Christmas Snowman Bread For Dip Recipes

Steps:

• Combine both loaves of thawed bread.
• PreHeat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a cookie sheet.
• To make body, you will make 4 round balls from the dough. Make each ball a little bigger. (Just like a snowman.)
• You will take the smallest ball and form a hat. The hat will be a ball and a small round cylindar for the brim. Place on greased baking sheet. (see picture).
• For body, flatten balls and place on the greased baking sheet.
• Brush dough with egg.
• Cover and let rise for about 30-35 minutes or til doubled.
• Bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes til golden brown.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool.
• Cut an oval in in the lower ball of the snowman.
• Hollow out bread leaving a shell.
• Cut bread into cubes for dipping.
• Let cool Completely.
• Use icing to draw eyes, nose, mouth and buttons on body. The bread has to be cooled completely or the icing will melt.
• Fill hole in belly with with dip.
• Surround entire bunny with bread cubes, fresh veggies and crackers for dipping.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the dressing mix, mustard and garlic; mix well. Shape into two balls, one slightly larger than the other. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours., Remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. On a serving plate, stack the small cheese ball on top of the larger ball to make a snowman. , Cut ends from olives to make small circles; attach to snowman for eyes and buttons. Insert pretzel sticks for arms. Cut top hat from pepper; place on top of snowman. Trim pepper to make a nose; insert into face. Serve with crackers and vegetables.

Steps:

• Mix 3 packages cream cheese and the Cheddar cheese; divide into 3 equal parts. Combine 2 parts to equal two-thirds of mixture; mix in pesto. Mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into remaining one-third mixture.
• Cover each cheese mixture and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm enough to shape. Shape each cheese mixture into ball. Wrap each ball, label and freeze.
• About 12 hours before serving, remove balls from freezer. Thaw in wrappers in refrigerator.
• Arrange balls on serving plate with smaller ball on top for head of snowman. Frost snowman with whipped cream cheese before serving. Decorate as desired. Serve with crackers. Store covered in refrigerator.