Roasted Garlic Cream Cheese Wontons - garlic

Method

• 1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2.Cut 1/4 inch off the top of the bulb of garlic to expose the cloves beneath, but do not peel the garlic.
• You want to roast it in the skin.
• Place bulb on a piece of aluminum foil, place butter on top, pour lemon juice over the garlic and sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Bring up all sides of aluminum foil and twist together to close.
• Roast it in the preheated oven for 60 minutes or until garlic cloves are soft and golden in color.
• Allow garlic to cool.
• 3.Once cool, use a fork or squeeze the garlic out of the skin and mix well with the cream cheese and white pepper.
• 4.Heat 2 inches of oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
• 5.Lay a wonton wrapper on a flat surface.
• Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling into the center of the wonton.
• Use your finger to wet the sides of the wrapper with a bit of water.
• Then carefully pull opposite sides of the wonton together to make a pointed top.
• Be sure to seal all sides, you dont want any of the cream cheese coming out while you are frying them.
• Repeat with remaining wontons and filling.
• 6.Once the oil has reached 350 degrees F, add the wontons carefully, in batches if necessary and fry until golden brown, 2 3 minutes.
• Remove wontons from the oil, allow to cool slightly and serve.