Sweet Biscuit Wreath Recipes

HOLIDAY BISCUIT WREATH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray.
• Cut each biscuit into 2 half moons to make 48 biscuit pieces. Separate the pieces into 2 piles.
• Working with half of the dough, flatten a piece of biscuit in your hand and stuff it with a cheese cube and about 1/4 teaspoon fig preserves (it is easier to roll if you use the little pieces of fig from the preserves). Gather the dough around it and roll into a ball. Repeat with the remaining dough, cheese and jam to make 24 balls; set aside.
• With the remaining dough, stuff and roll each piece of biscuit with an olive.
• Toss the almonds and parsley together in a medium bowl. Toss the Cheddar, paprika and cayenne together in another medium bowl. Put the melted butter in a small bowl.
• Alternating every so often between the two flavors, dip the cheese and jam balls in butter, then roll them to coat in the almond topping; and dip the olive balls in butter and roll them to coat in the Cheddar topping. Arrange the balls in the tube pan so that the flavors are interspersed.
• Bake the bread until golden brown all over and the dough is baked through, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate and serve warm.

SANDRA'S CHRISTMAS WREATH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place a large piece of parchment paper on a cutting board. Pop open the biscuit container and pull apart the dough. Lay the pieces on the lined cutting board and set aside.
• In a small bowl, using a fork, mix together the sugar and cinnamon, set aside.
• In another small bowl, using a fork, whisk the egg yolk with a 1/2 teaspoon of water, set side.
• Using a leaf shaped cookie cutter, punch out leaves. Using a pastry brush, brush the leaves liberally with the egg wash. Sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar.
• Arrange the leaves close together in a circular pattern with the tips of the leaves facing out on a pizza pan lined with parchment paper. Place the wreath onto middle level of the oven for 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot on medium heat, melt the butter. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the marshmallows, constantly stirring to avoid scorching. Once the mixture is melted, turn down the heat to low to keep it "pliable". Pour in the green food coloring. Combine until you see a rich and even green color throughout. Gently fold in the corn flakes.
• Place a kitchen towel on a flat surface or counter, remove the wreath from the oven and place it on the towel. This will help you to prevent scorching your surfaces. Distribute the warm marshmallow mixture carefully over the wreath. Before the "holly" mixture cools completely, dot the wreath with cinnamon candies to look like holly berries.