Resurrection Rolls

I wanted to share this today so you have time to get the ingredients you need to make these on Easter Sunday. Resurrection Rolls or Empty Tomb Rolls are a great visual for the Easter story, and they taste delicious. Allow about 20 - 30 minutes to complete. This is most meaningful if you let your children help. If you picked up one of the Lenten Boxes for families that we created at IPC, this recipe appears on the Easter page.

RESURRECTION ROLLS

Bake these on a cookie sheet or in a muffin tin using cupcake liners. If you are baking with children, share the Resurrection Rolls Easter Story with them.
Ingredients:
8 count Refrigerator Crescent rolls or Refrigerated Biscuits
Large marshmallows
Melted butter
Cinnamon
Sugar
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and take out 8 marshmallows
      The marshmallows represent Jesus' body.
2. Dip the marshmallows in melted butter.
      This represents the oils of embalming.
3. Dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar.
       This represents the spices used to anoint the body of Jesus.
4. Separate the Crescent Roll triangles or flatten 8 biscuits.
       The dough represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.
5. Wrap the coated marshmallow tightly in the dough. Bring the sides up to seal the marshmallow    inside, otherwise the marshmallow will leak out.
       This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after His death.
6. Place in a 350 degree oven for 10 - 12 minutes.
        The oven represents the tomb.
7. When the rolls have cooled slightly, you can open up the rolls and discover that Jesus no longer there, HE IS RISEN! The marshmallow melts and Crescent Roll is puffed up, but like the tomb -
IT IS EMPTY!