Our Bread Snowman will melt the hearts of holiday guests. We’ve filled his tummy with one of our favorite Spinach Dips and surrounded him with an assortment of cut veggies for some skinny dipping.
Source:
Christmas! A Wilton Recipe and Idea Book
Tools:
Ingredients:
- 2 loaves frozen bread dough thawed, 16 oz.2 loaves each
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- 1 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh or dried dill chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup green onion chopped
- 1/4 cup carrots shredded
- 1 (16 ounce) pkg chopped spinach thawed and drained
- 3/4 cup roasted walnuts chopped
instructions
To thaw bread dough, place in plastic bag at room temperature for 4-6 hours. Or
let thaw overnight in refrigerator.
Grease Snowman pan with solid vegetable shortening.
Combine loaves and knead together with seasonings. Form into oblong loaf.
Press
in greased pan and let raise until doubled in size.
Bake at 350° for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove bread from pan and cool. Trim top so that snowman rests flat on tray.
Hollow out belly and reserve trimmed bread for dipping.
Cut reserved bread in
cubes, spoon dip into snow-man. Serve with carrot sticks, celery, zucchini and
bread cubes.
To decorate snowman: for tie, dip green top of leek into boiling water or place
in microwave 30 seconds to soften. Place on snowman. Use black olives for eyes,
small carrots for nose, parsley for hat trim.
Combine ingredients in order listed. Dip can be made a day before serving;
cover and refrigerate. If made ahead, add nuts just before serving.
To roast nuts, spread on cookie sheet and place in a 350° oven for 8-10
minutes.
Try this recipe with the Treelightful
pan, or other one-mix Wilton pans.