Snakes on a Stick Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Spray each skewer with non-stick spray.

Wrap each bread stick around the skewer and flatten out the end a bit.

You will have to work with the dough a bit, but place 2 black olives on the top for eyes and a small piece of pimiento in the "mouth" for the tongue.

Bake on a prepared baking sheet for approximately 20 minutes or until the bread sticks are golden brown.

Remove from the oven and immediately brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the herbs/spices of your choice.

Let cool.

If desired, slide the skewers off the bread or serve with the skewers in for easy handling.

NOTE: If desired, make the dough from scratch and use food coloring to make them green or knead in paste food coloring, using gloves to shield your hands from getting stained. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

NOTES From others with ideas! ~

These are so cute. If you don't like olives or pimentos, try cutting up dark raisens or a peppercorn for the eyes. Use string red licorice for the mouth. I would bake them first, cool, then poke a small hole with a toothpick & insert a small piece of red licorice. You could also make a sweet treat by brushing with butter & sprinkling with cinnamon sugar. ~

This is a cute idea!! I haven't tried this yet but was thinking about using pretzel dough instead for my 4yr old daughters daycare for a Halloween party or make it sweet, I don't know if the little kids would eat the black olives (she loves them) but I don't even like the pimento so I was wondering how I could change it a little to be "toddler friendly" any suggestions? Thanks ~

So easy and fun. I absolutely hate snakes, but these were adorable - a big hit too. I cut each bread stick in half lengthwise with a pizza cutter to get 24 thinner breadsticks. Served with Maggot Dipping Sauce (marinara with orzo). Thank you! ~

ABSOLUTE AWESOME. Not that they are fun to make, they will be the hit on every party. I've used Bread Sticks as breadstick dough. I followed the recipe as described. After 20 minutes the snakes were ready. I used finely chopped fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano), wonderful taste. Thanks for sharing this great recipe and for that cute idea.