Day of the Dead Spiderbread by vggiegirl
Category: Desserts - Other

This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian/vegan diet.


Ingredients:
-----------------------------------------------------
½ cup (100g) margarine, softened
4 Tbsp. sugar
½ cup (100g) plus 2 Tbsp. 930ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
4 Tbsp. cornmeal
½ tsp. cinnamon
Pinch salt
Dash almond extract
1 oz. (25g) (1 square) semisweet chocolate


Instructions:
-----------------------------------------------------
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C/Gas Mark 3).

Cream the margarine and sugar together in a large bowl. Stir in the flour, cornmeal, cinnamon, salt and almond extract.

Pat the dough into an 8-inch pie pan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden. With a knife, score the shortbread into 8 sections while it is still hot.

When the shortbread is completely cool, place the chocolate in a plastic zipper-style sandwich bag. Close the bag tightly and microwave on high for 1 minute. Knead the bag until the chocolate is completely melted. Tightly fold down the top of the bag and snip a tiny piece (about 1/16 inch) off one bottom corner. Drizzle the chocolate over the shortbread in a spider web pattern (add a spooky spider, too, if you wish).

Makes 8 servings.


Additional comments:
-----------------------------------------------------
This is a recipe from an old Animal Times issue. (PETA) I have made it for about 7 years now!



For a printable version of this recipe click the post # in the upper right hand corner.
You can rate this recipe using the drop-down menu in the upper right hand corner.

Thank you, thank you! I love Halloween recipes!!!! :bobo:

I like to add a bit of cinnamon and vanilla to the chocolate as well, so that it tastes like "Mexican" chocolate. You could also just buy this variety of chocolate from a Mexican grocery.

What a cute name!