Baked Asparagus Fries

Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease a baking sheet (you can use cooking spray) and set it aside.

Wash and dry asparagus very well, and chop off the hard ends.

Put the flour in a shallow bowl. Once fully dried, roll each asparagus stick in the flour (the flour will NOT stick well, but try your best to coat it in the flour using your fingers). Set it aside on a plate.

Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper on a large plate. Crack the egg into a small bowl. Whisk the egg with a fork, then pour it over the asparagus on the plate.

Take the asparagus one-by-one and coat each one with egg using your fingers (you might want to use gloves), then roll it in the bread crumbs. Another way to do it is place the egg-coated asparagus on top of the bread crumb mixture and sprinkle bread crumbs on top of it with your fingers, then pat all around it before transferring to the baking sheet.

Transfer to the lightly greased baking sheet. If you find the egg is making the bread crumb mixture too wet so that it isn’t sticking anymore, start a new mixture with the same ingredients as before and use another plate and continue rolling.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until asparagus are golden brown.