Ingredients
- 1 can crescent rolls
- Flour, for dusting
- 4 tablespoons spicy mustard
- 10 ounces thinly sliced ham
- 10 ounces thinly sliced salami
- 10 ounces bologna
- 12 ounces Monterey Jack, grated
- Liquid food coloring
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 whole cloves
- Toothpicks
- 2 small pimiento-stuffed olives
- 1 (1-inch) strips jarred roasted red peppers
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Line a cookie sheet with foil. Grease the foil and set aside.
Dust a flat surface lightly with flour. Spread out the crescent dough — do not separate. Pinch together the seams so that you have 1 piece of dough. Roll out to make a large rectangle. Make sure the dough is not stuck to the surface at all.
Brush the dough with the mustard, leaving a 1-inch border. 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.
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. 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.
Beat the 2 remaining egg yolks together. Transfer to 3 separate small bowls. 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.
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. Bake the snake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
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By bernalsarah
College Station, Tx
on November 01, 2012
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I made this last night, and it turned out pretty good. Theo nly problem I had was the bottom of the snake was soggy, and fell away. Did anyone else have this problem. It was soggy from the juices of the meat and oil of the cheese.
By spoongirldeb
on October 31, 2012
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I made this recipe for a Halloween party at work. My snakes didn't look nearly as pretty as Paula's did, but everyone loved them! And they tasted absolutely delicious too! Only 1 complaint...I should've watched the video before I went grocery shopping. I was making two snakes, so I bought about 3 lbs of meat and 1 lb of cheese, since the recipe called for 30 oz of meat and 12 oz of cheese. There was no way you could fit that much meat and cheese inside the snake! I wound up using maybe 10 oz meat and 5 oz cheese per snake TOTAL and even then I had some "leakage". My prep time was also significantly longer than 15 min - "painting" the snake alone took me over 10 minutes!
But it is definitely worth the time, this dish was not only cool to look at but tasted delicious as well. I'm already planning how to convert it to a Christmas dish! (candy canes maybe or a wreath!.
By SherryDeann
on October 24, 2012
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I made this last year. My four grand children got to the table and when they saw what i was serving not one of them would even take a bite...was too funny. I also made chicken "fingers" with a piece of roasted red pepper as the finger nail. They wouldn't eat those either. And of course we had eyeballs for dessert. Nope not touched!!!
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