Holiday Favorites

Christmas Candy Mix
  • 3 cups rice chex
  • 3 cups pretzels (small curls)
  • 2 cups peanut m&m's (family size bag)
  • 1 bag white almond bark

Melt bag of white almond bark & stir in bowl

Easter Egg Bread
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • Hot Roll Mix and ingredients on package
  • 5 or 6 colored eggs, uncooked
  • 1 egg, slighly beaten
  • water

In a large bowl, place Hot Roll Mix and sugar. Prepare dough according to package directions.
Place dough in greased bowl, turning to coat. Cover and let rise for 5 minutes.
Divide into 3 equal parts. Stretch and roll each piece into a 22" rope.
Place ropes on the cookie sheet and braid. Pinch together ends and tuck under to hide. Place colored eggs in the braid

Fill a 13x9 pan with hot water. Place a greased cookie sheet over pan, cover with damp towel and let rise 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°. In a small dish, combine egg and 1 tsp water. Brush egg mixture onto bread, avoiding colored eggs.
Bake for 15 minutes until bread looks golden and sounds hollow when tapped.
Cool and eat.

Worlds Best Hot Cocoa
  • 8 qt non-fat dry milk
  • 16 oz Nestle Quik
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup non dairy creamer

1/2 - 1 cup per serving!

Pickled Red Beet Eggs
  • 1 dozen eggs
  • 1 can red beets, sliced or whole
  • Vinegar
  • Sugar

Hard boil eggs (put 1 tsp. salt in water in which eggs are cooked). Shell eggs.
Drain juice from beets and add equal amounts of vinegar and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Drop eggs in juice and let stand for several hours or days. If color is light, red food coloring may be added to juice.
Place beets around eggs to flavor. Refrigerate.

Pizelles

Layer 1

  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • few drops of anise, if desired

Mix in bowl
Drop by teaspoon onto hot iron

Sausage Ring
  • 2 lbs pork sausage
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 tbsp grated onion
  • 1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Heat oven to 350°, lighly butter a ring mold (bundt pan).
Mix ingredients well & pack into mold.
Bake 20 minutes, pour off fat, Bake 20 minutes more.
Fill center with scrambled eggs.