Serpent Sandwich

Serpent Sandwich

Picture taken from my private collection

Ingredients:

1 can crescent rolls
flour for dusting
4 tbsp mustard
10 oz. thinly slice ham
10 oz. thinly slice salami
10 oz. bologna
12 oz. monterey jack cheese, grated
3 egg yolks
2 whole cloves
2 small pimiento-stuffed olives
1 (1-inch) strip jarred roasted red peppers
liquid food coloring

Create it!!

1. preheat the oven to 375 F. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Grease the foil and set aside.

2. Dust a flat surface lightly with flour. Spread out the crescent dough - do not separate. Pinch together the seams so that you have one 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.

3. Top the meats with the cheese. fold one side of the dough over the filling, lengthwise. Then, fold the other half over and press to 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 to make sure everything is sealed tight and to make an even thickness for the body of your serpent. Taper one end of the dough to form a tail shape. Form the other end into a head shape.

4. Beat the remaining egg yolk together. Transfer to three 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.

5. Transfer the snake to the foil lined sheet. Form into an "S" shape so it looks like a slithering snake. Insert to cloves into the head to look like nostrils and 2 stuffed olives for eyes. Create a mouth and/or tongue with the roasted red peppers. Bake the snake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. makes 1 serpent or 10 servings.