Oven-Fried Eggplant

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 eggplants, about 1 pound each
• All-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Seasoned fine dry bread crumbs
• 3 tomatoes, sliced
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

Instructions

1. Cut eggplants into diagonal slices. Dredge in flour.
2. Beat together egg, oil, salt and pepper. Dip eggplant slices into egg mixture, then in seasoned bread crumbs.
3. Place in greased baking pan and cover with foil pierced with fork to make air vents.
4. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
5. Unwrap, top each slice of eggplant with a slice of tomato, and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
6. Return to oven and bake 10 minutes longer, or until cheese is bubbly.