Dinosaurspikes Recipes

DINOSAUR EGGS

Steps:

• Mix whole grain mustard, Greek yogurt, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl until well blended.
• Place 2 beaten eggs into a shallow dish; place potato flakes in a separate shallow dish.
• Divide corned beef hash into 4 portions. Form corned beef hash around each egg until the egg is completely encased.
• Roll encased eggs into the beaten egg and coat with mashed potato flakes until covered.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Drop 2 eggs into the hot oil and fry until brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining 2 eggs.
• Cut the lengthwise and serve with mustard sauce.

DINOSAUR PIZZA

Steps:

• Arrange a rack at the bottom of the oven with a pizza stone if you have one (or a metal baking sheet if you don't) and preheat it to 500 degrees F, ideally for at least an hour.
• Divide the dough in half and stretch into balls, tucking the ends under and pinching them together so there's a smooth taught surface. Set each on a lightly floured large (roughly 10-inch square) piece of parchment paper, cover with plastic wrap or a dish towel and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Flatten each ball of pizza dough into a 9- to 10-inch round. Trim any excess parchment paper. Spread each with 1/4 cup of sauce, going almost all the way to the edge, top with the mozzarella and distribute the pepperoni, Canadian bacon and little pinches of the sausage evenly over top. Slide onto the pizza stone (the parchment goes with it to make things easier!) or baking sheet and bake until the crust is browned and the cheese is splotchy; begin checking for doneness at 7 minutes.
• Finish the pizzas with a few spoonfuls of giardiniera, loads of black pepper, crushed red pepper and Parmesan.

DINOSAUR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the cookie dough between two sheets of parchment paper. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is about 1/4-inch thick. Set the rolled dough in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm.
• Cut out cookies with a triceratops-shaped cookie cutter. Place the cookies roughly 2 inches apart on the parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for 5 more minutes. Transfer the cookies and the parchment paper to a new baking sheet and bake until the bottoms are just golden brown and the centers are no longer doughy, about 15 minutes, rotating the baking sheet about halfway through baking.
• Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
• For the base coat, put about 6 ounces of the royal icing in a medium bowl. Add 5 drops of orange food color and 2 drops of yellow food color and stir with a rubber spatula to combine. Gradually add a teaspoon of water at a time until the icing is the consistency of thin yogurt; when you scoop some up with a spoon and let it drip back into the bowl, the lines should settle out. (Don't add too much water all at once; the icing should not be watery or it will run off the edges of the cookies.) Cover the bowl with a damp paper towel until ready to use.
• Put 2 ounces of the royal icing in a small bowl. Add a few drops of water at a time until the icing is the consistency of thick yogurt. Transfer the icing to a disposable piping bag fitted with a coupler and a #1 round piping tip.
• For the dark-orange spots on the dinosaurs, put about 3 ounces of the royal icing in a medium bowl. Add 5 drops of the orange food color and 1 drop of yellow and stir with a rubber spatula to combine. Add food color as needed until a shade slightly darker than the base coat is achieved. Add a few drops of water at a time until the icing is the consistency of thick yogurt. Transfer the icing to a disposable piping bag fitted with a coupler and a #1 round piping tip.
• For the light-yellow outlines on the dinosaurs, put roughly 3 ounces of the white royal icing in a medium bowl. Add 3 drops of the yellow food color and stir to combine with a rubber spatula. Add food color as needed until a nice pale yellow is achieved. Gradually add a few drops of water at a time and mix until the icing is pipeable and slightly fluid, like thick yogurt. Transfer the icing to a disposable piping bag fitted with a coupler and a #2 round piping tip.
• For the dinosaurs' eyes, put 2 ounces of white royal icing in a small bowl. Color the royal icing black by adding 2 to 3 drops of black food color. Stir to combine using a rubber spatula, adding a few drops of water until a thick yogurt consistency is. Transfer the icing to a disposable piping bag fitted with a coupler and a #1 round piping tip.
• Once the cookies have cooled, flip the cookies upside down by holding the edge of the cookie. One at a time, dip the top of a cookie into the lighter orange base coat icing, moving the cookie slightly to make sure the top is coated entirely. The icing should not come up the sides of the cookies. Flip the cookie back over and jiggle the cookie slightly to help smooth out any lumps. Use a toothpick to pop any air bubbles and smooth out the icing. Place on the cooling rack and repeat with the remaining cookies until they are all coated.
• Next, while the cookies are still wet, use the dark-orange icing to make 3 to 4 spots along the back of the triceratops and slightly above the legs. Allow the cookies to dry for at least an hour.
• Using the white icing, pipe three small dots at the base of each of the two feet. Fill in the triangle shaped points sticking out of the head of the dinosaur to create two horns on each. Next pipe another horn on each that is the same size directly across from the horn towards the top of the head.
• Pipe an eye with the black icing on each, creating a small curved line just between the two horns on the triceratops head.
• For the border, pipe the light-yellow icing around the edge of each cookie, following the shape of the cookie. Next, pipe details to outline the legs, continuing the lines of the legs slightly upwards towards the body of the triceratops. Pipe what looks like a fishhook to create the mouths, swooping upwards towards the eye.
• Allow the cookies to dry completely before serving.

GIANT DINOSAUR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition (dough will be very stiff). , Divide into two balls; roll each ball directly on an ungreased baking sheet to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut cookies with a dinosaur cookie cutter, leaving at least 1 in. between cookies. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps if desired. , Bake 7-9 minutes for small cookies and 10-12 minutes for large cookies or until lightly browned around the edges. Cool 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks. , If desired, add food coloring to frosting. Frost cookies. Decorate with chocolate chips for eyes and candies for spots.

DINOSAUR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot add juice, bone, celery, onion and all spices and 4 cups water.
• Cover and simmer 2 hours.
• Remove bone and cut off any meat.
• Strain broth and skim off any fat.
• Discard celery leaves if desired.
• Add in all meat, potatoes and carrots.
• Cover and simmer 45 minutes, if needed add more water.
• Add in shells and cook about 15 minutes more until macaroni is tender.
• Serve immediately.
• Great with a nice bread and a salad, the kids love this because of the name and the ingredients.