the walnuts with the panko breadcrumbs and the Italian herbs
• Crack  the eggs into a bowl and whisk
• Prepare the bowls in order (cheese balls, egg wash, breadcrumbs), finishing with a parchment lined baking tray
• Take a goat’s cheese ball and dip into the egg, then the breadcrumbs
• You can repeat these two steps as necessary to give each ball a good coating
• Spray the goat’s cheese balls with a light coating of oil
• Bake in the centre of the oven  for 8 minutes, or until they’ve turned a nice golden brown
• Allow to cool slightly, then drizzle with honey before serving

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