Empty Tomb Rolls - Recipe

Empty Tomb Rolls

Suggestion: Prepare the rolls on Saturday and bake on Sunday morning.

Ingredients: Mini marshmallows (body of Jesus); Crescent Rolls (tomb). 

Recipe:

1. Separate rolls into triangles.

2. Place a marshmallow in the center of each triangle. 

3. Fold and seal the dough around the marshmallow.  Seal well. 

4. Bake on a greased baking sheet, or in a jumbo muffin tin at 375F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until rolls are golden brown. 

5. Allow to cool slightly then eat warm. 

6. When the rolls are opened, the marshmallow will have disappeared (Christ has risen!). 

Resurrection Cookies

Note: Make on Saturday.

Ingredients: 1 cup whole pecans; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 3 egg whites; 1 pinch salt; 1 cup sugar.

 Recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 300F (don’t skip this step).

2. Place pecans in zip top bag and let kids beat them with a wooden spoon to break into small pieces.  Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.  Read: John 19:1-3.

3. Let each child smell the vinegar, then put 1 teaspoon vinegar into a mixing bowl.  Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink.  Read: John: 19:28-30.

4. Add egg whites to vinegar.  Eggs represent life.  Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.  Read: John 10:10-11.

5. Sprinkle a little salt into each child’s hand.  Let them taste it, then put the rest into the mixing bowl.  Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus’ followers and the bitterness of our own sin.  Read: Luke: 23:27-28.

6. Add 1 cup sugar.  Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us.  He wants us to know Him and belong to Him.  Read: Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16.

7. Beat the mixture on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed.  Explain that the color white represents the purity in God’s eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.  Read: Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.

8. Fold in broken nuts.  Drop by teaspoon onto a cookie sheet covered with waxed paper.  Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid.  Read: Matthew 27:57-60.

9. Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door, and turn the oven OFF.  Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.  Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed.  Read: Matthew 27:65-66.

10. 10. GO TO BED!  Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.  Jesus’ followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.  Read: John 16:20&22.

11. On Resurrection Sunday (Easter) morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie.  Notice the cracked surface and take a bite.  The cookies are hollow!  On the first Easter Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.  Read: Matthew 28:1-10. (NLT) -

The name, "Lenten Gatherings" will be used this season in lieu of "Lenten Luncheons"
We will continue the messages first brought to us by Dan and Fran McElheny in 1971, 53 years ago.