Snack and Story Time: Sweet Tortilla Snowflakes

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