Spiderpretzelshalloweenlunchboxsurprise Recipes

SPäTZLE (AKA SPAETZLE)

Steps:

• Place flour, egg, salt, cayenne, cream fraiche, and milk in a mixing bowl. Whisk together until batter drips slowly off the whisk. If batter seems too thin, add a bit more flour; if too thick, add a bit more milk. You can test the thickness using the smooth side of a cheese grater with fairly large holes. If a dollop of the batter does not drip through the grating holes, it's the right consistency.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a simmer over medium-high heat. Use a spatula to push a spoonful of batter through the holes of the smooth side of the grater into the simmering water.
• When dumplings rise to the surface of the water, they are done. This will take just a few minutes. Remove dumplings with a slotted spoon, and repeat in batches with remaining batter.

PRETZEL SPIDER WEBS

Steps:

• Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
• In sets of 8, arrange the pretzel sticks into the spokes of 10 webs, with the centers touching and the outer edges spaced.
• Melt the melting wafers according to the package instructions, approximately 2 minutes in a microwave or 3 to 5 minutes over a double boiler. Transfer to a piping bag and cut the tip to create a small hole.
• Pipe a small amount of the melted candy onto the center of each web where the pretzels meet; this will hold the webs together. Then pipe a web pattern by starting in the center and spiraling out to the edges. Go around the outer edges a couple times to create a firm border. Carefully spoon over the sprinkles. Repeat with the remaining webs.
• Place chocolate spiders in the center, if using. Let set 1 hour.

SPIDER PRETZELS

Steps:

• Make a cracker sandwich with the peanut butter. Insert the pretzel "legs" into the filling. With a dab of peanut butter, set raisin eyes on top.

PRETZEL SPIDERS

Steps:

• Mix yeast and sugar in a bowl. Add warm water and whisk until sugar dissolves. Let yeast bloom for about 10 minutes.
• Mix flour and salt in a bowl of an electric mixer. Mix chopped, cold butter into flour on low speed until mixture starts to resemble coarse crumbs.
• Slowly pour yeast mixture into flour mixture, while still mixing on low, until just combined. Using your hands, gather dough together. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until no longer sticky, for a couple of minutes. Place in a medium bowl and cover with plastic.
• Let dough rise in a warm, dry place for about an hour.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll the dough into a log and divide it into 4 equal pieces.
• Divide each piece into two more pieces, one a little bigger than the other. The piece that is a little bigger, roll it into a log and divide into 8 equal pieces. That will be the spider's legs. The piece that is a little smaller, roll into an oval and then twist the top of it one time, to form the head and body of the spider.
• Repeat with remaining 3 dough pieces. Let all the pieces of the spiders rest while heating up the water and preheating the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 450 and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Bring a large, deep cooking pan of water to a boil and add baking soda, stir well. Turn the heat down to medium-high. Boil pretzel pieces in batches until puffed, about 30-45 seconds.
• Take them out with a slopped spatula onto the baking sheet.
• Gently press the legs of the spider into the body, so that they are touching each other at the base. Press very gently.
• Generously sprinkle with poppy seeds. Sprinkle a little coarse salt over the top.
• Gently press in olives for spider's eyes.
• Bake until golden brown, 10 minutes.

HALLOWEEN SPIDER WEB MUNCH

Steps:

• Heat chocolate chips and 3/4 cup peanut butter in small, heavy-duty saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Add sugar, stir vigorously until smooth.
• Put cereal in a large bowl.
• Add 1 cup melted chocolate mixture to cereal, stir to coat well.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Using a small spatula, shape into a 10-inch circle with slightly raised, 1-inch wide border.
• Pour remaining chocolate mixture in center of circle; spread to border.
• FOR SPIDERWEB: place remaining peanut butter into small plastic bag.
• Cut tiny hole on one corner of bag, squeeze to pipe concentric circles on top of chocolate.
• Using wooden pick or tip of sharp knife, pull tip through peanut butter from center to border.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
• Cut into wedges.

SPIDER PRETZELS (HALLOWEEN)

Steps:

• With the peanut butter, make a cracker sandwich.
• Insert 8 pretzel "legs" into the filling.
• With a dab of peanut butter, set 2 raisin eyes on top.

SPIDER PRETZELS

Steps:

• Spread peanut butter on one cracker and "sandwich" with the other cracker.
• Insert eight pretzel legs into the filling between the crackers.
• Use dabs of peanut butter to affix the raisin eyes.