More Asparagus

I bought 2 lbs of asparagus on sale at Winco. Meanwhile Mark bought another 2 lbs at Safeway because it was 99 cents a pound. One reason Mark bought his was he wanted me to make a recipe he'd found. He printed it off and gave it to me so I decided to use it for Sunday dinner since we'd have 11 people to feed and could use more of our asparagus.

Several people have told me lately that they think that it's so cute that Mark keeps forwarding me recipes on Facebook to try. I never check Facebook. When the kids came over for Sunday dinner Matt looked at the asparagus we'd made, grinned, and said, "I recognize that recipe from Facebook!" I guess I need to get with the program.

We made 2 batches. As with most Sunday dinners, by the time I thought to take a picture most of it was gone. I quickly gathered that last pieces together on a sheet and took a picture of the dregs that were left over. (probably not my best presentation). I decided to show the Facebook picture too to show you a more appetizing view.

This recipe was a little time intensive, especially making as much as we did. It was really tasty, but I probably would only make it again for a special occasion. (If I make it for you, you now know you're special) One thing I liked was that the panko stayed crispy.

Crispy Baked Asparagus Fries

Ingredients
1 pound asparagus, trimmed
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesan
salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Dredge the asparagus in the flour, dip them in the egg and then into a mixture of the panko breadcrumbs, parmesan, salt and pepper.

Place the asparagus on a wire rack on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated 425 oven until golden brown, about 7-13 minutes.