Resurrection Buns

This is a fun and wonderful way to talk about the death and resurrection of Jesus with your children.  We liken the white marshmallow to Jesus, pure and delicious.  When He died they annointed His body with spices and ointments. We dip the marshmallows into the butter and than the cinnamon sugar for this part.  Next we wrap the marshmallow with the slightly flattened crescent roll, pinching the seams and explain that is like Jesus in the Tomb.  After we bake them the marshmallows have melted and we talk about Jesus no longer being in the tomb.  He is risen!  We enjoy this with the kids every Easter morning.


Parts of this recipe were taken from http://allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 8 large marshmallows
• 1/4 cup melted butter or more
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon or more
• 2 tablespoons white sugar or more

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a muffin pan.
2. Separate crescent rolls into individual triangles and slightly flatten by pressing them.
3. In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar.
4. Dip a marshmallow into melted butter, then roll in sugar mixture.  Place marshmallow into the center of the triangle. Carefully wrap the dough around the marshmallow. Pinch the seams together tightly to seal in marshmallow as it melts.
5. Place in sprayed muffin cup. Repeat.  After you have finished each roll, I like to brush the rolls with the extra butter and sprinkle the extra cinnamon sugar on top of each.
6. Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.  Don't be surprised if they leak out some of the marshmallow.  Those taste just as good as the other ones.