Resurrection Rolls

OK - I guess I have to eat my words!

Just when I wrote about Nick and I NOT having any special food-type traditions, it was time to shop for Easter dinner. We make Resurrection Rolls every year so I guess we do have a tradition or two that involves food! These are so yummy that we make them a few times a year... not just at Easter.

If you have never made these, I encourage you to give them a try. It's a great way to share the Easter story with you family, neighbor kids, or Sunday School class. Here's the recipe:

Resurrection Rolls

Large Crescent Roll Dough (the regular size rolls won't work)
Melted Butter
Large Marshmallows
Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture (purchase or mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon with every 3 tablespoons sugar)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.

Give each child a marshmallow. This represents Jesus.

Have them dip the marshmallow into the melted butter and roll to coat evenly. This represents the oils of embalming.

Dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon-sugar mixture and coat evenly. This represents the spices used to anoint His body.

Wrap up the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll. (not like a typical crescent roll up... but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside.) This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.

Place on a cookie sheet and place in the preheated oven for the length of time indicated on the crescent roll package. The oven represents the tomb (pretend like it was three days.)

When the rolls have cooked and cooled slightly, bite into the rolls (cloth) and discover that Jesus is no longer there, HE IS RISEN! (The marshmallow melts and the crescent roll is puffed up, but empty!)

Sweet Blessings,
LeAnn