Halloween Snake Bite Parfaits Recipes

SNAKE-BITE CALZONE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Unroll dough on lightly floured work surface; roll or flatten to 17x10-inch rectangle. Combine cheeses.
• Cut 1 pepperoni slice to resemble a snake's tongue; set aside. Arrange remaining pepperoni slices over dough rectangle, leaving 1-inch border around all sides; top with spoonfuls of the cheese mixture. Roll up dough, jelly-roll fashion, starting at one long side; pinch seams together to seal. Place, seam-side down, in "s" shape on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray to resemble snake.
• Beat egg white and yellow food coloring lightly with fork; brush about half over dough. Add green food coloring to remaining egg white; brush randomly over dough to resemble a snake's splotched skin. Insert olives into one end of dough for the snake's eyes. Add pepperoni tongue.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until golden brown. Meanwhile, heat pizza sauce just until warmed.
• Serve calzone with the sauce.

HALLOWEEN SNAKE-BITE PARFAITS

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix gelatin and red pepper. Pour boiling water on gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in strawberries in syrup. Refrigerate 15 minutes; stir. If not thickened, refrigerate about 15 minutes longer or until thickened but not firm.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Add yogurt and vanilla; beat until blended. Scoop rounded tablespoonful in each of 8 (4- to 5-oz) liquor glasses or plastic cups. DO NOT LEVEL OUT.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons strawberry mixture over cream cheese mixture on each. DO NOT LEVEL OUT. Top each with rounded tablespoonful cream cheese mixture, then strawberry mixture.

PASTRY SNAKES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7. Unroll the pastry and top with a couple of handfuls of parmesan, then fold in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry out to a thickness of 2mm. Cut into 1cm strips, then twist each strip several times to form a snake.
• Lay out the snakes on a baking sheet, then brush each one with egg and sprinkle with more cheese. To decorate, scatter over the seeds. Flatten one end of each snake and press in two peppercorns for eyes. Bake for 12-14 mins, or until golden. Leave to cool. Will keep for two days in an airtight container.

CLASSIC SNAKEBITE

Steps:

• Pour the beer into a pint glass. Add the cider and currant syrup. Serve without a garnish.

MAKE A SNAKE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Prehat oven to 375°F.
• Line a cookie sheet with foil, grease and set aside (or use non-stick foil).
• Dust a flat surface with flour and spread out the crescent dough being careful not to separate.
• Pinch the seams together so it is 1 piece of dough.
• With a rolling pin, roll out into a large rectangle, being careful to not get too thin.
• Brush dough with mustard to 1 inch of the edge.
• Layer meats down the middle of the rectangle, leaving a 1 inch border.
• Layer cheese over the meats.
• Fold lengthwise, 1 side of the dough over the filling to the center of the meat/cheese mixture.
• Fold the other side over and press the dough to seal in the filling.
• Lightly beat 1 egg yolk.
• Brush the egg yolk over the top of the dough to "glue" the pieces together.
• Fold the dough lengthwise in half again, pinching the seam to seal.
• Taper one end of the snake to make a tail and form the other end into a head.
• Beat the remaining 2 egg yolks and separate into 3 small bowls.
• Add food coloring to each bowl to make colors of your choice.
• Using a pastry brush (or paintbrush), paint stripes, dots or the design of your choice onto the snake with the egg yolk mixture.
• Transfer the snake to the foil-lined baking sheet.
• Form the snake into an "S" or other shape.
• Insert 2 cloves into the head for nostrils.
• Cut the red pepper into a tongue shape (V at one end) and insert into the head.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes (or according to package directions) or until golden brown and cooked through.
• Insert toothpick into the olives (perpendicular to the pimiento) and insert into the snakes head to create the eyes.
• Serve your snake!