Roasted Garlic-Asiago Dip with Homemade Crackers

By Golfwidow7

Ingredients

• Dip:
• 2 2 2 bulbs elephant garlic
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese
• Kosher salt
• 2 to 3 2 to 3 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Crackers:
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 batch Calzone Dough, recipe follows
• All-purpose flour, for dusting
• 1 1 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
• Special equipment: pasta roller
• Calzone Dough:
• 2 2 2 tablespoons dry yeast
• 1 1 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1 1 cup warm water
• 2 2 2 cups high-gluten flour
• 1 1 1 cup semolina flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 1 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for bowl
• 15 a small bowl, combine the yeast and sugar and whisk together with the warm water. Let sit for 15 minutes; when the water looks frothy and smells very yeasty, it's ready.

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 3mins
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the dip: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the garlic bulbs in the oven and roast until soft when squeezed, about 30 minutes; let cool for 10 minutes. Cut the tops off the garlic and squeeze the roasted cloves out of the skin.

Place the roasted garlic in a food processor with the cheese and season with salt. With the machine running drizzle in the olive oil. Taste and make sure it is delicious; re-season if needed.

For the crackers: In a small bowl combine the Asiago and cayenne.

Run the Calzone Dough through a pasta roller, adjusting the setting thinner until the dough gets very thin, about 1/8-inch thick. Dust the dough lightly with flour during the process if the dough is sticky.

Brush the dough with the egg wash and sprinkle liberally with the Asiago-cayenne mix. Using a pizza wheel, cut the dough crosswise into triangles. Place the dough triangles onto a sheet tray and bake until light brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 3 to 4 minutes on the tray before removing.

Eat right away or store in an airtight container.