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The Jell-O Brain
Alice and CD

Only your imagination limits you in the use of the famous Jell-O brain mold, a mold that you fill with gray or pink Jell-O to make a model of the brain.  If you search for these on google you will get a lot of hits.  I found them from $6.95 to $14.95 before I stopped looking and ordered some.  Who could resist.  Some sites even have recipes for making brain colored Jell-O!!!

Make one and use it for demonstration about how fragile your brain is.  Then have a snack!

Cookie Wheels
Alice, CS RT Commissioner
Pioneer District, Golden Empire Council

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour,
• ½ cup of softened butter or margarine,
• ¼ cup of powdered sugar,
• ½ teaspoon baking powder,
• 1 Tablespoon of milk,
• 1 cup of pie filling or jam (your choice of flavor)

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 
• Mix the flour, margarine, sugar, baking powder and milk just enough milk to form a dough.  If more milk is needed, add it by teaspoonfuls only.
• Divide the dough into 6 equal parts,
• Then shape into balls. 
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet;  flatten slightly. 
• Make an indentation 1-3/4 inches across and about ¾ inch deep, in the center of each flattened ball. 
• Now fill each indentation with about 2 Tablespoons of filling. 
• Bake until edges begin to brown (20-25 minutes).  Makes 6 “Wheels”

Speedy Donuts
Trapper Trails

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. ready to bake biscuits
• 1 c. oil
• Sugar & cinnamon

Directions

• Separate biscuits and
• Cut a hole in center (a two liter bottle cap works great)
  (or pull apart with fingers to form a ring).
• Drop in hot oil and turn to brown on both sides.
• Take out and toss in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• They are ready to eat!!

Ice Cream “Lollipops”
Trapper Trails

For each lollipop, use a scoop to shape ice cream into a ball.

Roll in shredded chocolate, chopped nuts, toasted coconut, or crushed candy or cookies.

Insert Popsicle stick.

Store in covered container in freezer.

Homemade Bike Energy Bar
Trapper Trails

• 1/4 cup butter, melted or oil
• 8 large egg whites, beaten
• 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups chopped dried fruit
• 2 1/2 cups nuts, chopped
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13 pan.
• Beat together eggs and oil.
• Sift together dry ingredients except fruit.
• Add flour to eggs, combine,
• Then stir in fruit, nuts, and chips.
• Spread evenly in pan,
• Bake 30 minutes; they are still soft when done.
• Cool, cut into 24 pieces, wrap in foil and freeze.

Frozen Wheels
Trapper Trails

Ingredients

• Chocolate chip cookies
• Chocolate or vanilla ice cream, softened
• Colored sprinkles or mini chocolate chips

Directions

• Create a wheel by sandwiching ice cream between two cookies.
• Roll the edges of the “wheel” in colored sprinkles or mini chocolate chips.
• Freeze until ready to eat.

Zesty Appetizer Wheels
Trapper Trails

Ingredients

• 12 slices hard salami
• 1 (8 ounce) can crescent rolls
• 6 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Open the dough to 2 rectangles, press the perforation to seal.
• Sprinkle each rectangle with 3 tbsp parmesan and 1 tsp Italian seasoning.
• Lay 6 slices salami along the side of the rectangle.
• Roll the dough up and pinch the ends.
• Cut each roll into 8 slices.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake for 13 min or until golden brown.
• You can substitute 24 pepperoni for 12 salami slices.

SUNNY SODA
Trapper Trails

• orange sherbet or vanilla ice cream
• orange soda

• Scoop orange sherbet or vanilla ice cream into a tall glass.
• Top with orange soda.

Hamburger Surprise
Trapper Trails

• Vanilla wafers (buns)
• Small York Peppermint Patties (burgers)
• Green coconut (lettuce)
• White frosting, colored yellow and red (ketchup and mustard)

• Place York Peppermint Patty on vanilla wafer.
• Frost with “mustard,” “ketchup,” and top with “lettuce.”
• Place 2nd wafer on top, squeeze gently for a JUICY hamburger surprise.

Sun-Baked S’mores
Trapper Trails

Ingredients

• Graham crackers
• Large marshmallows
• Chocolate bars
• Aluminum foil

Directions

• Put large marshmallow on each of two cracker squares.
• Place a section of chocolate bar on each marshmallow.
• Cover with a second cracker.
• Wrap entire thing in aluminum foil.
• Place in a sunny spot for ½ hour or until melted.
• Unwrap and eat.

Swirling Wheels Pizza Appetizers
Santa Clara County Council

These are similar to meat-filled calzones.

Ingredients:

• 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
• ¼ lb. each thinly sliced Genoa salami, pepperoni sausage, provolone cheese
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). 
• Lightly grease a large baking sheet. 
• Roll pizza crust dough into an approximately 10x14” rectangle on the baking sheet. 
• Layer with Genoa salami, pepperoni and provolone cheese. 
• Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese to within ½” of dough edge. 
• Roll jelly roll style. 
• Seal the edge with a fork. 
• Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until golden brown. 
• Slice into 1” pieces to serve. 
• Original recipe yield: 5 servings. 

Flying Wheels
Santa Clara County Council

• 1 cup shortening
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups whole wheat flake cereal
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flaked coconut

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). 
• Grease cookie sheets. 
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. 
• Beat in the eggs one at a time,
• Then stir in the vanilla. 
• Combine the baking powder, baking soda and oats;
• Stir into the sugar mixture. 
• Fold in the wheat cereal and coconut. 
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. 
• Flatten slightly with a fork. 
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown.
• Original recipe yield: 3 dozen.

Apple Half Rounds
Santa Clara County Council

Short Cut - try using chunky applesauce in place of apples.  Or go wild with fruit preserves!

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ¾ cup butter
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• ¼ cup raisins
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 apples - peeled, cored and chopped

Directions:

• Stir together to blend sour cream, egg yolk and vanilla extract.  
• In a large bowl stir together flour and sugar. 
• Cut in ¾ cup butter or margarine until like coarse crumbs.  
• Mix in sour cream mixture until well blended. 
• Divide dough in half and chill until easy to handle (3 hours or so).

To Make Filling:

• In small saucepan, melt the 1 tablespoon margarine. 
• Add apples, raisins, brown sugar and apple spice and cook,
• Stir occasionally, until apples are fork tender. 
• Remove excess liquid and cool.

To Assemble Pastry

• Roll each piece of dough to about 1/8” thickness and cut with 2½” round cookie cutter. 
• Place rounds ½” apart on ungreased cookie sheet.  
• Place (skimpy) teaspoon of filling on each round and fold in half. 
• Seal edges with fork.  
• Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. 
• Remove and cool. 
• Drizzle with lemon sugar icing made with ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh) and 1 tablespoon water.
• Mix to drizzling consistency. 
• If too thick, add a little more water, if too thin, a little more confectioners' sugar.
• Original recipe yield: 4 dozen.

Big Wheels
Santa Clara County Council

Ingredients:

• Tart Apples
• Butter/Margarine
• Brown sugar

Directions:

• Core the apples, peel only if the skin is tough. 
• Slice into 1/2 inch thick rings. 
• Sauté in butter until barely tender. 
• Turn over and cook until tender. 
• Sprinkle brown sugar and cover until sugar melts.

Road Course Obstacles
Santa Clara County Council

Ingredients:

• 1 Cub sugar
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups quick oatmeal
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts
• 2 1/2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

• Combine sugar, margarine and milk in sauce pan, 
• Boil 1 minute.  Pour hot mixture over oatmeal and peanut butter. 
• Add nuts and vanilla. 
• Mix, drop by teaspoon onto wax paper. 
• Let cool until firm.