RebelCritter
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Dry-Roasted Grasshoppers
Start with 24 live insects. Place them in a colander and cover with cheesecloth. Rinse with lukewarm water and place in the freezer. After 20 minutes or so, they will be dead but not frozen. Remove the head, wings and hind legs. Spread them on a cookie sheet and bake at 200°F for 2 hours, until they are dried. You can use them in the recipes below or dip them directly into melted chocolate or warmed honey.
Fruited Grasshoppers
1 cup grasshopper flour (grind dry-roasted grasshoppers into flower, in food processor)
1 Tbs raisins
1/2 cup dried mixed fruit (apricots, dates, etc) chopped
1/4 cup water
Combine all ingredients. Pinch off pieces of dough to make strips about the size of your finger and place on greased baking sheets. Bake for 20 minutes at 325°F. An excellent energy bar. Makes about 12 pieces.
This is an actual recipe and I have made them. [I dipped them in melted chocolate, and always put a little sign that says "Chocolate covered Grasshoppers"] It is a great novelty recipe. I had a friend at one of my parties eat 4 or 5 of them, that evening her kids said that they could not believe that there mom ate Chocolate covered Grasshoppers. There mom said O-there not really Chocolate covered Grasshoppers, it's just a name for them, like caremaul turtles. No they said they were real Chocolate covered Grasshoppers, she called my up and asked me, when I told her that they were Chocolate covered Grasshoppers. She asked me how long will they be in my body.
Start with 24 live insects. Place them in a colander and cover with cheesecloth. Rinse with lukewarm water and place in the freezer. After 20 minutes or so, they will be dead but not frozen. Remove the head, wings and hind legs. Spread them on a cookie sheet and bake at 200°F for 2 hours, until they are dried. You can use them in the recipes below or dip them directly into melted chocolate or warmed honey.
Fruited Grasshoppers
1 cup grasshopper flour (grind dry-roasted grasshoppers into flower, in food processor)
1 Tbs raisins
1/2 cup dried mixed fruit (apricots, dates, etc) chopped
1/4 cup water
Combine all ingredients. Pinch off pieces of dough to make strips about the size of your finger and place on greased baking sheets. Bake for 20 minutes at 325°F. An excellent energy bar. Makes about 12 pieces.
This is an actual recipe and I have made them. [I dipped them in melted chocolate, and always put a little sign that says "Chocolate covered Grasshoppers"] It is a great novelty recipe. I had a friend at one of my parties eat 4 or 5 of them, that evening her kids said that they could not believe that there mom ate Chocolate covered Grasshoppers. There mom said O-there not really Chocolate covered Grasshoppers, it's just a name for them, like caremaul turtles. No they said they were real Chocolate covered Grasshoppers, she called my up and asked me, when I told her that they were Chocolate covered Grasshoppers. She asked me how long will they be in my body.
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