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Snack and Story Time: Sweet Tortilla Snowflakes

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By Trine Grillo

Few things are as much fun as catching snowflakes on your tongue. You lift your face to the snowy sky and stick out your tongue as far as you can. Some of the flakes land in your nose and ears, but when you catch one - AHH!  So what do these little miracles of nature taste like? And if you could capture them, what would you do with them?


Here is a sweet story and a delicious snowflake snack to try. And then if you are lucky enough to have snow where you live, get out there and catch some flakes! 


READ: If Snowflakes Tasted Like Fruitcake by Stacy Previn


DISCUSS: 

Have you tasted a snowflake?

What did it taste like?

If you have never tasted a snowflake, what do you think it would taste like?

DO: Make Sweet Tortilla Snowflakes 


Sweet Tortilla Snowflakes


Ingredients:

Flour tortillas

Melted butter

Sugar sprinkles and/or cinnamon sugar


Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Fold the tortillas in half and then in half again.



Use scissors to cut designs just like you would a paper snowflake.


Place them on a foil-lined baking sheet.
Brush with melted butter and shake on the sugar sprinkles or cinnamon sugar.
Bake 10-15 minutes until golden brown along the edges.
Cool and eat up!

Delicious dips: yogurt or whipped cream


Recipe idea from ourbestbites.com

Comments

Claire Annette said…
What a great idea to go with a wonderful book. I'm looking forward to sharing this book and trying out the fun recipe.
January 2, 2022 at 6:34 PM
Rebecca Gomez said…
I hope you enjoy your snowflake story time!
January 4, 2022 at 12:24 PM
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