Applesauce Spice Ornaments Food

EASY HOMEMADE CINNAMON ORNAMENTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F. Mix applesauce and cinnamon in small bowl until a smooth ball of dough is formed. (You may need use your hands to incorporate all of the cinnamon.) Using about 1/4 of the dough at a time, roll dough to 1/4-inch to 1/3-inch thickness between two sheets of plastic wrap. Peel off top sheet of plastic wrap. Cut dough into desired shapes with 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters. Make a hole at top of ornament with drinking straw or skewer. Place ornaments on baking sheet.
• Bake 2 1/2 hours. Cool ornaments on wire rack. (Or, to dry ornaments at room temperature, carefully place them on wire rack. Let stand 1 to 2 days or until thoroughly dry, turning occasionally.)
• Insert ribbon through holes and tie to hang. Decorate with opaque paint markers, found in arts and crafts stores, if desired.

SCENTED APPLESAUCE-CINNAMON ORNAMENTS

Steps:

• Mix applesauce and cinnamon together until it is thick enough to hold a form when cut into cookie cutter shapes. Flatten the mixture on a flat surface and cut into cookie cutter shapes.
• Place cookie shapes on a cookie sheet to dry for 3 to 4 days depending on the size and thickness of the cookies. If using as a hanging ornament, make hole with toothpick before drying.

SPICED APPLESAUCE ORNAMENTS I (NON-EDIBLE) INGREDIENTS

Steps:

• Combine applesauce and gelatin in small saucepan and let stand for 3 minutes. Heat over medium heat stirring constantly just until simmering.
• Combine cinnamon, cornstarch (starting with 1/3 cup and add as you need to form a dough to roll), cloves and lemon zest in separate bowl. Stir in applesauce mixture.
• Turn out onto counter and knead a few turns. Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap or place in a zip lock bag. Use within 30 minutes. Roll dough between sheets of plastic wrap or a dusted (with cinnamon or flour) surface and rolling pin to a 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out ornaments using 2-inch cookie cutters. Use a straw or plain pastry tip to cut out holes for ribbon to hang. Dry on wire rack overnight turning occasionally. Can take several days depending on humidity.
• Re-roll scraps and repeat cutting and drying as directed.
• Have fun and get the kiddies involved!

APPLESAUCE CINNAMON ORNAMENTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the applesauce and spices; mix well until a stiff dough forms, adding additional cinnamon if needed., On a board dusted with additional cinnamon, roll out each portion of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into shapes using 1-1/2-in. cookie cutters dipped in cinnamon. Reroll scraps. Place cutouts on parchment-lined baking sheets., Using a straw or wooden skewer, make a small hole in the top of each of the ornaments., Bake at 200° for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove to paper towels to dry thoroughly. When completely dry and cool, string a ribbon strip or piece of thread through each hole; tie the ends together to for a loop.

APPLESAUCE AND CINNAMON CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

Steps:

• Measure out the cinn.
• and put in a med.
• sized bowl.
• Heat the appleauce for about thirty sec.
• in the microwave.
• Transfer the applesauce to the bowl w/ the cinn.
• and mix until dough forms.
• Now transfer to your countertop and roll out.
• (You may want to add a little more cinnamon so that it dosen't stick!) Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and start cutting out the ornaments using reg.
• cookie cutters or Christmas cookie cutters.
• Make sure you poke a hole in the top of each ornament and transfer them to a baking sheet.
• (Carefully I might add!) Bake for thirty minutes on the first side.
• After thirty miutes.
• turn over and bake another thirty minutes.
• One last time, flip and bake thirty minutes.
• Let them cool completely, paint, and loop a string through the tiny hole at the top.
• You're done!

CINNAMON APPLESAUCE ORNAMENTS

Steps:

• Mix all in a bowl. Knead to stiff dough.
• (You may need to add more applesauce, but a little at a time.).
• Roll out between sheets of foil to 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut out with cookie cutters.
• Use straw to make a hole near the top for hanging.
• Let dry.
• You may also want to turn over so both sides dry thoroughly.