Holiday Cornucopia Bread Centerpiece Recipes

HOLIDAY CORNUCOPIA BREAD CENTERPIECE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 17x14 inch (or large) cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Tear off a 30x18 inch sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil. Fold it in half to 18x15 inch. Roll out to form a hollow cone, about 18 inches long with a diameter of 5 inches at the widest end (Cornucopia opening). Fasten end with clear scotch tape.
• 2. Stuff cone with crumpled regular foil until form is rigid. Bend tail of cone up then down at end. Spray outside of cone with cooking spray. Place on cookie sheet. Beat the egg with the water to make a glaze.
• 3. Open and unroll the first can of bread stick dough on the counter. Separate bread sticks. Begin by wrapping one bread stick around tip of cone. Brush end of next bread stick with Glaze and press to attach to end of first bread stick. Continue spiral-wrapping cone, slightly overlapping dough until there are 3 bread sticks left.
• 4. Pinch one end of the 3 bread sticks together, then braid. Brush bread around opening of cornucopia with glaze.
• 5. Gently press on braid. Brush entire cornucopia with glaze. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until bread is a nice brown. (If parts start to darken too much, cover them with foil).
• 6. Remove from oven. Let cool completely on cookie sheet. Carefully remove foil when cool. (If freezing, leave foil in bread for support. Remove when thawed.) You can use fruit and or gourds to include flowers to decorate with.
• 7. Makes 1 large centerpiece.

THANKSGIVING CORNUCOPIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly spray a cookie sheet, at least 17"x 14", with non-stick cooking spray.
• Tear off a 30"x 18" sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Fold in 1/2 to 18"x 15".
• Roll diagonally to form a hollow cone, about 18" long with a diameter of 5" at the widest end (Cornucopia opening).
• Fasten end with clear tape.
• Stuff cone with crumpled regular foil until form is rigid.
• Bend tail of cone up then down at end.
• Spray outside of cone with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Open and unroll first can of breadstick dough on work surface.
• Seperate breadsticks.
• Begin by wraping one breadstick around tip of cone.
• Brush end of next breadstick with Glaze and press to attach to end of first breadstick.
• Continue spiral-wrapping cone, slightly overlapping dough until there are 3 breadsticks left.
• Pinch one end of the 3 breadsticks together, then braid.
• Brush bread around opening of Cornucopia with Glaze.
• Gently press on braid.
• Brush entire Cornucopia with Glaze.
• Bake 45 minutes in preheated oven or until bread is a rich brown.
• (If parts start to darken too much, cover them with poeces of foil.) Remove from oven and let cool completely on cookie sheet on a wire rack.
• Carefully remove foil when cool.
• (If freezing, leave foil in bread for support. Remove when thawed.) Fill Cornucopia with the assorted raw vegetables directly on table and let them spill out of opening NOTE-- To prevent this center-piece from absorbing atmospheric moisture, the baked Cornucopia cone can be sprayed with shellac or clear enamel.
• If treated in this manner, the Cornucopia will be inedible but can be preserved and re-used.