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Italian Butterflys

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These are quick and easy to make. Fun for parties or other gatherings.

Yield: 8 Ready in 40 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Bread

(4, 1) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 8
3 tablespoonsButter or Margarine
1/2 teaspoonGarlic powder; to taste
1/2 teaspoonOregano
1/2 teaspoonParsley; dried is fine
1 12-oz canCrescent roll dough; your favorite brand
1/4 cupParmesan; fine shredded
1 largePepperoni snack stick; Slim Jim or equivalent

Italian Butterflys Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F.

Melt butter and add the garlic, oregano and parsley. Allow to cool a but so it thickens back up a bit.

Unroll the dough and press the seams together to form a rectangle. Use a butterfly cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Place these on a baking sheet. Roll the scraps into interesting shapes and place on pan as well.

Spread spiced butter evenly on each butterfly then sprinkle on parmesan cheese. Cut the snack stick in appropriate lengths and press a piece down into the middle of each butterfly.

Bake about 10 minutes until golden brown and a bit crunchy.

Serve with marinara sauce or other dipping sauce.

Each (1 butterfly) serving contains an estimated:

Cals: 200, FatCals: 125, TotFat: 13g

SatFat: 7g, PolyFat: 1g. MonoFat: 5g

Chol: 23mg, Na: 500mg, K: 39mg

TotCarbs: 12g, Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 2g

NetCarbs: 12g, protein: 5g

Notes

Kids (of all ages) will like these. They're not nutritionally wonderful, but you've gotta live a little sometimes.

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    • Calories Per Serving: 90
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    Italian Butterflys Reviews

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    Kids (of all ages) will like these. They're not nutritionally wonderful, but you've gotta live a little sometimes.
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    5 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 16 hours, ago

    Tags

    1. Kid Friendly
    2. Bake
    3. Simple - Easy
    4. Snacks
    5. Hors dOeuvres
    6. Appetizers
    7. Cute
    8. American
    9. Bread
    10. Winter
    11. Savory

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