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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Lightly spray each of 4 (9-inch) disposable aluminum pie tins with cooking spray.
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(Note: it is important that you use new, unblemished pie tins.)
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Using a 3-inch cookie cutter as a guide, place 1 tablespoon of grated cheese into the ring and spread evenly within the boundaries of the cutter.
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Repeat, forming 3 spreaded rounds of grated cheese on each prepared pie tin.
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Repeat with the remaining cheese and remaining pie tins you should have 12 spreaded rounds of cheese.
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Bake for 8 minutes, or until the fricos are golden brown and melted.
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Remove from the oven and remove the fricos from the pie tins using a metal spatula.
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Transfer to parchment lined cooling racks or inverted sheet pans to cool.
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Repeat the entire process with remaining cheese to form a total of 24 fricos.
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You should not have to re-oil the pans for the second batch of fricos.
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Note: If the fricos stick to the pie tins, return them to the oven for a few seconds and you should be able to remove them with the spatula.
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Also, fricos can be shaped when they just come out of the pan by draping them over rolling pins (for a cylinder shape) or the bottom of an upturned coffee cup or small bowl (for a small cup-shaped frico).
