Snake Bites

Name: Snake Bites
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 283 grams bologna; 1 can crescent rolls; 3 egg yolks; 10 servings Liquid food coloring; 283 grams thinly sliced ham; 340 grams Monterey Jack, grated; 2 smalls pimiento-stuffed olives; 1 inch jarred roasted red peppers; 283 grams thinly sliced salami; 4 Tbsps spicy mustard; 10 servings Toothpicks

Snake Bites is a דל פחמימות, main course. This recipe makes 10 servings with 500 calories, 27g of protein, and 38g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salami, liquid food coloring, spicy mustard, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the egg yolks you could follow this main course with the Apricot Crumbles as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Line a cookie sheet with foil. Grease the foil and set aside.

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Dust a flat surface lightly with flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Spread out the crescent dough do not separate. Pinch together the seams so that you have 1 piece of dough.

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Spread

Dough

Roll out to make a large rectangle. Make sure the dough is not stuck to the surface at all.

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Dough

Roll

Brush the dough with the mustard, leaving a 1-inch border.

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Mustard

Dough

Layer the meats down the center of the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border on either end. You can feel free to use your favorite cold cuts.

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Deli Meat

Top the meats with the cheese. Fold 1 side of the dough over the filling, lengthwise. Then, fold the other 1/2 over and press the seal the filling inside. Take 1 egg yolk, and beat lightly with a fork.

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Egg Yolk

Cheese

Dough

Brush the egg yolk over the top of the dough. The yolk will act as the glue to hold. Fold the dough in 1/2 again lengthwise. Pinch the seam with your fingers to seal. Press the outside of the dough to make sure everything is sealed tight and to make an even thickness for the body of your snake. Taper 1 end of the dough to form a tail shape. Form the other end into a head shape.

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Egg Yolk

Dough

Beat the 2 remaining egg yolks together.

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Egg Yolk

Transfer to 3 separate small bowls.

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Add some food coloring to each bowl whatever colors you like! Using a clean paintbrush, "paint" the snake with the egg yolk/food coloring mixture.

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Food Color

Egg Yolk

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Bowl

Transfer the snake to the foil lined sheet tray. Form into an "s" shape so it looks like the snake is slithering. Insert 2 cloves into the head to look like nostrils and 2 stuffed olives for eyes. Create a mouth or tongue with the roasted red peppers.

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Roasted Red Peppers