Firecracker Pancakes Food

FESTIVE FIREWORKS PANCAKES

Steps:

• In large bowl, stir together Bisquick mix, milk and eggs until well combined. Divide batter evenly among 3 squeeze dispenser bottles.
• Squeeze a few drops red food color into 1 bottle, and blue food color in another. Use a skewer or the back of a long spoon to stir food color into batter. Leave other bottle without coloring. Replace caps to seal.
• Squeeze small circles of each batter onto hot greased griddle; cook until lightly golden, about 3 minutes.
• Arrange pancakes on plate. Place frosting in piping bag fitted with tip; pipe frosting on pancakes to look like fireworks. Sprinkle with decorating sugars.

FIRECRACKER PANCAKES

Steps:

• Brush griddle or skillet with vegetable oil, or spray with cooking spray. Heat over medium-low heat.
• In medium bowl, stir Pancake ingredients with whisk until blended.
• For each pancake, pour slightly less than 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle. Cook about 30 seconds or until edges are dry. Turn; cook other side until golden brown.
• To make glaze, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla with whisk until smooth. Divide into 3 bowls. Leave 1 white. Tint other 2 with red and blue food colors.
• Drizzle red, white and blue glaze over pancakes.

FIRECRACKERS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a spring-top glass jar. Bring the water, sugar, cider vinegar, onion powder, mustard seeds, salt, and chili flakes to a boil in a non-reactive saucepan. Boil for 4 minutes.
• Slowly pour the hot pickling liquid over the carrots, filling the jar to the top. Place the chilies in the jar. Allow the carrots to cool before sealing. Refrigerate for 2 days up to 1 week.

FIRECRACKER SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Place the oil and spices in a 2 gallon Ziploc bag and smoosh it with your hands until it's well mixed
• Place the crackers in the bag and turn it over a few times to start coating them with the mix
• Let it sit overnight, turn a few times if possible

FIRECRACKER FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Stir the picante sauce, orange juice, oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard and ginger in a shallow, nonmetallic dish or gallon size resealable plastic bag. Add the beef and turn to coat. Cover the dish or seal the bag and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
• Lightly oil the grill rack and heat the grill to medium. Grill the beef for 10 minutes for medium-rare or to desired doneness, turning the beef over once during grilling and basting often with the picante sauce mixture.
• Heat the remaining picante sauce mixture in a 1-quart saucepan over medium-high heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes or until the mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Slice the beef and serve with the picante sauce mixture and rice. Sprinkle with the parsley.
• For a flavor twist, substitute 1 can (about 20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained, for the orange juice.

FIRE CRACKERS

Steps:

• Line crackers on ends (like dominoes) in an air-tight container.
• In a small bowl, mix oil, dressing mix, peppers, and garlic powder.
• Stir until all ingredients are well mixed.
• Continue to stir to prevent the pepper from settling on the bottom of the bowl.
• Spoon mixture evenly over crackers, like drizzling icing on a cake.
• Close lid tightly and flip the container over every 5 minutes for about 20 minutes. Lightly shake back and forth to make sure all the crackers are coated.
• Store in a ziplock bag. Will keep for about a week -- if they last that long!

FIRECRACKER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Divide coconut into thirds. Set one third aside. Place remaining thirds in separate plastic bags.
• Add blue food coloring to coconut in one bag and red food coloring to coconut in second bag.
• Close bags; shake until coconut is evenly tinted.
• Spread tops and sides of cupcakes with whipped topping.
• Place coconut in 3 shallow bowls. One for each color.
• Press cupcake gently into coconut, completely coating all sides.
• Insert licorice piece into top of each cupcake for "fuse.".

FIRE CRACKERS SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Mix oil, ranch, garlic powder and crushed red pepper in a small bowl. Pour both boxes of crackers in a big bowl. Add oil and seasoning mixture little by little as you stir the crackers.
• Toast crackers on a cookie sheet at 200 degrees for 10-15 minutes.